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why did God Mark Cain for
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protection even after he killed
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Abel one of the first crimes ever
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committed is the murder of Abel by his
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brother Cain in spite of this heinous
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crime God offered protection to Cain by
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putting a mark on
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him
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this episode addresses why God would
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protect Cain especially after initially
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pronouncing punishment on him both Cain
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and Abel were at the time the only sons
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of Adam and Eve noted in the Bible the
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story as recounted in Genesis further
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revealed that both brothers were working
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men with Abel being a shepherd and Cain
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a farmer as it was the practice at the
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time the time came for both brothers to
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offer sacrifice unto God Abel offered
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God the best of his flock as sacrifice
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while Cain offered his worst
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consequently God accepted Abel’s
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sacrifice and rejected Cain’s perhaps
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the story would have ended there however
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as it is with most people without faith
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Cain became resentful he questioned the
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Judgment of God Genesis : to says
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Cain was very angry and his face was
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downcast then the Lord said to Cain why
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are you angry why is your face downcast
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if you do what is right will you not be
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accepted God clearly reminded Abel that
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he was receiving the consequences of his
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actions if you do what is right will you
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not be accepted however Cain would have
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none of that instead of heeding God’s
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warning his jealousy and resentment
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increased before we continue let’s take
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a second look at why God accepted Abel’s
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sacrifice and rejected canes even though
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the Bible does not explicitly State why
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God Favored Abel’s offering over canes
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it is often interpreted that Abel’s
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offering was made in faith and with a
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sincere heart while Cain’s offering was
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not offered with the same level of
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sincerity or obedience it was not about
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the content of the offering but the
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intention of The
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Giver Cain could not understand this so
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he despised God for his judgment
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he could not reach God so he attacked
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and killed God’s favorite Abel Abel did
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nothing wrong Cain killed him because of
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jealousy and because he resented God’s
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righteous judgment expectedly God called
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out Cain for this heinous crime as
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recorded in the Bible God asked Cain of
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the whereabout of his brother Abel and
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Cain responded with the infamous retort
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am I My Brother’s Keeper he finds it
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convenient to deny his responsibility to
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his brother nevertheless God went ahead
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and pronounced his punishment he
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declared that Cain was under a curse as
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a consequence of his actions the ground
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would no longer yield crops for Cain
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making his farming efforts feudal this
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was a significant punishment in an
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agrarian world as it meant that he would
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struggle to sustain himself Cain was
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also condemned to be a Restless Wanderer
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on the earth he would not have a settled
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home or a place of belonging and he
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would live a nomadic and uncertain life
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now we get to the point of this video in
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Genesis : to Cain expressed his
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fears to God he said to God my
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punishment is more than I can bear today
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you are driving me from the land and I
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will be hidden from your presence I will
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be a Restless Wanderer on the earth and
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whoever Finds Me will kill me Cain’s
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complaint reflects his anguish over the
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consequences of his sin and the
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hardships he believes he will face as a
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result of God’s judgment but God the
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ever merciful listens to Cain he put a
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mark on Cain to protect him from being
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killed by those who might seek revenge
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for Abel’s murder or for some other
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reason the exact nature of this Mark is
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not specified in the Bible and it has
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been the subject of much speculation and
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interpretation some Scholars have
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speculated that it has something to do
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with his skin color in a future episode
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I will revisit and expand more on this
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topic so why did God protect Cain from
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his would be attackers even though he
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committed the grave crime of killing his
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innocent brother because God wanted to
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avoid a cycle of Vengeance God’s
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response was not necessarily to protect
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Cain from the consequences of his
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actions but to stop the cycle of
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Vengeance that may have followed God
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decreed that anyone who killed Cain
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would face Vengeance
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Sevenfold this was not necessarily a
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protection in the sense of shielding him
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from the consequences of his actions
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instead God allowed Cain to live with
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the guilt and consequences of his sin
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with the hope that he might eventually
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find Redemption and
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repent thank you for watching don’t
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think were the people God protected Cain
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from why would they want to avenge Abel
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were they related were these Adam and
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Eve’s other children God bless you
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amen
