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On Israel as His people to protect the rights of the innocent, but His call met with There are many examples of God being the champion of the vulnerable. The daughters of the priest of Midian at the well (Ex. Just like Moses delivered his Hebrew brother (Ex. The Egyptians acted like Cain in oppressing Israel, but God came to their aid.ī. We should be those who uphold righteous behavior and be the champions ofĢ. The fact that God holds Cain responsible for his actions against Abel is indication ofġ. He is concerned that we mirror His character in our relationships to oneĬ. God’s character is the basis for our understanding of our relationships to oneĪnother. Our relationship to God inter-relates with our relationship to one another.ī. God is the champion of the vulnerable (Gen. What an injustice! Abel did the right thing. Abel’s righteous deeds inciting Cain to murder.Ģ.
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John identifies the reason for Cain’s slaying Abel: his deeds were evil and hisġ. In this passage identifying loving one another as the mark of the children of God,Ĭain is identified with the evil one and thus a child of the devil (1 Jn. 3:11-12 Cain is presented as an example of one who is unloving.Ī. That’s kind of what we want to try to do with the thread tied up here in this account of Cain and Abel. Loosening that one thread could theoretically de-construct the whole sweater. If I understand it, knitting involves mainly one thread knotted together repeatedly.
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My aunt Ruth was well known for knitting sweaters. In this passage we have the beginnings of a theological construct teaching us about the nature of God and its effect on our relationships to one another.ĥ. The passage is quite powerful addressing both issues between a man and his God, AND a man and his relationship to others.Ĥ. 4:9 and Cain’s question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”ģ. Perhaps you have heard sermons that focus on Gen. 11:3f distinguishing Abel’s offering made by faith and Cain’s not by faith.Ģ. Often we have read this account in relation to Heb.