What was really going on with Abel? Does anyone find the story of Cain and Abel screwed up.

by liam 13 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  raymond frantz

  Excellent question and excellent points raised, I found also the following:

  Some sages, like Ibn Ezra, suggest that God's acceptance of Abel's sacrifice was partly a divine mystery, intended to teach humility and trust. Genesis 4:7 ("If you do well, will you not be accepted?") implies that Cain could have been accepted with the right heart, but Abel's offering aligned more closely with God's will.

  So regardless the kind of sacrifice if Cain approach God with the right heart and with just offering vegetables the account would have been very different. Both sacrifices would have been accepted
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  MeanMrMustard

  Cain seems like a hard core vegan. Have you met some of those guys? All you do is get a nice BBQ going, get it smelling really nice, and they flip out and get violent... start talking about hitting you over the head with rocks. Seems like maybe Cain was one of those protein starved vegans, ready to snap at the thought of a burger.

  That's the story. Right from God's inspired word - don't be a vegan.
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  Bribie

  But Adam and Eve were vegan and they were perfect!
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  stan livedeath

  Just goes to show what a fine piece of work Jehovah is .