In Him We Have Redemption
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” Ephesians 1:7 I was reading in Genesis this morning pondering the difference in offerings that Cain and Abel gave God. More so the persons of who they were. I see Abel very much being a shadow of King David and later the person of Jesus. Abel’s name meant ‘breath’ or ‘nothing.’ He was a keeper of sheep. Not sure how many trades there were in the beginning. Typically, in the context of the Bible being a sheep keeper was a very low job. It was maybe a step up from being a leper. Cain was a first born, he worked the ground that was already cursed because of the sins of his parents. There isn't a lot of background given, all we know is Cain brought an offering of the work of his hands, and Abel brought his offering of the firstborn of a flock, and it's fat. "And the LORD respected Abel's offering, but He did not respect Cain and his offering." When we d