THE
FIRST
MURDER
a tale of two brothers
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The story of Cain and Abel, the
offsprings of the first two human beings
created by God, is told in Genesis chapter
4, and from as early as this, God tries to
teach us a lesson that should never be
forgotten throughout all ages. The story
is well known. The brothers both gave
their offerings to God but while Abel’s
was accepted Cain’s was rejected. Abel’s
offering was a sacrifice but Cain’s was not
and I believe this has great significance.
I remember king David, the man after
God’s own heart, once saying that he
would not give anything to God that did
not cost him. Abel “...killed the firstborn
lamb from one of his sheep and gave the
Lord the best parts of it.” To kill one of
your loved animals and prepare it is
much more of a sacrifice than picking a
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few fruits or uprooting some vegetables.
Cain did not take the rejection very
well and was very angry. God did not
condemn Cain but counselled him as
a loving father would. God told him
he needed to do what was right, which
is an indication that what he did was
obviously wrong. God continued to
council him and told him that if he did
what was right he would be accepted
but if he did not, he would have sin
issues to battle with and if he left his sin
unrepented it would overpower him.
You know how the story continued and
how Abel’s life ended prematurely at
the hands of his vengeful brother. Cain
did not take God’s advice and ended
up murdering his brother Abel. Sin
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entered the world through his parents
and now things have gone from bad to
worse. We saw where Adam and Eve’s