Cain Rejects God's Promise

Theme: Cain Stands in Rejection of God's Promised Savior and of His Grace, and Heads His Family in Evil. I. Cain and Abel Demonstrate their Believing Upbringing – vv. 1-7 A. Adam and Eve Assume that Cain is the Man from God – vv. 1-2 B. God Respects Abel's Offering, but Not Cain's – vv. 3-5a C. Cain was Angry Because God Didn't Accept His Offering – vv. 5b-7 II. Cain Murders Abel and Objects to God's Judgment – vv. 8-16 A. The First Murder and God's Judgment – vv. 8-12 B. Cain's Unbelieving Response to God's Curse on His Sin – vv. 14-16 III. Sorrow in the Sons of Men and Hope in the Sons of God – vv. 17-26 A. Cain's Unbelief Compounded in Future Generations – vv. 17-24 B. Hope in the Genealogy of the Sons of God – vv. 25-26