1. Genesis 8 1
Foundation Book of the Bible
Mike Mazzalongo

2. Review
OBEY = LIFE
DISOBEY = DEATH

3. Review
DEATH
- SORROW
- PAIN
- ALIENATION
- DECOMPOSITION

4. - There is hope for the future.
Review
SALVATION
- There is hope for the future.

5.  Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a man child with the help of the LORD.”  Gen. 4:1

6. “KNEW” = SEXUAL INTIMACY
“CAIN” = GOTTEN

7. Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel
Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
“ABEL” = VAPOR VAINITY

8. Cain’s Lifetime
Population – 150,000

9. So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering; but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.   Gen. 4:3-5

10. First time for both New sacrifice for Cain New attitude for Cain
Interpretations
First time for both
New sacrifice for Cain
New attitude for Cain

11. God was displeased
with both
CAIN
And his
SACRIFICE

12. Righteous and innocent
Facts about Abel
Righteous and innocent
so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. (Matt. 23:35)

13. Facts about Abel Prophet
For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.’ (Lk. 11:49-51)

14. Sacrifice offered in faith.
Facts about Abel
Sacrifice offered in faith.
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks Heb. 11:4

15. God Warns Cain
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
Gen. 4:6-7

16. God Warns Cain
Face the problem

17. Acknowledge fault God Warns Cain Face the problem
not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. (I John 3:12)

18. God Warns Cain
Face the problem
Acknowledge fault
Deal with SIN

19. YOU CAN’T IGNORE SIN
WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES!

20. Cain told Abel his brother
Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
Gen. 4:8

21. Deal with sin or it will deal with you
Final Lessons
Deal with sin or it will deal with you

22. Final Lessons
The Lord does provide

23. Satan cannot stop the plan of God
Final Lessons
Satan cannot stop the plan of God