The Bible Study Podcast, episode 648.

Today, the Bible Study podcast continues a study of the book of Genesis with chapter 4.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast.

I'm your host, Chris Christensen.

We had the fall last week, and this week things don't get better because we get the first murder, Cain and Abel.

Chapter 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.

Later, she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Now, Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

In the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord,

and Abel also brought an offering, fat portions,

and some of the firstborn of his flock.

The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering, he did not

look with favor.

So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

Then the Lord said to Cain, why are you angry?

Why is your face downcast?

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.

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.

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