Genesis 4: Cain and Abel | Bible Book Club

In this episode, in Genesis 4, we have a rather unfortunate sibling story ending in…murder. Yikes. Well, note to self: don’t take after the first siblings, Cain and Abel. Thankfully, my sister and I love each other. The story of Cain and Abel is the second contrast between a good or evil choice and follows right after Adam and Eve’s epic mistake. God is clearly trying to make us aware that choices are important. Susan and Heather did not fail and provided a clear map for us to follow of the path to wise or unwise choices. See The Path to Good or Evil printable below and use it to help you on your path.

HAYLEY’S BIBLE BENDER:

My aha moment this episode? The theme of alienation and exile. I knew that we should not see this world as our home, looking forward to heaven as home, but I hadn’t connected all the dots through the Bible. I hadn’t thought in-depth of how this theme carried from Adam and Eve to Abraham, to the nation of Israel, and ultimately, to us. It is just another way God foreshadows Jesus and his coming again.

Do you consider yourself an alien? How does that perspective change your daily life?

VERSES MENTIONED:

Cycle of Exile

		Living in	Command	Break Command	Exile
Genesis 3	Adam + Eve	Garden	Trust and obey	Ate fruit to be like God	From Eden–forever
Genesis 4	Cain	Outside of Eden	Worship	Brought a poor offering	East of Eden and out of God’s presence
Genesis 11	First People	Pre-Babylon	Faithful to God	Built Tower of Babylon to be like God	Dispersed. Then Abraham–Israel told to leave that he would be a great nation
Exodus	Israel	Released from captivity in Egypt	Be Faithful	Worshiped other Gods	Wandered in the desert
	Israel	Promise Land	Be Faithful	Disobey + worshiped other gods	Exiled back to Babylon where Abraham started
	Today			None-in Christ