Genesis 4 gives us a challenging but important set of instruction regarding the kind of worship that God accepts. We'll look at the offering of Cain and Abel and see that there is a very real kind of worship that God is looking for. We'll also see, that Cain struggle for sincere worship was the overflow of a life out of fellowship with the Lord. Join us! 

1. Based on the podcast, what is the answer to the question: “Where did Cain get his wife”? How does Genesis 5:4 help us answer that question? 

2. In verse 2, what were Cain and Abel’s occupations?

3. In verses 3 & 4, what kinds of offerings did Cain and Abel bring to God?

4. In verse 4, what does it mean that God had regard for Abel and his offering? How does Hebrews 11:4 and 1st John 3:12 help us understand why God regarded Abel’s sacrifice and not Cain’s?

5. What does the fact that God didn’t have regard for Cain and his offering, in verse 5, tell us about Cain?

6. In verse 7, what was tempting Cain? What was Cain’s responsibility to that temptation?

7. In verse 12, how can ineffectiveness sometimes be part of God’s judgment on a person? How might this relate to the enduring fruit that Jesus promises to His people in John 15:16 that they will bear fruit that lasts?

8. In verse 17 to 24, how would you describe this society that Cain went on to produce?

9. In the New Testament, Jude 11 warns us about “the way of Cain.” What does this passage tell us about Cain’s self-made religion and self-made society?

The Key Chapters Bible Podcast is a daily, 15ish minute podcast that goes over the key chapters of the Bible, one per day, explaining how it fits into the overall message of God and how it relates to our lives now. Jump in today or start back in Genesis 1!

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