Genesis 4

The Story of Cain

Life After the Fall
1. People long for intimacy
2. People try to obey God
3. People thank God for blessings
4. People struggl to survive
5. People sacrifice to please God

Why did God favor Abel’s offering?
1. Perhaps because Cain’s offering wasn’t a ‘firstfruit’
2. Perhaps because Cain’s offering didn’t include blood
3. Perhaps because Cain’s offering wasn’t by faith
*We must give our BEST, by FAITH, in JESUS’ name

Cain’s Response
1. He was angry with God
2. He was depressed
3. He didn’t respond to God
4. He committed a wicked act
5. He lied to God
6. He failed as a brother

The Results of Cain’s Sin
1. He was now under a curse
a. He would be fruitless
b. He would be restless
c. He would be a wanderer
2. But God still cared for him
a. He protected him by threat
b. He protected him with a mark
c. He provided him with human relationships

Questions to Consider
1. Why do you think God favored Abel’s offering?
2. Are you your brother’s keeper?
3. Where did Cain get his wife?
4. What city did Cain build?
5. Was it wrong for Lamech to marry 2 woman?

Cain’s Descendants (The Knowledge of Good)
1. Jabal Father of cattle herders
2. Jubal Father of music
3. Tubal-Cain Father of metal workers

Cain’s Descendants (The knowledge of Evil)
1. Lamech married 2 women
2. Lamech killed a man
3. Lamech multiplied punishment

A glimmer of hope
1. God provided another son
2. God began a holy line
3. God began to be worshipped again