Life and Death Outside the Garden
Genesis 4:1-24
I. Adam and Eve’s Children (vs. 1-7)
a. What does Eve say when Cain is born?
b. What do the Scriptures reveal about Cain’s and Abel’s occupations?
c. What offerings do each of these men bring to the Lord?
d. Whose offering is accepted (regarded / respected)?
e. What was Cain’s attitude when his offering was not accepted?
f. In verse 7, is there a clue as to why Cain’s offering was not accepted?
g. What warning to Cain is also presented in verse 7?
II. Murder (vs. 8-15)
a. What did Cain do to Abel?
b. When the Lord asks Cain about Abel, how does Cain reply?
c. How does the Lord tell Cain He knows about Abel?
d. What are the consequences of Cain’s sin?
e. Is Cain accepting of the consequences?
f. How does the Lord even protect Cain?
III. Out from the Presence of the Lord (vs. 16-24)
a. What is intended by the statement, Cain went out from the presence of the Lord?
b. How do Cain’s descendants fare away from the Lord?
c. What crafts, industries, and skills emerge at this time?
Application: What is the trajectory of life, morals, ideals, etc. when one goes out from the presence of the Lord?
