![]() ![]() ![]() This sort of favoritism causes many deep psychological and spiritual problems for both the disfavored and the favored children. Too many people experience the pain of seeing siblings loved and cherished while they themselves are criticized and punished by their parents. Really, Cain is not much different from many of us. Instead God disfavored him and Cain predictably acted badly as a result thus having to bear lifelong consequences when all he wanted was equal love. All Cain wanted was to be equally loved by God. Why did God not favor Cain as He did Abel? If God had treated the brothers equally, this murder would not have occurred. God shouldn’t have been surprised that His disfavoring Cain would make Cain jealous of Abel and that the two would get into a fight. Cain presumably worked as hard as Abel to prepare his offerings to God. God liked Abel’s offerings but did not like Cain’s offerings. I don’t condone murder, but I’ve often found myself feeling sorry for Cain and upset with God over his treatment of Cain. The Cain and Abel story in the Bible is the first example of murder. ![]()
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