The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-01-17
THE STORY OF
CAIN AND ABEL
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Sunday School Lesson Tor Ian. ~. 1907


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| verres, S-ie
his brother Is a rnurdcrer John sis'
| TiME.-Uuknown. although Ussher's
| chronology. which Il generally UNDER
stood not to be correct, gives Il as n. {.
| PLACE.-outslde the Garden OF Eden.
but probably In the same region. which
| whole region was called Eden. near tho
| Tigris and EuphrRtea rivers.
| SCRIPTURE REFERENCES The
| Eyil Hating the Good.-psa ii2; gag.
Matt. 1918. Acts AIS 5'ss: 1 pet s:ii.
etc The cure John 1885, 3. Rom. i2;e.
TO- Is, ISL; ESQ: Cal. s.is' PM. z:2-t:
that wicked one, q John a.i2l, who was
$40. The reason OF The difference Ia the
cry unto God GAS. So; REV. $40. csrisrs
than the blood OF Abel Cfleb. i2;eD
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The picture OF Cain and Abel por-
trays how from the hrst opposition
has subsistcd between good and evil.
between faith aud self-will. between
obedience and lawlessness. The two
brothers brought up IN the same fam
ily. became the'types. the one OF sin.
the other OF righteousness. Rye.
The Two Sacrifices. True and False
| Worship.-V 3. I'm process OF time"
An indefnite note Of time. II prob
ably was many years Cain brought
the fruit Of the ground" The products
proper. AN Offering unto the Lord,
Jehovah. who had made himself
known "a the garden. and probably
since.
Va And Abel. he also brought Of
the frstlings OF his flock" Either
the FIRST born. which God afterwards
demanded EEK i3;i2l. or the choicest
aud best dob iS:13l."-Cook. And
the tat thereof" Literally. the Fat.
ness of them. 1, q. the latest OF the
irstlings. the best he had. or. as Dill
mann. their fat pieces" the part to
be burned THE lord had respect
unto Abel aud 10 his Offering It Is
impossible to know In what way the
Lord showed his favor. but 4, was. In
any case. a visible sign OF satlsfae-
ton. KEEL.
The Anger % Cain. a. II was
against his brother. 90 Il was with
| NWt hnHA tANafs NaN ~ Nh'W WAA "
envy and Jealousy. ca Il was inten-
sihed by his own consciousness OF be-
ing In the wrong. and the desire to
quiet his conscience by blaming 9TH
crs. 90 II was against God. 60 II
was violent. ill-tcmpered. beyond the
control OF reason. 20 II was the feel
ing OF hatred In the wicked toward
those who are better because they aro
n continual rcproof
" s. and Cain talked with Abel
and his brother" Hebrew. And Cain
said unto Abel his brother after
which there Ia. Ia many OF the Hebrew
copies. blank space left. as II some
thing had been omitted. Bush. lie
talked over the matter with his
brother. lie went on in familiar inter
course with lhm. and Il was during
one OF these conversations that hts
anger was again innamed. Others rep
resent Cain as asking his brother to
10 away from the home into a lonely
field for the purpose OF doing evil to
him. Cain slew him. Whether
he Intended TO XIII OF struck a blow
in anger. and the result was more
than he expected. we do not know.
Am | Ny Brothers Keeper?-0nly
Calnllke men ask Gains question. We
all are our brothers keepers God has
made the circles Of family. friendship.
acquaintance. race. humanity. so that
each Of us has an influence In them.
and we are responsible for that infu-
ence. No one lives or dies 10 himself
And God gives Us wealth. position, In
ieIlect, not for ourselves alone. hut
that we may be better keepers OF our
brother. n) We are keepers OF our
brothers. not by debating 10 them, but
by brotherIy love: (2l by helping
them. as the good Samaritan. or as
tho righteous In Matt. 25:si.i6: CD by
considering their welfare IN all our
business relations: lp by using every
influence for their good doing to 9th
ers In all relations AS we would that
they should do unto us"
The Voice OF Abel Stin Heard
"The blood that speaketh better things
than that OF Abel" Heb. 12:2D. lie
being dead yet speaketh" tHeb. NO.
Here is a fine picture OF Abeis work.
lie is living and speaking down all
the centuries one long triumpnai
march. scattering blessed gems of
truth to all ages. like Prince Siddarths
in his fathers dream in The Light of
Asia.
Gains punishment consisted ca in
the strengthening OF his evil charac-
ter lie added lying and seihshness To
murder. ca He set himself in opposi-
ton 10 God and his laws. changing
from the light OF blessings 10 the evils
that are the necessary consequences
OF defying Gods laws. (3) His life
work was a failure. (4) He lost the
blessings Of companionship with the
good He was lonely. estranged from
his kind, an outlaw. 60 Remorse and
the condemnation OF his conscience.
Practical Points.
| The only explanation OF the differ
ence between Cain and Abel lies In