(September 4, 2014 at 12:14 am)Jenny A Wrote: So what is the moral lesson of Cain and Abel?
Cain and Abel both make sacrifices to god. Abel is a hunter and brings meat. . . yum meat. Cain is a farmer and brings vegetables and grain. . . yum, yum, bread. But god is finds favor only in meat. God apparently demands blood. WHY?
You should notice that Cain is not mentioned in the genealogy of Adam which means he was not Adams son. The original sin was not about Eve eating fruit, but was about her having sexual relations with the serpent (before he was cursed, he was humanoid, not a snake). She then had sex with Adam, which is what caused them to realize they were naked.
The Bible says that "By faith Abel offered a more excellent sacrifice than Cain". In other words, Abel had a revelation that the original sin was a "blood" sin (which is what semen is) and only blood could atone for it, but Cain thought the original sin was about fruit, therefore he offered fruit as a sacrifice.
Which is why he was rejected.
I'm being brief, Hope that makes sense.
