Abel's Sacrifice Than Cain (Children Version)

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Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain” (Children Version). Abel sacrificed his best lamb in hopes of impressing God. On the other hand, Cain barely sacrificed anything. Yet God gave Cain a simple reminder that this sacrifice “wasn't appropriate” (Children Version). Instead of being grateful for the words from God, Cain lashed out on Abel. In today’s world this type of situation occurs a lot. When people are asked to make sacrifices they become jealous. When people become jealous they make accusations of favoritism. They then begin to make careless decisions. People today still show these feelings. This is why the Bible is still relevant. Some examples are jealousy, favoritism, and careless decisions.
After the brothers realized that God preferred Abel more than Cain there was jealousy. Cain loured …show more content…

Instead of giving God a quality sacrifice, Cain gave God straw. If Cain wouldn't have made a careless decision his sacrifice would have been accepted. Today it is very easy to make a careless decision. For example the student is stressed out about all the homework. Instead of managing her time and balancing everything she's decides to not do it at all. The student receives F’s and is struggling even more. Another example would be the boy does not to study for his test. He decides to cheat when he could have studied. Now he will receive an automatic F. Careless decision are made all the time when they can easily be avoided.
“Cain and Abel” can relate to a lot of feeling in the real world today. Jealousy, favoritism, and careless decisions are only a few of them. Cain was jealous of Abel because God chose his sacrifice over his. God showed favoritism to Abel when he allowed his sacrifice to burn and not Cains’. Finally, Cain made a careless decision to sacrifice just any straw instead something more valuable. In conclusion, “Cain and Abel” interpret various human

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