19 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 3 - Book 2 - Cain and Abel

http://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 2 Cain and Abel Genesis 4:1 – 5:24 If you remember the last time we were together we were talking about Cain and Abel, and why Abel’s sacrifice was accepted and Cain’s rejected. Remember Abel brought a blood sacrifice as required by God’s instructions, and God accepted it, and Abel came back in the right relationship with his God. However Cain brings a bloodless sacrifice, that which was of self will, and God rejected it. We then found Cain got angry, and God came back and said, "But Cain I’ve already provided the lamb for you to sacrifice if you will only go to your tent door, pick it up and bring it, and I’ll accept you." "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, (why was Abel’s sacrificed accepted? His faith!) Because like Cain, he was destitute of faith. What God had said concerning the coming of a Redeemer through the line of Abraham, meant nothing to Esau. So Jacob was a man of faith, and Esau was not. Hebrews 12:16-17 Esau was a man who had no faith. Now then let’s come back to chapter 4 of Genesis and carry on. Oh the fact that Abel is now right with God, and he isn’t. So now Cain becomes envious. Let’s look at that in Romans chapter 7 for a moment where Paul is having this great battle. Romans 7:7 Is the law sin? (is there something wrong with the Law?) God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, (for what it really is) but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet." Now come on back to the Book of Genesis chapter 4. You see, that’s exactly what happened to Cain. Oh he became so envious of Abel’s relationship with God. The very fact that God accepted him, and instead of just going back to God in obedience, what does he do? He let’s that envy eat and eat until finally Cain settles this jealously with his brother by killing him. Genesis 4:8 "And Cain talked with Abel his brother: (he didn’t just talk with Abel, but rather he confronted him) and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him." Now over the twenty years I’ve been teaching, I’ve developed a few little cliques I call them, that I use over and over, and one of them is, "sin begets sin." Once we get down that road of sin, another sin just follows so naturally, sin begets sin, and that’s what happens here. What was Cain’s first sin? Envy, jealously. Now verse 9 Genesis 4:9 "And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? So then Cain lied, and what’s a lie? Another sin. Now verse 10. Genesis 4:10 The voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground." Now verse 11. Genesis 4:11 "And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand; 12. Now Cain comes back and cries doesn’t he? He cries just like Esau did. Remember in Hebrews, Esau cried bitter tears, but he was still destitute of faith. Genesis 4:13 "And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear." Listen, would God have forgiven Cain even here? Let’s read on. Genesis 4:14 Here God says: "Oh no they won’t, I’ll prevent that." Now verse 15. Genesis 4:15 "And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD sat a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him." So God providentially put that protection on him. There is no government, or law and order. In other words everyone operated simply from conscience. Maybe I can show that best from the Book of Romans chapter 2. Romans 2:14-15 Conscience. Now let’s come back to Genesis chapter 4. So at this time there is no system of organized law as we know it, no controlled behavior, nor are there any organized system of worship. Now verse 16. Cain, we know is a rebel Genesis 4:16a "And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD,…" Cain didn’t want any more to do with God. Genesis 4:16b Genesis 4:17a "And Cain knew his wife, and; and she conceived, and bare Enoch:…" (not the same Enoch that walked with God in Genesis 5:22) I’m saying Cainatic because this civilization is going to explode technology, it’s going to explode in population, but it is totally destitute of a relationship with God. Remember now, God’s out of the picture. Satan. Satan is an angelic personality with tremendous power. The Apostle Paul tells us: Now let’s read a few more verses. Genesis 4:17 "And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. The Bible says the first thing the off spring of Cain did was settle down, and they buildth a city. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible