BIBLE CHARACTERS

Lesson #2

 

CAIN:

The Firstborn & The First Murderer

Genesis 4:1-17; Hebrews 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Jude11

Victor M. Eskew

 

Discussion Questions

 

1.   How do two different children who come from the same home have such differences with regard to their service to God?

 

2.   Is there a way for parents to mitigate the differences between attitudes, ideologies, and behaviors in their children?

 

3.   What caused Cain to bring the offering that he brought to the Lord?

 

4.   Why did God reject Cain’s sacrifice?

 

5.   Did Cain know that God would not be pleased with his sacrifice?

 

6.   Why didn’t Cain listen to the Lord’s rebuke?

 

7.   Was the murder of Abel by Cain really necessary?

 

8.   Was Cain angry with God?  or, was he angry with Abel?

 

9.   How is one’s natural love for a brother replaced or overridden by anger and hatred?

 

10.                Do you think birth order had anything to do with the differences between

these brothers?

 

11.                Why did Cain take such a nasty demeanor when God approached him

about the whereabout of his brother?

 

12.                Was God’s punishment of Cain just?

 

13.                Why did God spare Cain?

 

14.                Why did Cain say:  “My punishment is greater than I can bear?” (Gen.

4:13)

 

15.                Why did God protect Cain?

 

16.                List five (5) points that describe “the way of Cain” (Jude 11)