Love it Sam!! I didn't realize that giving with a cheerful and righteous heart was recorded before the Law of the tithe. This was extremely enlightening. God bless you Exceedingly and Abundantly in Jesus' name!
@@wavewatchers75 brother you are mistaken here. 2 Corinthians 9:6 - 8 is not about tithe, it is about giving what God has put in your heart to give. actually what Abel did was the tithe it was the 10th lamb that passed under the shepherd's rod. 10 being atonement and the Lamb being shed to cover our sin, to the parallel of Jesus the lamb taking away our sin God told the Israelites in numbers 18:17 to 24 and the levitical priests in particular that he was their Tithe.
Actually the tithe has nothing to do with money like most churches teach. it is an error and not supported by scripture. there is no tithe in the New Testament. Jesus is the tithe that was sacrificed once for all
@@wavewatchers75 also read the book of Malachi chapter 3 verse 10 in the Hebrew you will see the symbol Aleph Tav, you will see that Jesus is the Aleph Tav. who was the high priest and also the tithe, he was commanded by the father commanded to bring the tithe himself as a willing sacrifice
@@wavewatchers75 please understand that Abel's heart was not righteous ,he was born in sin like Kane. his deed was righteous but our righteousness are like filthy rags and it is not what saved him. it was God's grace and his obedience to what God Said. faith. The scripture say that the heart is desperately wicked who can know it
@@wavewatchers75 it is only through the blood Jesus righteousness that God looks at us and not our own righteousness Abel was not righteous he was obedient that counted unto him righteousness
God revealed this to me last year. Cain hated his brother Abel before he offered the gift to God, and God didn’t approve Cain offering. The Lord brought this scripture to me .. “Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23-24 NKJV Hatred in the heart ❤️ is murderer. God wants purity of Heart when we come to bring an offering to Him. Cain killed his brother, before he killed his brother. He hated Able , and even though Gos talked to him trying to stop him killing his brother.
@@Radical44 when God spoke that Cain in Genesis 4 verses 4 to 6 it had nothing to do with Abel or Cain's hate towards Abel it was about Cain's hate towards God who told him he knew what to do and he would be accepted if he did it. Kane's hatred for Abel was a demonstration of his choice and rejection of God which was a hatred towards God. Kane did not want to obey God and struck out at his brother and not God because he cannot reach God.
@@Radical44 nowhere in that text does it say that God tried to stop Cain from killing Abel. That is your own interpretation and understanding. Nor did God stop Cain from bringing the wrong offering. The text is to teach us the difference in obedience even with a sinful heart, which is faith believing and doing what God has said, this is done even with a sinful heart. It is about our choice not our nature
@@earleseaton8881 Thank you my brother. For what it's worth I also believe that it is a mistake to apply the story of Cain to the members of the body of Christ who are saved by grace through faith apart from works. Believers are a new creation, praise God.
This was for me today July 19,2024....God spoke the Cain verse to me last night. Thank you Jesus for the blood applied to my wicked heart. And I will do as advised This morning he said “Luke 10:19 Behold, I have given you the authority to advance by setting foot upon snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will in any case harm you. Nevertheless, in this do not continue to rejoice, namely, because the spirits marshall themselves in subjection under your orders, but be rejoicing that your names have been written in heaven and are on permanent record up there.....The Spirit said, Luke 10:19 I looked it up.....wow...chew on this word all day and night
That is why your actions needs to come from good intensions. You can spread the gospels but if you are doing it to look good and holy....God will see right through it all in judgement day ❤
Further more, with Abel's offering, it mentions Abel bringing the firsts of its flocks, as with Cain, he does not mention that he brought the first fruits, he just brought the fruits of his harvest. God saw that in Cain's heart. Cain kept the first of his harvest and brought the rest as offerings.
@@starstar6777 Both of you completely missed the point about Abel and Cain - Abel was justified by placing his faith in the blood sacrifice (an obvious allusion to Christ) but Cain tried to justify himself through his own works and his own behavior. Cain said, in effect, "Here God, behold the fruit of my righteousness." Do you see why God rejected Cain? It had nothing to do with "giving his best", it means there is nothing we can do to justify ourselves, all we can do is place our full faith and trust in the blood of Christ.
Your content has really been a blessing to me in my walk with God and his word. The hunger only continues to grow more and more each day. I love your debates, but your teachings of the word are so enlightening, they satisfy my hunger for the word and give me guidance and counsel in my daily life. I have a question Mr. Shamoun, I struggle with the addiction to cigarettes and want out so badly, Do you perhaps have any advice?
Here are more quotes on the topic that God sees the heart. Luke 6:45 - A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil [a]treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Hosea 6:6 - For I desire mercy[a] and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God is more than burnt offerings. Psalm 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart- These, O God, You will not despise. That's why Paul didn't trust himself: Jeremiah 17:9 - “The heart is deceitful above all things, And [a]desperately wicked; Who can know it? The only thing I don't understand is why the last phrase was needed, that - Once saved, always saved. For thus said the Lord (John 10:28). If you are His, you are truly saved. But if you are in the world, then you are dead (Luke 15:24). That is, the Lord will never leave you. But you can leave Him... But even having left Him, God does not turn away from you, but waits. Did not God forgive David for the murder and adultery that he committed? Did the Lord turn away from him? Isaiah 50:2 - ...Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem?... Isaiah 59:2 ...your iniquities have separated you from your God;... No one will take away God's son. The son himself can go into the world and die there...
God bless you brother Sam, it was a perfect answer to the question, praise the Lord for what He is accomplishing through you. Imagine, had Cain humbly asked God the reason why He has not accepted his offering and what he could have done to please God and to make his offerings be acceptable, with the answer God would have given him, he could have come a channel of God blessing to all mankind by avoiding not to do the same mistake he made. But because of his choice not to follow God’s advise and warning or repent and seek God's guidance, not only he end up being destined to live away from the presence and fellowship of his creator God, but instead, producing and introducing a bad seed of jealousy, hate, shading of another person blood and killing; caused people after him to to produce the same fruit and end up being engaged in all sorts of calculated and intentional wars that will even last to the end of the world! Just as the initial God’s command and warning of Genesis 2:16-17 brought death to everyone, God’s warning to Cain too resulted in all these. These two examples clearly show us that if any of God’s creation willfully and ignorantly neglect any of His command and warning, regardless what kind of created beings we may be (whether angelic beings, living person or human soul separated from flesh through physical death), not only we will reap its fruit, but there will be also accountability and eternal consequences to face! In fact this is how the false prophets and teachers such as Muhammad, Joseph Smith and all those who introduced the false religion and polluted great many people to take to hell with them! But, no one should remain under that accountability and wait to face the eternal consequence for the sin we have done because God send His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ and He has fully paid for every transgression we made. As it is plainly written in John 3:14-18 which says "And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life. “For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him. “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son( who has died and rose again for everyone).
There is nothing Cain could've done to make God accept his fleshly works, the whole point is that God justifies sinners through blood sacrifice alone. When Cain offered his own work to God, he was saying, "Here God, behold the product of my righteousness." But we know that none are good, all are sinners and only the blood of Christ can justify us. That's why Abel was justified by the blood of the lamb (an obvious allusion to Christ) and God accepted it; Cain thought he could justify himself with his works and his behavior because he was self-righteous. Christ is our only claim to righteousness.
@@lookinguntoJesus3.16 brother you mentioned that imagine if Cain asked God humbly... This is not the case. Genesis Chapter 4 verses 6 to 8 said that God already told him. Kane already knew what to bring. It was not a case of ignorance as if he did not know, It was outright rebellion and Disobedience, defiance to what God had said. Which is a lack of faith, defined as trust in what God has said or declared.
Eternal Salvation. Ephesians 1:13-14. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the Word of Truth, the Gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He also lives to make intercession for them.
And all the years the Christian churches made us think it was because God wanted a blood offering not harvest. Which I always wondered about because they have first fruits and other festivals around harvest and make offerings
1 Joh 3: 11-12 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, 12 not as cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous. Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
The story of Abel and Cain is really the story of how we are justified in the eyes of God. Abel trusted only in the blood of the lamb (an obvious allusion to Christ) and he was justified; Cain trusted in his own works and not only did God reject his works, but He told Cain "Sin lies at the door", meaning that his heart was completely in the wrong place and he was heading down the wrong road. Cain should be a lesson about the spirit of religion and works righteousness, and what happens when men think they can justify themselves with their works and behavior, yet what is taught in 99% of the galatianized church to this very day? They teach a shallow and false form of justification wherein they say, "Jesus did His part but now you have to get to work and perfect your flesh like Cain." Anyone who says you have to justify yourself with your behavior is teaching evil leaven and telling you to be like Cain.
@@earleseaton8881 Thank you brother, I just hope more Christians can discover the truth of God's grace that we receive through Christ and not through our own works or behavior. We are free and justified by Christ (and all we have to do is believe it), we are not prisoners of the Law He died to save us from!
Thanks for your response brother... salvation for Cain and Abel was to be attained the same way, by faith, and what God had said concerning the sacrifice of the Lamb. Abel's obedience was the result of his faith. His work of the sacrifice is not what saved him. It was his faith in God's grace, when you operate in faith it is demonstrated by work, not the other way around. No man was ever or will ever be saved by works, that includes Abel and all Old Covenant believers. The scripture say Abraham believed and it was counted unto him as righteousness, the same as Abel. Both Old Testament and Believers today are saved by faith apart from works, the only difference is what that sacrifice was. The true Lamb of God that took away the sin of the world. This is why all Old Testament saints went to Paradise until Jesus resurrection and set them free. 1 Peter 4:6
People in the world have righteous actions also, our righteousness are equivalent to filthy rags as the scripture say. King David also had evil actions, we are not judged on our righteousness but his righteousness upon us. Yes brother we all deal with conjecture but it says study to show yourself approved rightly dividing the word. Context will give us proper exegesis and avoid conjecture. I believe Brother Sam is incorrect in this video on his interpretation. It doesn't line up with scripture and it is more conjecture. I am mainly showing through scripture that both Cain and Abel had evil hearts. But Abel's willingness to accept God's grace is what saved him, Cain rejected that same Grace.
In Judaism "evil" is often used as a metaphor for stinginess. To "have an evil eye" is an idiom for being cheap. Cain was holding back the best and God knew his evil.
I would say the gram was cursed not every person had sheep, but they would buy sheep and sacrifice to the Lord, yes, I agree evil heart he could’ve worked something with Abel make a deal whatever and that shows a good heart, but he went and gave him from the curse ground didn’t God say IF YOU DO WHATS RIGHT, WON’T YOU BE ACCEPTED TO, And he did well because he gave the first of his offering! Because it follows up with Abel says Abel also brought of the first born of his flock and fat portions, so because of his evil heart, he knew what was right to do, but he gave God from the cursed ground. We can’t forget that the ground was cursed. Can’t give that to God.
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Both Cain and Abel's heart we're evil. The scripture saying the heart is desperately wicked. that is the sin nature that we're born with all of us. Can you explain how Abel's heart became righteous. Even his righteous works the Bible says are filthy rags. No it was his faith, obedience to what God has said, that was counted unto him as righteousness. The scriptures also mention that they both knew what to do. And that not only came but also his sacrifice was not accepted so if Abel and his sacrifice was accepted, that would mean Abel had the correct sacrifice an animal. this is confirmed in the scripture when it says without the shedding of blood that can be no remission
However there are times and seasons where you give of the harvest and of the flock but, if God requires only one and Cain stubbornly refused to do so, God Himself said to Cain if you do right will you not be accepted? Genesis 4:6 “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “ and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”…
The blood covers the guilt of the heart. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. Able could not have a heart free of sin. Because the Bible says all have sinned. The Isrealities in Egypt was cover by the lambs blood. Yet they died in the wilderness showing the lambs covered their sins but did not remove their sins. How can Abels heart be Pure being born in sin?
Did Solomon forsake God- or did he repent on his deathbed? If he repented on his deathbed, would the heart’s motive or could his heart’s be right? I’ve heard many say the Lord saved him due to God’s promises to David.
It is indeed the heart behind the sacrifice not what type of sacrifice. Also interesting is how no distinct description is given for Cain’s sacrifice which indicates it was nothing special. Contrast it with Abel’s who has much more detail. The first fruits is the best of the best. So even if Cain’s jealousy wasn’t visible yet, you can see the heart behind the sacrifice.
Cain, instead of being angry, should have gone to Abel and asked how to make a correct offering. Abel should have realized Cain's problem and SHOULD have offered to help him. Neither of them did. That is why for us to come to God, we need to go through Abel. Jesus is a perfect example as he also represents Abel for us to come back to God.
@@kenowens9021 brother Cain already knew how to make the correct offering God says that he knew what to do and he would be accepted if he did it. His anger is with God. Abel had nothing to do with Cain salvation. And neither does ours. there is only one mediator the scripture says Jesus Christ.
Without blood there is no sacrifice for sin. The ground was cursed by God. Cains sacrifice was akin to Adam and Eve trying to cover their nakedness (sin) with fig leaves, but God covered their's with animal skins (blood sacrifice).
The sacrifice is a type of the coming sacrifice of Jesus. Giving the first of the harvest is a tithe. Cain could have, should have, sold some of his harvest to purchase a lamb for a sacrifice.
@@ChristOverAllJeremynice. Sam is on point. Animal sacrifice or a fruit sacrifice can't take away human sin. That's were Jesus comes in. So it must be a heart issue.
I find a unique coincidence here. Another teaching is Abel gave from firstfruits or spring harvest. Cain gave from second or last fruits or fall harvest. Now then, the precursor religion to Islam is Ishtar. The main God of Ishtar is IshT'Allah, the transexual Fall Moon harvest goddess. Which is why u see on the flags, the Fall quarter Moon with four stars. This is according to storytelling, the flag Mohammed saw in his dreams, for the supposed real God, IshT'Allah, he thus removed the Ish part.
How are you are okay with applying 1 chron 28:9 to new testament? The olive tree branch being grafted back in makes this sort of statement contradictory. Forever is not compatible with THAT. It has to be something else. Is there anything wrong with my reasoning on this particular case?
No I , it’s because Cain did no it complete the sacrifice it was from his first gr Leaning of the harvest, we don’t know, but because he did not finish the task, he did not complete the offering, Cain did not bake the bread.
First off Cain was nephilim, secondly all the offerings for sin were blood sacrifices and was never vegetables. Not to say the first fruits of their harvest wasn’t to be given to the Levites for their service but all sacrifices to the temple were blood sacrifices from the first fruits of their flock (animals). Earth worship in the beginning wasn’t acceptable unto the Father just like it is now unacceptable to the Father. Isaiah 46:10. Earth worshiping in revelations brings the end of humanity just like it brought judgement from the flood in the beginning.
FYI…. The mosaic law wasn’t in effect when Cain was alive! Does not apply Evil heart? Genesis 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [a]for you, but you should rule over it.” Does that sound like He had a “ evil heart”? Why would God tell him to rule over it if not possible? Your catholic roots are showing! Man Is not born sinful!sin is what you do just as righteousness is what you do! His offering was not accepted because the earth was cursed and the grain should’ve simply been traded for animals to sacrifice!
Daoud (Arabic:اود) is a prophet who was sent to the descendants of Ya'qub (Jacob), the people of Israel. The father of the Prophet Suleiman (Solomon). The holy book Zabur (Psalter) was sent down to Him. He is known for the events of the battle with Jalut (Goliath) and the beginning of the construction of the Jerusalem Temple (al-Quds). In Christian culture, he is called David. His name is mentioned 16 times in the Quran The Prophet Daud, by the will of God, had the ability to give metal different shapes. According to the verses of the Holy Quran, he successfully used this skill to make chain mail, which he later sold, and so earned his living by his own labor. Thus, according to some theologians, the prophet Daud became the first person who began to make chain mail from metal[3]. The Holy Qur'an says this about it: "Indeed, We have given Daoud from Us [the Lord of the Worlds emphasizes, serious] advantages [commanding]: "Mountains and birds, magnify [the Creator with the language of your fortune] with him (Daoud)!" We [also] softened iron for him [it became soft as dough in his hands; or - taught him how to melt metal, and he gave it different shapes]"Quran 34:10
Where is God and where do you give him the offering exactly ? That’s right, THE BODY. Fruits from the soil, or animal fat, it’s meant to be eaten. This story is about food, it literally tells you fruits and vegetables are not what God desires, God desires fat and meat from animals, that’s what your body needs, that’s what this story of Genesis is about, the proper food to eat. Is it a coincidence that later on in Genesis 8 after the deluge Noah makes “holocausts” ? Is it a coincidence that when God meets Abraham, Abraham prepares him a calf to eat ? Or how Leviticus 11 talks about eating animals, which to consume and which not to consume ? Did God say eat vegetables ? Did he really ? Or how the Israelites stranded in the desert craved meat, and even considered calf to be the thing to be worshiped ? Or how the law requires people to eat lamb for Passover, or how Job is a keeper of cattle and “who hasn’t eaten Jobs meat?” or how Daniel fasts from meat to humble himself so that God would not make him perish ? Or how the crow brings meat to David as he’s hiding from Saul ? Or how in this day and age people with impossible diseases hear about doing a carnivore diet and actually end up losing weight and put their diseases in remission ? Cain was not evil. Cain saw that Abel was blessed in what he was doing, and Cain was frustrated because God didn’t give him the knowledge of things, and in killing Abel he thought to himself “if I kill my brother, then I will be the only one left, and God shall bless me.” It is not written in the text, it is meant to be understood inbetween the lines, by putting yourself in the place of Cain, by having empathy. If you think Cain was evil then you love inequity, because that’s what it is about, it’s about inequity. God has been doing this since the beginning, creating 2 brothers : blessing one, and withholding/cursing the other. Who created everything ? Who created the mind, and the heart ? Who made these things ? God. Didn’t God create the serpent too ? He did. Shut the f up Shamounian, it is all a programmed thing, and the Bible tells you all throughout that God created and does everything. “Ears that hear, and eyes that see, the Lord made them both.” Didn’t God create the brain, the liver, the bones, feelings, thoughts and everything else ? Isn’t it God who brings to death every being in whatever way he chooses ? Tell me it’s not the truth so that you would prove how you are biased and a liar
Once saved always saved. I know if Jesus starts a work in you, he WILL finish it. But it is apparent by scriptures like Romans 11 : 22, people who cant be taken out of His hand, can still do something stupid, and walk out themselves. Tragic.
Stupid... more like willfully leave but they could aways return.. preferably never losing faith and if there is misunderstanding, they seek out those who can understand better.
Curious how this god never said one offering was better the other. Then this god did nothing to stop Cain. Curious how it has no problem stopping people at other times. Your god caused a murder.
When did God directly intervene to stop someone from doing evil? It's a product of free will. God gives warnings. It's up to the individual to follow it faithfully. God warned Cain, God also warned Pharoah, God warned the people of Israel post-Exodus, etc.
when? During the flood. This god killed the egyptian army to stop them from killing the israelites. here's a nice one "10 And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who[c] struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11 And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword." Joshua 10 Poor ol Uzzah "6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God" 2 Samuel 6 "23 He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” 24 And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys. " 2 Kings 2 Nope, god didn't warn Pharoah. "21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”" Your god made it impossible to accept any warning. Where did this god warn cain? "And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”" Funny how there was no warning at all. Your god never said what it wanted as an offering.
Cain's offering was rejected because it wasn't the lamb which is Jesus. Cain represents those who offer what they have and do rather than accepting and offering what Jesus did to atone for their sin.
Brother Sam your interpretation doesn't fully line up with scripture therefore it is not correct. levitical law required a blood sacrifice for sin , also in Hebrews it says without the shedding of blood can be no remission of sin Kane's heart was not for God but Abel's heart was also evil for they all had been born in sin Abel repented and changed his mind and did what God Said while Cain did not. It was about what offering they bought. Abel was obedient bringing the blood sacrifice as a symbol of the Lamb sacrifice that will come . Cain brought from the fruits of his labor his works this is why it was not accepted God said he knew what to bring and it would be accepted. the text also mentioned that Cain and his sacrifice was not accepted. it wasn't just about Cain's heart because Abel and Kane's heart were evil it was about their love for God and willing to repent which is to change their mind and do what God has said
Cain could have easily gotten a lamb from his brother to do this sacrifice .but his pride would not allow him to go to his brother. this was Cain's choice that was given to him by God
1 John 3:12 says that Cain was of the wicked one. In other words Abel was not. Cain's deeds were EVIL and Abel's deeds were RIGHTEOUS. Yes Abel being born of Adam had sin like all of us but he knew how to live righteously. The scripture doesn't call him evil. I remember also that the ground was cursed by God because of Adam's sin. Maybe that had something to do with it too.
@@truth_matters777 brother you are mistaken when you say that Kane was wicked so that means Abel was not. you were right when you say we are all born into Sin from Adam, so everyone is evil, but we are given a choice to obey what God has said and operate in faith, both Cain and Abel knew what to do because God said it. without the shedding of blood there can be no remission of sin. Kane was told by God, you know what to do and if you do well, which is doing what God Said, and bringing the animal sacrifice you will be accepted Abel was not righteous but he was obedient and it was counted unto him as righteousness when he by faith did what God Said Kane also had that opportunity but did what he wanted it was easy for Cain to get a sacrifice lamb from Abel not because it wasn't his field that he did not have access to this animal even in levitical law they were fishermen people that race flock people that raised Harvest Grain yet they were all expected to bring an unblemished lamb for the forgiveness of sin
@@truth_matters777 Abel's righteous Deeds could not save him the scripture says that none is good our righteous Works cannot save us Abel's obedience to what God Said bringing that sacrificial lamb is what saved him and Kane had the ability to do the same you cannot in one breath say that we are all under sin because Adam sin and then say one is righteous and the other evil we have all sinned and fallen short of that Mark
Absolutely God knows what’s in men’s hearts
GLORY BE TO THE FATHER, TO THE SON, AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, ONE GOD ALMIGHTY. HALLELUJAH. AMEN.
Thank you Jesus
Love it Sam!! I didn't realize that giving with a cheerful and righteous heart was recorded before the Law of the tithe. This was extremely enlightening. God bless you Exceedingly and Abundantly in Jesus' name!
@@wavewatchers75 brother you are mistaken here. 2 Corinthians 9:6 - 8 is not about tithe, it is about giving what God has put in your heart to give. actually what Abel did was the tithe it was the 10th lamb that passed under the shepherd's rod. 10 being atonement and the Lamb being shed to cover our sin, to the parallel of Jesus the lamb taking away our sin God told the Israelites in numbers 18:17 to 24 and the levitical priests in particular that he was their Tithe.
Actually the tithe has nothing to do with money like most churches teach. it is an error and not supported by scripture. there is no tithe in the New Testament. Jesus is the tithe that was sacrificed once for all
@@wavewatchers75 also read the book of Malachi chapter 3 verse 10 in the Hebrew you will see the symbol Aleph Tav, you will see that Jesus is the Aleph Tav. who was the high priest and also the tithe, he was commanded by the father commanded to bring the tithe himself as a willing sacrifice
@@wavewatchers75 please understand that Abel's heart was not righteous ,he was born in sin like Kane.
his deed was righteous but our righteousness are like filthy rags and it is not what saved him. it was God's grace and his obedience to what God Said. faith. The scripture say that the heart is desperately wicked who can know it
@@wavewatchers75 it is only through the blood Jesus righteousness that God looks at us and not our own righteousness Abel was not righteous he was obedient that counted unto him righteousness
God revealed this to me last year.
Cain hated his brother Abel before he offered the gift to God, and God didn’t approve Cain offering.
The Lord brought this scripture to me ..
“Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.”
Matthew 5:23-24 NKJV
Hatred in the heart ❤️ is murderer.
God wants purity of Heart when we come to bring an offering to Him.
Cain killed his brother, before he killed his brother. He hated Able , and even though Gos talked to him trying to stop him killing his brother.
Thank you for sharing.
@@Radical44 when God spoke that Cain in Genesis 4 verses 4 to 6 it had nothing to do with Abel or Cain's hate towards Abel it was about Cain's hate towards God who told him he knew what to do and he would be accepted if he did it.
Kane's hatred for Abel was a demonstration of his choice and rejection of God which was a hatred towards God. Kane did not want to obey God and struck out at his brother and not God because he cannot reach God.
@@Radical44 neither Cain, nor Abel had a clean heart a pure heart. The book of Jeremiah teaches that it is desperately wicked.
@@Radical44 nowhere in that text does it say that God tried to stop Cain from killing Abel. That is your own interpretation and understanding. Nor did God stop Cain from bringing the wrong offering. The text is to teach us the difference in obedience even with a sinful heart, which is faith believing and doing what God has said, this is done even with a sinful heart.
It is about our choice not our nature
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God tried to stop Cain from killing Abel. I didn’t say to bring the offering. Sorry, you heard wrong. 😑
God bless you Sam
If eternal life can be lost it wasn't eternal to begin with.
@@truth_matters777 l 100 % agree with your statement here
@@earleseaton8881 Thank you my brother. For what it's worth I also believe that it is a mistake to apply the story of Cain to the members of the body of Christ who are saved by grace through faith apart from works. Believers are a new creation, praise God.
This was for me today July 19,2024....God spoke the Cain verse to me last night. Thank you Jesus for the blood applied to my wicked heart. And I will do as advised
This morning he said “Luke 10:19
Behold, I have given you the authority to advance by setting foot upon snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will in any case harm you. Nevertheless, in this do not continue to rejoice, namely, because the spirits marshall themselves in subjection under your orders, but be rejoicing that your names have been written in heaven and are on permanent record up there.....The Spirit said, Luke 10:19
I looked it up.....wow...chew on this word all day and night
WOW! This is works based salvation. Been listening to Sam for years and finally got an answer. Pride cometh before the fall, he’s always very prideful
@@rhdalllday hey we shouldn't focus on Sam but on what he says is error
That is why your actions needs to come from good intensions.
You can spread the gospels but if you are doing it to look good and holy....God will see right through it all in judgement day ❤
❤🎉blessed
thank you breaking this down! i recently read those passage but did not really understand why God did not accepted his offering ...
Further more, with Abel's offering, it mentions Abel bringing the firsts of its flocks, as with Cain, he does not mention that he brought the first fruits, he just brought the fruits of his harvest. God saw that in Cain's heart. Cain kept the first of his harvest and brought the rest as offerings.
Exactly! He didn’t give God his best.
@@starstar6777 Both of you completely missed the point about Abel and Cain - Abel was justified by placing his faith in the blood sacrifice (an obvious allusion to Christ) but Cain tried to justify himself through his own works and his own behavior. Cain said, in effect, "Here God, behold the fruit of my righteousness." Do you see why God rejected Cain? It had nothing to do with "giving his best", it means there is nothing we can do to justify ourselves, all we can do is place our full faith and trust in the blood of Christ.
Your content has really been a blessing to me in my walk with God and his word. The hunger only continues to grow more and more each day. I love your debates, but your teachings of the word are so enlightening, they satisfy my hunger for the word and give me guidance and counsel in my daily life. I have a question Mr. Shamoun, I struggle with the addiction to cigarettes and want out so badly, Do you perhaps have any advice?
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Yes, I agree. believe. we are all a new creation that includes both Old and New Testament believers.
Here are more quotes on the topic that God sees the heart.
Luke 6:45 - A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil [a]treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Hosea 6:6 - For I desire mercy[a] and not sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God is more than burnt offerings.
Psalm 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart-
These, O God, You will not despise.
That's why Paul didn't trust himself:
Jeremiah 17:9 - “The heart is deceitful above all things,
And [a]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
The only thing I don't understand is why the last phrase was needed, that - Once saved, always saved. For thus said the Lord (John 10:28). If you are His, you are truly saved. But if you are in the world, then you are dead (Luke 15:24). That is, the Lord will never leave you. But you can leave Him... But even having left Him, God does not turn away from you, but waits. Did not God forgive David for the murder and adultery that he committed? Did the Lord turn away from him?
Isaiah 50:2 - ...Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem?...
Isaiah 59:2 ...your iniquities have separated you from your God;...
No one will take away God's son. The son himself can go into the world and die there...
God bless you brother Sam, it was a perfect answer to the question, praise the Lord for what He is accomplishing through you.
Imagine, had Cain humbly asked God the reason why He has not accepted his offering and what he could have done to please God and to make his offerings be acceptable, with the answer God would have given him, he could have come a channel of God blessing to all mankind by avoiding not to do the same mistake he made. But because of his choice not to follow God’s advise and warning or repent and seek God's guidance, not only he end up being destined to live away from the presence and fellowship of his creator God, but instead, producing and introducing a bad seed of jealousy, hate, shading of another person blood and killing; caused people after him to to produce the same fruit and end up being engaged in all sorts of calculated and intentional wars that will even last to the end of the world!
Just as the initial God’s command and warning of Genesis 2:16-17 brought death to everyone, God’s warning to Cain too resulted in all these. These two examples clearly show us that if any of God’s creation willfully and ignorantly neglect any of His command and warning, regardless what kind of created beings we may be (whether angelic beings, living person or human soul separated from flesh through physical death), not only we will reap its fruit, but there will be also accountability and eternal consequences to face! In fact this is how the false prophets and teachers such as Muhammad, Joseph Smith and all those who introduced the false religion and polluted great many people to take to hell with them!
But, no one should remain under that accountability and wait to face the eternal consequence for the sin we have done because God send His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ and He has fully paid for every transgression we made. As it is plainly written in John 3:14-18 which says "And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.
“For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him. “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son( who has died and rose again for everyone).
There is nothing Cain could've done to make God accept his fleshly works, the whole point is that God justifies sinners through blood sacrifice alone. When Cain offered his own work to God, he was saying, "Here God, behold the product of my righteousness." But we know that none are good, all are sinners and only the blood of Christ can justify us. That's why Abel was justified by the blood of the lamb (an obvious allusion to Christ) and God accepted it; Cain thought he could justify himself with his works and his behavior because he was self-righteous. Christ is our only claim to righteousness.
@@lookinguntoJesus3.16 sorry brother according to the scriptures Sams answer does not line up
@@lookinguntoJesus3.16 brother you mentioned that imagine if Cain asked God humbly...
This is not the case. Genesis Chapter 4 verses 6 to 8 said that God already told him.
Kane already knew what to bring.
It was not a case of ignorance as if he did not know,
It was outright rebellion and Disobedience, defiance to what God had said. Which is a lack of faith, defined as trust in what God has said or declared.
Eternal Salvation. Ephesians 1:13-14. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the Word of Truth, the Gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He also lives to make intercession for them.
I ask for LOVE and MERCY, not sacrifice.🎯
And all the years the Christian churches made us think it was because God wanted a blood offering not harvest. Which I always wondered about because they have first fruits and other festivals around harvest and make offerings
great answers
I understand this now
To my understanding, Abel gave GOD offered the best animal in the herd and Cain offered the worst produce of the harvest.
1 Joh 3: 11-12
For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, 12 not as cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
That’s why I’m terrified my wife asked how can you say that He loves you. I said “exactly “
Can you say that He loves you because He died on the cross for you because He wants to spend eternity with you? That's ultimate love 🙏
Revelation 14:12
King James Version
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
The story of Abel and Cain is really the story of how we are justified in the eyes of God. Abel trusted only in the blood of the lamb (an obvious allusion to Christ) and he was justified; Cain trusted in his own works and not only did God reject his works, but He told Cain "Sin lies at the door", meaning that his heart was completely in the wrong place and he was heading down the wrong road. Cain should be a lesson about the spirit of religion and works righteousness, and what happens when men think they can justify themselves with their works and behavior, yet what is taught in 99% of the galatianized church to this very day? They teach a shallow and false form of justification wherein they say, "Jesus did His part but now you have to get to work and perfect your flesh like Cain." Anyone who says you have to justify yourself with your behavior is teaching evil leaven and telling you to be like Cain.
@@williamburroughs2273 I love this comment 100% accurate
@@earleseaton8881 Thank you brother, I just hope more Christians can discover the truth of God's grace that we receive through Christ and not through our own works or behavior. We are free and justified by Christ (and all we have to do is believe it), we are not prisoners of the Law He died to save us from!
Bless you too brother and once again I agree with this also
Thanks for your response brother... salvation for Cain and Abel was to be attained the same way, by faith, and what God had said concerning the sacrifice of the Lamb. Abel's obedience was the result of his faith. His work of the sacrifice is not what saved him. It was his faith in God's grace, when you operate in faith it is demonstrated by work, not the other way around. No man was ever or will ever be saved by works, that includes Abel and all Old Covenant believers. The scripture say Abraham believed and it was counted unto him as righteousness, the same as Abel. Both Old Testament and Believers today are saved by faith apart from works, the only difference is what that sacrifice was. The true Lamb of God that took away the sin of the world. This is why all Old Testament saints went to Paradise until Jesus resurrection and set them free. 1 Peter 4:6
3:57 4:02 4:04 4:14 demon called sin! Wow, thanks
People in the world have righteous actions also, our righteousness are equivalent to filthy rags as the scripture say. King David also had evil actions, we are not judged on our righteousness but his righteousness upon us. Yes brother we all deal with conjecture but it says study to show yourself approved rightly dividing the word. Context will give us proper exegesis and avoid conjecture. I believe Brother Sam is incorrect in this video on his interpretation. It doesn't line up with scripture and it is more conjecture. I am mainly showing through scripture that both Cain and Abel had evil hearts. But Abel's willingness to accept God's grace is what saved him, Cain rejected that same Grace.
In Judaism "evil" is often used as a metaphor for stinginess. To "have an evil eye" is an idiom for being cheap. Cain was holding back the best and God knew his evil.
I would say the gram was cursed not every person had sheep, but they would buy sheep and sacrifice to the Lord, yes, I agree evil heart he could’ve worked something with Abel make a deal whatever and that shows a good heart, but he went and gave him from the curse ground didn’t God say IF YOU DO WHATS RIGHT, WON’T YOU BE ACCEPTED TO, And he did well because he gave the first of his offering! Because it follows up with Abel says Abel also brought of the first born of his flock and fat portions, so because of his evil heart, he knew what was right to do, but he gave God from the cursed ground. We can’t forget that the ground was cursed. Can’t give that to God.
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Both Cain and Abel's heart we're evil. The scripture saying the heart is desperately wicked. that is the sin nature that we're born with all of us. Can you explain how Abel's heart became righteous. Even his righteous works the Bible says are filthy rags. No it was his faith, obedience to what God has said, that was counted unto him as righteousness. The scriptures also mention that they both knew what to do. And that not only came but also his sacrifice was not accepted so if Abel and his sacrifice was accepted, that would mean Abel had the correct sacrifice an animal. this is confirmed in the scripture when it says without the shedding of blood that can be no remission
However there are times and seasons where you give of the harvest and of the flock but, if God requires only one and Cain stubbornly refused to do so, God Himself said to Cain if you do right will you not be accepted? Genesis 4:6 “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “ and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”…
The blood covers the guilt of the heart. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. Able could not have a heart free of sin. Because the Bible says all have sinned. The Isrealities in Egypt was cover by the lambs blood. Yet they died in the wilderness showing the lambs covered their sins but did not remove their sins. How can Abels heart be Pure being born in sin?
Thank you so much this is so awesome. Glory to the Father and to the Son and the Holy.
5:46 doesn’t god gives us a new heart?
☦️❤️🙏
Did Solomon forsake God- or did he repent on his deathbed?
If he repented on his deathbed, would the heart’s motive or could his heart’s be right? I’ve heard many say the Lord saved him due to God’s promises to David.
It is indeed the heart behind the sacrifice not what type of sacrifice. Also interesting is how no distinct description is given for Cain’s sacrifice which indicates it was nothing special. Contrast it with Abel’s who has much more detail. The first fruits is the best of the best. So even if Cain’s jealousy wasn’t visible yet, you can see the heart behind the sacrifice.
Is there anymore evidence in scripture that the concept of once saved always saved is false? Rob (Silverdale, WA.)
In Hebrews it talks about not shrinking back to destruction
Chapter 10 verse 39
Cain, instead of being angry, should have gone to Abel and asked how to make a correct offering. Abel should have realized Cain's problem and SHOULD have offered to help him. Neither of them did. That is why for us to come to God, we need to go through Abel. Jesus is a perfect example as he also represents Abel for us to come back to God.
@@kenowens9021 brother Cain already knew how to make the correct offering God says that he knew what to do and he would be accepted if he did it. His anger is with God. Abel had nothing to do with Cain salvation. And neither does ours. there is only one mediator the scripture says Jesus Christ.
If you read Genesis Chapter 4 verses 6 and 7 you will see that Kane already knew
@@kenowens9021 Jesus is not an example for Abel. Jesus is greater than Abel and is the only way , the atoning sacrifice. we do not need to go to Abel
1st Timothy 2:5 ... the mediator is not Abel.
@@kenowens9021 God expected came to bring the right sacrifice therefore he knew what that sacrifice should have been.
Without blood there is no sacrifice for sin.
The ground was cursed by God.
Cains sacrifice was akin to Adam and Eve trying to cover their nakedness (sin) with fig leaves, but God covered their's with animal skins (blood sacrifice).
The sacrifice is a type of the coming sacrifice of Jesus. Giving the first of the harvest is a tithe. Cain could have, should have, sold some of his harvest to purchase a lamb for a sacrifice.
Someone forgot to press play.
@@ChristOverAllJeremy Feel better now?
@@ChristOverAllJeremynice. Sam is on point. Animal sacrifice or a fruit sacrifice can't take away human sin. That's were Jesus comes in. So it must be a heart issue.
I find a unique coincidence here. Another teaching is Abel gave from firstfruits or spring harvest. Cain gave from second or last fruits or fall harvest. Now then, the precursor religion to Islam is Ishtar. The main God of Ishtar is IshT'Allah, the transexual Fall Moon harvest goddess. Which is why u see on the flags, the Fall quarter Moon with four stars. This is according to storytelling, the flag Mohammed saw in his dreams, for the supposed real God, IshT'Allah, he thus removed the Ish part.
So if Cain didn’t have pride he would have got an animal from Abel to offer?
Kain didn't give the diest fruit and the second harvest was for him.
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Hi sam! Is cain and abel twin brothers? Thank you
How are you are okay with applying 1 chron 28:9 to new testament? The olive tree branch being grafted back in makes this sort of statement contradictory. Forever is not compatible with THAT. It has to be something else. Is there anything wrong with my reasoning on this particular case?
DON'T FORGET THAT THE SACRIFICA HAD TO BE IN BLOOD. CAINS WAS NOT.
No I , it’s because Cain did no it complete the sacrifice it was from his first gr
Leaning of the harvest, we don’t know, but because he did not finish the task, he did not complete the offering, Cain did not bake the bread.
There is no commandment that the grain must be made into bread. In the contrary, there are several references to bringing grain or meal offerings.
First off Cain was nephilim, secondly all the offerings for sin were blood sacrifices and was never vegetables. Not to say the first fruits of their harvest wasn’t to be given to the Levites for their service but all sacrifices to the temple were blood sacrifices from the first fruits of their flock (animals). Earth worship in the beginning wasn’t acceptable unto the Father just like it is now unacceptable to the Father. Isaiah 46:10. Earth worshiping in revelations brings the end of humanity just like it brought judgement from the flood in the beginning.
FYI…. The mosaic law wasn’t in effect when Cain was alive! Does not apply
Evil heart?
Genesis 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [a]for you, but you should rule over it.”
Does that sound like He had a “ evil heart”? Why would God tell him to rule over it if not possible?
Your catholic roots are showing! Man Is not born sinful!sin is what you do just as righteousness is what you do!
His offering was not accepted because the earth was cursed and the grain should’ve simply been traded for animals to sacrifice!
You are assuming this was a sin offering. Where is that in the text?
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Daoud (Arabic:اود) is a prophet who was sent to the descendants of Ya'qub (Jacob), the people of Israel. The father of the Prophet Suleiman (Solomon). The holy book Zabur (Psalter) was sent down to Him. He is known for the events of the battle with Jalut (Goliath) and the beginning of the construction of the Jerusalem Temple (al-Quds). In Christian culture, he is called David. His name is mentioned 16 times in the Quran
The Prophet Daud, by the will of God, had the ability to give metal different shapes. According to the verses of the Holy Quran, he successfully used this skill to make chain mail, which he later sold, and so earned his living by his own labor. Thus, according to some theologians, the prophet Daud became the first person who began to make chain mail from metal[3]. The Holy Qur'an says this about it:
"Indeed, We have given Daoud from Us [the Lord of the Worlds emphasizes, serious] advantages [commanding]: "Mountains and birds, magnify [the Creator with the language of your fortune] with him (Daoud)!" We [also] softened iron for him [it became soft as dough in his hands; or - taught him how to melt metal, and he gave it different shapes]"Quran 34:10
Cain is satan's son.
Where is God and where do you give him the offering exactly ?
That’s right, THE BODY. Fruits from the soil, or animal fat, it’s meant to be eaten.
This story is about food, it literally tells you fruits and vegetables are not what God desires, God desires fat and meat from animals, that’s what your body needs, that’s what this story of Genesis is about, the proper food to eat.
Is it a coincidence that later on in Genesis 8 after the deluge Noah makes “holocausts” ? Is it a coincidence that when God meets Abraham, Abraham prepares him a calf to eat ? Or how Leviticus 11 talks about eating animals, which to consume and which not to consume ? Did God say eat vegetables ? Did he really ? Or how the Israelites stranded in the desert craved meat, and even considered calf to be the thing to be worshiped ? Or how the law requires people to eat lamb for Passover, or how Job is a keeper of cattle and “who hasn’t eaten Jobs meat?” or how Daniel fasts from meat to humble himself so that God would not make him perish ? Or how the crow brings meat to David as he’s hiding from Saul ? Or how in this day and age people with impossible diseases hear about doing a carnivore diet and actually end up losing weight and put their diseases in remission ?
Cain was not evil. Cain saw that Abel was blessed in what he was doing, and Cain was frustrated because God didn’t give him the knowledge of things, and in killing Abel he thought to himself “if I kill my brother, then I will be the only one left, and God shall bless me.”
It is not written in the text, it is meant to be understood inbetween the lines, by putting yourself in the place of Cain, by having empathy. If you think Cain was evil then you love inequity, because that’s what it is about, it’s about inequity.
God has been doing this since the beginning, creating 2 brothers : blessing one, and withholding/cursing the other.
Who created everything ? Who created the mind, and the heart ? Who made these things ?
God.
Didn’t God create the serpent too ? He did.
Shut the f up Shamounian, it is all a programmed thing, and the Bible tells you all throughout that God created and does everything. “Ears that hear, and eyes that see, the Lord made them both.” Didn’t God create the brain, the liver, the bones, feelings, thoughts and everything else ? Isn’t it God who brings to death every being in whatever way he chooses ?
Tell me it’s not the truth so that you would prove how you are biased and a liar
Once saved always saved.
I know if Jesus starts a work in you, he WILL finish it.
But it is apparent by scriptures like Romans 11 : 22, people who cant be taken out of His hand, can still do something stupid, and walk out themselves.
Tragic.
Stupid... more like willfully leave but they could aways return.. preferably never losing faith and if there is misunderstanding, they seek out those who can understand better.
Curious how this god never said one offering was better the other. Then this god did nothing to stop Cain. Curious how it has no problem stopping people at other times. Your god caused a murder.
When did God directly intervene to stop someone from doing evil? It's a product of free will. God gives warnings. It's up to the individual to follow it faithfully. God warned Cain, God also warned Pharoah, God warned the people of Israel post-Exodus, etc.
when? During the flood. This god killed the egyptian army to stop them from killing the israelites.
here's a nice one "10 And the Lord threw them into a panic before Israel, who[c] struck them with a great blow at Gibeon and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 11 And as they fled before Israel, while they were going down the ascent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than the sons of Israel killed with the sword." Joshua 10
Poor ol Uzzah "6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God" 2 Samuel 6
"23 He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” 24 And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys. " 2 Kings 2
Nope, god didn't warn Pharoah. "21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”"
Your god made it impossible to accept any warning.
Where did this god warn cain? "And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”"
Funny how there was no warning at all. Your god never said what it wanted as an offering.
Cain's offering was rejected because it wasn't the lamb which is Jesus. Cain represents those who offer what they have and do rather than accepting and offering what Jesus did to atone for their sin.
Brother Sam your interpretation doesn't fully line up with scripture therefore it is not correct. levitical law required a blood sacrifice for sin , also in Hebrews it says without the shedding of blood can be no remission of sin Kane's heart was not for God but Abel's heart was also evil for they all had been born in sin Abel repented and changed his mind and did what God Said while Cain did not. It was about what offering they bought. Abel was obedient bringing the blood sacrifice as a symbol of the Lamb sacrifice that will come . Cain brought from the fruits of his labor his works this is why it was not accepted God said he knew what to bring and it would be accepted. the text also mentioned that Cain and his sacrifice was not accepted. it wasn't just about Cain's heart because Abel and Kane's heart were evil it was about their love for God and willing to repent which is to change their mind and do what God has said
Cain could have easily gotten a lamb from his brother to do this sacrifice .but his pride would not allow him to go to his brother. this was Cain's choice that was given to him by God
Very difficult to get your point without ANY punctuation. Your paragraph is one long run on sentence
1 John 3:12 says that Cain was of the wicked one. In other words Abel was not. Cain's deeds were EVIL and Abel's deeds were RIGHTEOUS. Yes Abel being born of Adam had sin like all of us but he knew how to live righteously. The scripture doesn't call him evil. I remember also that the ground was cursed by God because of Adam's sin. Maybe that had something to do with it too.
@@truth_matters777 brother you are mistaken when you say that Kane was wicked so that means Abel was not. you were right when you say we are all born into Sin from Adam, so everyone is evil, but we are given a choice to obey what God has said and operate in faith, both Cain and Abel knew what to do because God said it. without the shedding of blood there can be no remission of sin. Kane was told by God, you know what to do and if you do well, which is doing what God Said, and bringing the animal sacrifice you will be accepted Abel was not righteous but he was obedient and it was counted unto him as righteousness when he by faith did what God Said Kane also had that opportunity but did what he wanted it was easy for Cain to get a sacrifice lamb from Abel not because it wasn't his field that he did not have access to this animal even in levitical law they were fishermen people that race flock people that raised Harvest Grain yet they were all expected to bring an unblemished lamb for the forgiveness of sin
@@truth_matters777 Abel's righteous Deeds could not save him the scripture says that none is good our righteous Works cannot save us Abel's obedience to what God Said bringing that sacrificial lamb is what saved him and Kane had the ability to do the same you cannot in one breath say that we are all under sin because Adam sin and then say one is righteous and the other evil we have all sinned and fallen short of that Mark