Some traditional interpretations consider Cain to be the originator of evil, violence, or greed. And based on what transpired between Him and Abel, He is also considered as the first Killer
Who was Cain?
I want us to look at who Cain was and the person he Married. Many find it difficult to comprehend and give answers to these questions!
Cain, in the Bible (Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament) was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve. He grew up becoming a farmer.
AND ADAM knew Eve as his wife, and she became pregnant and bore Cain; and she said, I have gotten and gained a man with the help of the Lord. And [next] she gave birth to his brothers Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground(Farmer).Genesis 4:1-2,Amplified Bible
Cain married his own sister?
Yes! Cain married his sister.
According to the various Abrahamic traditions, Awan (also Avan or Aven, from Hebrew אָוֶן aven “vice”, “iniquity”, “potency”) was the wife and sister of Cain and the daughter of Adam and Eve.
In the Book of Jubilees she is called Awan; however, in other Abrahamic texts she is called Jumelia.
Cain, the disobedient man?
Cain became a killer because of disobedience and flaunting of lay down rules and regulations.
In THE OLD TESTAMENT, It was clearly stated and made a ‘law’ that anything offered to the LORD must be a ‘living thing’.
Something with blood! And Cain being the oldest knew this, So why must He go contrary to it.
We can see this based on how the LORD addressed Him.
And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why do you look sad and depressed and dejected? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.Genesis 4:6-7, Amplified Bible
Was the LORD annoyed with Cain’s offering?
The answer is an award winning No! God was not annoyed with him for what he offered! But His(Cain) mindset was preoccupied with evil towards his brother
I want to state empatically that , GOD WILL NEVER CONTROL WHAT WE THINK OF AND TO THINK OF, IT’S OUR OWN WILL TO THINK RIGHT.
God saw the mindset of Cain and cautioned him against such evil plans. But he never respected the WORD and Counsel of God as the majority of us are doing today!
If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it. Genesis 4:7 Amplified Bible
This should tell us how God cherish and loves us even in our deplorable state! The only thing is to turn and cling to His counsels.
Beloved, God has also warned us in this end time.
But Sadly, we are behaving like Cain? We also rejecting the counsels of God and walking in our own counsels as Cain did? Let’s remember this;
There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.Proverbs 16:25, Amplified Bible
Wow!!! Such an insight. God bless you for the word so sweet.
Cain indeed married his own sister and God allowed it. Buh now, God seems to hate or called it abomination when you marry your own sister.
My question is, why did God allow Cain to marry his own sister, if He knew its going to be abomination in the future? Is is that God didnt know it was a sin or He just let it happen because he didnt care??
Thank you for your response! These are some questions that should push us to dive into studies as Christians concerning the BIBLE! Doing so will help us know if truly everything in the Bible is the “Word from God’ or the Bible contains the word of God plus some actions from mortal men’s experiences. We will graciously be addressing some of these issues and the questions you asked in our subsequent articles..
I look forward to that, Minister. God bless you once again.🙏