Happy Wednesday!

 January 07, 2026

Perspective 

One man needs the boat and the other land. Perspective involves position. For example what is the persons agenda? Does the person have anything to gain or lose what is their position? 

Moses is a chosen vessel. He loves his people and he learns God. He was raised in Egpgt under Phoaroah. They loved him. If he never learned he was a Israelite he would have had wealth and riches. He had nothing to gain. He doesn't have a reason to mislead people. He choose to become a slave with his people but he kills a man and this action sends him to a foreign far land. And there in the quietness of the land God introduces himself to Moses. We can trust him as the writer. He has nothing to gain. He is not driven by wealth or money. He had a choice of those things and he turns it down.

Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

4 Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

Offerings 

God favored Abel's Offering. 

6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

1. Cain really kills him because he is jealous that Abel does what is right. I really feel for Abel. Why good people have to die for senseless things? Martin Luther King is a great example of a senseless death. He was teaching good things. Doing good makes the devil mad. 

9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”

CAIN SPEAKS TO GOD AND GOD TELLS HIM WHAT IS TO COME.

13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

Consequences 

1. He was removed from the land. (Moses had the same situations). Even though he kills his brother God doesn't kill him. God is merciful. Cain kills his brother over something very minor. Something petty. So small. 

2. The first death takes place.

3. God does not kill people (it is not his will) 

4. These things are happening today. 

5. He was not able to be in Gods presence. So what do you think about his family and wife? They lived without Gods presence and it was probably dark for him. Some people live without God. While others have Gods presence. In this passage Cain was a murderer. God let him continue to live but God refuse to live life with him. His family lived in tents. God does not commit the acts of men. He is God. 

15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

17 Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes. 22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.

23 Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah, listen to me;

    wives of Lamech, hear my words.

I have killed a man for wounding me,

    a young man for injuring me.

24 If Cain is avenged seven times,

    then Lamech seventy-seven times.”

CAINS FAMILY HAS ANOTHER PERSON WHO COMMITS THE ACT OF TAKING SOMEONES LIFE. 

25 Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.

At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.

Have a blessed day!