Chapter 4 of Genesis revolved around the conflict between good and evil. It centralized around the tragic story of two brothers with a different way of life. Cain and Abel symbolized complete opposite concepts and mentalities. While Cain embodied darkness and evil, Abel symbolized good and light. In all of us, we have darkness and evil, but we also have good and light. It is up to us whether or not to let temptation corrupt our moral compass and hearts or to be stronger than that and live a life of righteousness. That is the conscious choice we have to make in life.
Both Cain and Abel wanted to show reverence to God so they provided an offering from their chosen vocation. Cain, who was a farmer offered God some of his crops and Abel, a shepherd …show more content…
He saw red and let it cloud his judgment. Instead of killing his brother, he could have spent that time providing an offering in place of his initial poor offering. He could have tried to receive acceptance by providing a good offering. Heck, Cain was warned by God of the danger of letting his jealousy control him, yet he ignored it. He was unwilling to repent or even recognize that he was wrong in that situation. Cain let him pride and bitterness intervene with his righteousness. So, he made the conscious decision to invite Abel to go out to the field and murdered him. He probably reasoned that the reason why he was rejected whereas his brother was accepted was because his brother appeared good and therefore, made him look …show more content…
This incident was quite similar to when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit, leading to him kicking them out of the Garden of Eden. However, in the same retrospect, God is also wrong and although according to the text, he is supreme and perfect, it’s clearly evident that he is not perfect. Since God never intervened and told Adam and Eve right from wrong and did not rectify the situation with the forbidden fruit, Adam passed down the same corrupt values because similarly to Cain, they also didn’t repent and chose to not listen to the words of God. Therefore, leading to a cycle of sin. God never addressed the situation with Adam which allowed the cycle of sin to continue and be
Both Cain and Abel wanted to show reverence to God so they provided an offering from their chosen vocation. Cain, who was a farmer offered God some of his crops and Abel, a shepherd …show more content…
He saw red and let it cloud his judgment. Instead of killing his brother, he could have spent that time providing an offering in place of his initial poor offering. He could have tried to receive acceptance by providing a good offering. Heck, Cain was warned by God of the danger of letting his jealousy control him, yet he ignored it. He was unwilling to repent or even recognize that he was wrong in that situation. Cain let him pride and bitterness intervene with his righteousness. So, he made the conscious decision to invite Abel to go out to the field and murdered him. He probably reasoned that the reason why he was rejected whereas his brother was accepted was because his brother appeared good and therefore, made him look …show more content…
This incident was quite similar to when Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit, leading to him kicking them out of the Garden of Eden. However, in the same retrospect, God is also wrong and although according to the text, he is supreme and perfect, it’s clearly evident that he is not perfect. Since God never intervened and told Adam and Eve right from wrong and did not rectify the situation with the forbidden fruit, Adam passed down the same corrupt values because similarly to Cain, they also didn’t repent and chose to not listen to the words of God. Therefore, leading to a cycle of sin. God never addressed the situation with Adam which allowed the cycle of sin to continue and be