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GENESIS

Murder is the unlawful premeditated KILLINGKILLING of one person by another.

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IT ALL STARTED IN GENESIS 4:8IT ALL STARTED IN GENESIS 4:8 Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came

to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.

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1. He was the first BORNBORN of Adam and Eve2. He was a TILLERTILLER of the ground.3. He brought an offering of the FRUITFRUIT of the ground to the Lord. This was the workwork of his hands.4. His offering was REJECTEDREJECTED by God.5. He became very ANGRYANGRY at Able.

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6. His FACE showed his anger. 7. He REFUSE to bring the right offering of blood. 8. Sin KNOCKED on his door and he let it in. 9. He failed to RULE over sin.10. He KILLED Abel his brother.11. He went for the PRESENCEPRESENCE of the Lord to the land of Nod.

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1. The LOSTLOST and the SAVEDSAVED –2. The SELF-RIGHTEOUSSELF-RIGHTEOUS and the BROKEN-BROKEN-SPIRITEDSPIRITED3. People who rely on their OWN GOOD WORKSOWN GOOD WORKS to get to heaven, and those who TRUSTTRUST in the finished work Christ –4. People who rely on HUMAN MERITHUMAN MERIT for their salvation, and those who are rely on GOD’SGOD’S GRACEGRACE.

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5. Those who ignore the CALL OF GODCALL OF GOD, and those who ANSWERANSWER the call of God -6. Those who LOVELOVE God and those who HATEHATE God –PLEASEPLEASE NOTENOTE - - Both Cain and Abel were BORN SINNERSBORN SINNERS, for Eve’s womb, which makes them children of wrath – (Eph. 2:1-2)Both Cain and Able needed to be SAVEDSAVED, but only ONEONE seen his need.

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It’s sad, but Cain DENIED his need for salvation and will suffer Divine consequences – (Rev. 20:11-15)

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Able placed his FAITH is a sacrificial substitute,

pointing to Jesus Christ’s future sacrifice on the

Cross, and he was accounted righteousness before God. Able knelt on the ground,

received God’s grace, CONFESSED his sin and

received forgiveness.

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Looking forward to the cross

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Looking back to the cross

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Gen 4:6-7 So the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And

why has your countenance fallen?7 "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should

rule over it."

Verse seven tell us that Cain REFUSEDREFUSED to comply with God’s divine threat. Cain made his choice just like people today, they refuse Jesus Christ, and will suffer the divine consequences for sin (Rom. 6:23)

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When Cain gave into sin, he was giving into Satan. He let SINSIN and SATANSATAN take

Him down the BROAD ROAD TO BROAD ROAD TO DISTRUCTIONDISTRUCTION

(Matt. 7:13-14)"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the

gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.14 "Because narrow is the gate

and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

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GENESIS

Sin can DEFILE our walk with God, and we need God’s BAR OF SOAP to keep us clean.

1 John 9:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just

to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Hate in Cain HEARTHEART leads to murder in

His HANDSHANDS

If there were no Laws crime would FLOURISHFLOURISH, even

with the law it’s bad enough.

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Genesis 4:8Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to

pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and KILLED him.

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According to Biblical students, they say, “That Cain did not like the thought of losing the place of privilege

of the FIRST BORN. When he refused to bring the right offering (v. 7) he knew that Abel would RULE

over him, and this was unacceptable to him. The only way out was to KILL him, and that’ what he did.

Murder is the unlawful premeditated KILLINGKILLING of one person by another.

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Cain went to the field and express how DISAPPOINTEDDISAPPOINTED

he was over the sacrificethat God did not accept.

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Cain waited until Abel was in the field, he said,” I’ll kill him there so nobody will SEESEE me.”

Heb. 4:13And there is no creature hidden from His sight,

but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

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If Cain would have listened to what God had said, he

would have known the OUTCOMEOUTCOME – (v.7) – (v.7)

SIN LIES AT THE DOORSIN LIES AT THE DOOR

PREMEDITATED MURDERPREMEDITATED MURDER

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Genesis 4:9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your

brother? “He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?"

Cain’s harden heart unveils his TEMPERTEMPER. His heart was full of anger for his brother. “Am I my brother“Am I my brother

Keeper.”Keeper.” Cain had a wicked heart!

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Verse nine brings out the continual EVILEVILof a Cain’s heart – (Jer. 17:9)

Jeremiah. 17:9"The heart is DECEITFULDECEITFUL above

all things, And desperately WICKED; Who can know it?

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Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not MOCKEDMOCKED; for

whatever a man SOWSSOWS, that he will also REAPREAP.

Numbers 32:23“ The land . . . be your possession before the LORD.

23 "But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the LORD; and sinned against the LORD; and

BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUTBE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT..

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And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Cain’s wicked heart shed INNOCENTINNOCENT blood, and that blood cried aloud to God. How this

speaks of the to us of the precious blood the precious blood of Christof Christ – (1 Pet. 1:18)

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Genesis 4:11-12 "So now you are cursed from the earth, which has

opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.12 "When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive

and a vagabond you shall be on the earth."

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1. He was cursed from the EARTH – (4:11)

2. He lost the STRENGHT of the ground – (4:12)

3. He was pounced by God a FUGITIVE – (4:12b)

5. He was pounced by God a VAGABOND – (4:12c)

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Genesis 4:14-15 "Surely You have driven me out this day from the

face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the

earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me."15 And the LORD said to him, "Therefore,

whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. “And the LORD set a mark on Cain,

lest anyone finding him should kill him.

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1. Sin SEPARATESEPARATE us from God –2. Sin had great CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES –3. Sin DESTROYSDESTROYS families –4. Sin can lead to MURDERMURDER –5. Sin DARKENSDARKENS our mind –6. Sin LIESLIES at the door of our lives –7. Sin with try to RULERULE your life -8. Sin was DEALTDEALT with at the cross –