Sin has entered the world through Adam and Eve's sin. Curses have been meted out. Adam and Eve have been banished from Eden. The world's first murder is in the books, and Cain has been judged, banished, and marked. Everything is different, and not for the better. Cain, though, began a new life in the … Continue reading New Beginnings (Genesis 4:16-26)
Mismatches, Murder, and Marking (Genesis 4:1-15)
Adam and Eve began the first family after the fall from the Garden of Eden. They had two sons that pursued two very different vocations: one a farmer, the other a shepherd. There is much speculation as to why one offering was accepted above the other. The primary thought offered by scholars was that Abel's … Continue reading Mismatches, Murder, and Marking (Genesis 4:1-15)