Reminders: TOMORROW is your Mt. Hermon Team-building day
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 13, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Journal 1-4: Answer this on your Study Packet, pg 12
- Read Genesis 4:1-7, then answer…
- - 1) Who was the first child ever born?
- - - Cain
- - 2) Whose sacrifice was accepted?
- - - Abel
- - 3) Why wasn’t the other’s accepted? (vv6-7)
- - - He did not do right (we don't know exactly what was wrong, see below)
- - 4) How is sin described?
- - - Like a lion, crouching, ready to attack! (See 1 Peter 5:8)
- - More time? Read 1 Peter 5:8 and write down how Satan is described.
- - - Our adversary, prowling around "like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour"
Picture Day: This took up a lot of time for today .
Genesis 4: Cain and Abel: Fill this in on page 2 of your Study Packet
- Cain (1st son) was jealous of Abel (2nd son)- - Why? Both gave offerings to God, but God only accepted Abel’s offering
- - Something about how Cain gave his offering was bad
- - - The Bible doesn't specifically tell us why this is, but Mr. Ellis is confident that it is a matter of their heart and motivations
- - - Cain's attitude and reasons for bringing his offering was probably quite different from Abel's
- God told Cain, “Sin is crouching at the door and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” (Gen. 4:7)
- - Sin came from two places:
- - - Inside Cain: Cain's own jealousy
- - - Outside Cain: Temptation from the devil, instead of listening and submitting to God…
- - Cain killed Abel and faced consequences.
- - - To remember which some was which, think 'Killer Cain' the K and C go together nicely.
- - - When God confronts Cain, Cain denies responsibility (just like his parents!)
- - - - God holds him accountable for his sin and suffers several consequences
- - - - Yet God has mercy on him still, allowing him to live and protecting him from the revenge of others
- - Cain took his wife and moved away.
- - - Who was Cain’s wife? See Genesis 5:4
- - - - Apparently it was a sister!?!
- - - - Weird? Gross? To us--Yes
- - - - But to Adam and Eve's family, they wouldn't think of it that way
- - - - Genetically we can't even do this healthily today, but with everything being so close to the original "Very Good!", that wouldn't have been an issue for Adam and Eve's family
- After Cain: Cain's family sadly takes after his sinful ways
- - Genesis 4:19) What does Lamech (Cain’s descendant) have 1st? 2 wives!
- - Genesis 4:23-24) What does Lamech brag about? Killing someone!
- Sin keeps getting worse and worse!
- - So, how bad will sin get? We'll find out in the next chapters!
Genesis 4: What does this teach us about God (Theology) and People (Anthropology)
Fill this out on page 3 of your Study Packet
- God is willing to forgive
- - But He will bring judgment
- We quickly lose control to sin
- - Consider 1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (ESV)
- - Uncontrolled sin quickly causes horrible things
- - We must guard ourselves against sin
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