Scripture Post #1,375: *CAIN'S PUNISHMENT*

Genesis 4: 

10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. 

11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

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Cain—Adam and Eve's older son—killed Abel—Adam and Eve's younger son. Sin crouched at the door and Cain was overtaken by it. GOD didn't let this sin go unpunished. He took Cain's craft: farming, and turned it against him. After being punished, the earth would no longer yield her fruit unto Cain. 

Context:

Gen. 4:10: "And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground."

V. 11: "And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;"

V. 12: "When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth." 

V. 13: "And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear."

V. 14: "Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me."

V. 15: "And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him."

V. 16: "And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden."

Originally Published: Sat. 6 • 18 • 16