He supposedly offered imperfect animals, but it's an analogy of how the hunter/gatherer stage of civilization practiced human/animal sacrifice in the past. Wine as blood and bread as flesh of a god is sacrifice-by-proxy as is the sacrifice by God of his son to the literalist who needs such analogy. To understand and raise above the ritual would do away with its need. Some need signs, signals, and commandments (the 99), and some don't.
It's nothing to brag on.
So was Cain really just envious of Abel because God accepted his brother's sacrifice and rejected his own, and then killed him out of a jealousy?
Or was it his foolish, ill-conceived attempt to please God with one more worthy that he would accept after being previously rejected, thinking God preferred human sacrifice over animal? 🤔
Interesting possibility. Who knows what Cain was really thinking or if Satan planted the idea in his mind? 🤷♂️
No, he wanted something out of it, that was with good intension.
God knew that, but he had to let free will in honor.
He couldnt tell that he knew because that would interfere with free will.
So to Cain know in the most nrutral way he wasnt pleased with the intensions, Able got favored and that pissed Cain of so bad, he actually killed his brother over it.
I think he didnt do it to try best his brother by killing him.
Else he wouldnt have snarled back not being his brothers keeper
Then why was God not happy when Cain offered some of his animals, and rejected that, which led to Cain murdering his brother?
It think its all about intention.
He supposedly offered imperfect animals, but it's an analogy of how the hunter/gatherer stage of civilization practiced human/animal sacrifice in the past. Wine as blood and bread as flesh of a god is sacrifice-by-proxy as is the sacrifice by God of his son to the literalist who needs such analogy. To understand and raise above the ritual would do away with its need. Some need signs, signals, and commandments (the 99), and some don't. It's nothing to brag on.
So was Cain really just envious of Abel because God accepted his brother's sacrifice and rejected his own, and then killed him out of a jealousy?
Or was it his foolish, ill-conceived attempt to please God with one more worthy that he would accept after being previously rejected, thinking God preferred human sacrifice over animal? 🤔
Interesting possibility. Who knows what Cain was really thinking or if Satan planted the idea in his mind? 🤷♂️
No, he wanted something out of it, that was with good intension.
God knew that, but he had to let free will in honor. He couldnt tell that he knew because that would interfere with free will.
So to Cain know in the most nrutral way he wasnt pleased with the intensions, Able got favored and that pissed Cain of so bad, he actually killed his brother over it.
I think he didnt do it to try best his brother by killing him.
Else he wouldnt have snarled back not being his brothers keeper
Cain and Abel are analogous characters for Agriculture taking over the Hunter-Gathering stage of civilization. This is known in higher circles.