Cain

And Adam knew Eve his wife;
 and she conceived, and bare Cain,
 and said,
 I have gotten a man from the LORD.

Eve was mistaken concerning her
 first child. She thought this 
was the child promised by the
 Lord , but he was not the 
promised child. He is not the
 seed that should bruise the
 serpent's head. Instead of 
getting the Saviour Eve got
 a murderer. This shows her
 ignorance in which she had
 fallen into because she trusted
 in Satan for knowledge.

And she again bare his brother
 Abel. And Abel was a keeper 
of sheep, but Cain was a tiller
 of the ground. 


Abel was a type of spiritual man.
 He was a shepherd.       
And Abel brought an offing to 
the Lord. According to the Lord's
 instructions Abel  brought of 
the firstlings of his flock and 
of the fat thereof. And the
 LORD had respect unto Abel 
and to his offering:
Abel understood what the Lord's 
requirements for man's salvation.
 Abel had faith in the Lord. 
Abel was conscious of sin 
.His sacrifice of the firstlings
 of his flock was expression of
 his consciousness of man's sin
 and his need for the Lord
 to provide an substitute.
 Blood was shed to express his
 consciousness of sin and his 
faith in Lord for a substitute.
Abel's sacrifice was acceptable
 because he was righteous 
(1John 3:12).
 Abel's offering was acceptable
 because it was offered in faith 
(Heb 11:4).
God has ordained such sacrifice. 
It gives a picture of the atoning 
death of Christ. 
And in process of time it came 
to pass, that Cain brought of 
the fruit of the ground an 
offering unto the LORD
But unto Cain and to his offering
 he had not respect. And Cain 
was very wroth, and his 
countenance fell.
And the LORD said unto Cain,
 Why are you wroth? and why is
 your countenance fallen? 
If you do well, shall you not
 be accepted? and if you do not
  well, sin lies at the door.
 And unto you shall be its desire,
 and you must rule over it.

This earthy offering had its 
roots in ground. It was from the 
world. It was a sign of disobedience
 to the Lord.Cain did his own way.
 Cain did it not according God's 
instruction. Cain did it not 
according the way of the Lord.
Cain was a type of a natural man
 of the world. These people attack
 with insults anything they do not
 understand. And those things that
 they knew by instinct, like wild 
animals, are the very thing that 
destroys them. How terrible for them.
 They have followed the way that
 Cain took (Jude 11,12).
Cain's religion was of works.
 It was based on lies. It had its
 roots from the liar , Satan. These
 lies lead to dead end ways that 
are without God.
Abel ate God's Word, and brought 
out offerings according to the 
word of God. And the Lord had
 respect unto Abel and his offering.
 But Cain ate the lies of Satan
 and brought up disobedience to God.
And Cain talked with Abel his
 brother: 
and it came to pass, when they 
were in the field, that Cain
 rose up against Abel his brother,
 and slew him. 
Cain's religion is a wolf in
 a sheepskin.
He does not eat meat . He thinks
that the killing an animal for
 food is evil.
He eats fruits and vegetables , but
he kills a man, his brother.
This is the story of the natural
man . He puts on an outer appearance.
His heart is full of evil.
Many  claimed to eat only fruits
and vegetables, but they go around
killing people.
 In disobedience to the God , Cain 
refused to recognize man's sin.
 Cain rejected the provision of God.
 It also rejected God's authority.

And the LORD said unto Cain, 
Where is Abel thy brother?
 And he said, I know not: Am I my
 brother's keeper? 
And He said, What have you done? 
the voice of thy brother's blood 
cries unto me from the ground. 
And now art thou cursed from 
the earth, which had opened her
 mouth to receive your brother's
 blood from thy hand; 
When you till the ground,
 it shall not henceforth yield
 unto thee her strength; 
a fugitive and a vagabond shall 
thou be in the earth.
       
God's way of salvation fills 
man's heart with love.
Man's religion fills his heart
 with hatred. Cain hated his 
brother and slew him.