A butcher killed by a farmer(some idea about the Bible)
There has been about seven years since I got my first Bible. One of my favorite chapters is Genesis and I've read this part several times. Oddly enough, I find a little story which interests me a lot. this story is something about a butcher who was killed by his brother, a farmer, and the murderer finally was protected by the Lord.
"Abel was a keeper of sheep and Cain a worker of the ground."
"Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground and Abel also brought of the first born of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his offering he had no regard." (Genesis 4:3&4&5)
Then, we all know, Cain was angry and killed his brother Abel. God cursed Cain to be a fugitive and wanderer.
The story went in an old way until now, what makes me confused is what happened then.
Cain complained to the Lord that he was over-punished. He felt anxious that whoever finds him would kill him.
"If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. (Genesis 4:15)
At the end of this part, Cain was blessed. Anyone kills him would be taken reveng. He settled in the land of Nod, had sons and grandchildren, well, we can read his histroy in the Book. That's the life of a murderer. However, the honest Abel, I've not found any else information in Book, about him nor about his generations. Able, he died and disappeared.
Shall we be a happy Cain or a poor Abel? The former was jealous and guilty, but he had a happy ending. The latter was a humble servant of God, but he disappeared. Which shall we be?
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@Padraig perhaps this story would like to tell us that if man confesses his sin, no matter how serious it is, the Lord would forgive him. but I think it's not fair to the victim.
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@Jeff you learn the Chinese and you could know a setence in <Meng Zi>, 与我心有戚戚焉。to some degree, the Lord is a man, perhaps more excellent, rather than a god.
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@Maryna this is just a coincidence I write something about the religion and beyond my expectation, many coincidences make it a week of religion:) well, I understand Cain's jealousy and the shame of suicide as well as murder. But, why the Lord punished him slightly? As I'm concernse, the punishiment is more like some kind of award!
well, if living in the world is for suffering, this story makes sense at least.
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Drive you mad! The week of religion, all topics about religion!;)))))))))) Well, I'll try to explain this situation. Abel was a kind and gentle disposition, he sacrificed a pure heart, with love and faith in the promised Saviour, with prayer for mercy and hope for the mercy of God, and God accepted Abel's sacrifice.
Cain was an evil temper and cruel, he sacrificed only as custom, without the love and fear God. God did not accept his sacrifice.
After that Cain became jealous of his brother, he brought Abel into the field and there killed him. For that Cain was cursed and forced to wander the earth... The moral of this story is next: human life is a gift from God, so man has no right to deprive himself of, or take it away from others. Withdrawal of life in neighbor called murder, and the deprivation of life itself is called a suicide is the most grievous sin. That's all ;)))))))
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It's all God's fault. God acting like some stupid parent. The question should be, "why would he play favouritism? Love the hunter, disdain the farmer? If both were treated equally, then no problem is risen in the first place". If one looks closer to the story, it's the time of struggle between two classes when hunters finally settle down to become farmers. Civilizations do not become great when its society is a bunch of roaming hunters!
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