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Offerings from Cain and Abel
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:17 pm
by microburst
Why did God reject Cain's offering, but accept Abel's offering?
Re: Offerings from Cain and Abel
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:40 pm
by Danieltwotwenty
Because Cain bought forth the least amount possible from his harvest as opposed to Abel who took the best he had and then offered it to the Lord. Genesis 4:2-5
Cain was not honoring God with his gift because of his deceitfulness and was also not trusting God to provide for him, Abel on the other hand put his whole trust in God.
***my NIV is a little different to the NASB it goes***
"Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
Dan
Re: Offerings from Cain and Abel
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:36 pm
by microburst
Danieltwotwenty wrote:Because Cain bought forth the least amount possible from his harvest as opposed to Abel who took the best he had and then offered it to the Lord. Genesis 4:2-5
Cain was not honoring God with his gift because of his deceitfulness and was also not trusting God to provide for him, Abel on the other hand put his whole trust in God.
***my NIV is a little different to the NASB it goes***
"Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
Dan
Thanks for answering the question, Dan.