Genesis Lesson 5
THE LORD PUT A MARK ON CAIN
Genesis 4:1-5:32
Key Verse 4:15
I. Cain and Abel (4:1-15)
What were Cain and Abel’s respective jobs (1,2)? What sacrifices did they each offer to God (3,4a)? What did God accept and what did God refuse to accept (4b,5a)? What does this tell us about God’s sovereignty? What sacrifice is God pleased to accept? (Heb 11:4; Ps 51:17)
How did Cain respond when he and his offering were rejected (5b)? Why didn’t God accept Cain and his offering (6,7)? What danger awaits those who do not do what is right? How should we deal with our sinful desires? (Gal 5:16-18; Ro 6:12-14)
What did Cain end up doing (8)? What caused this? (1Jn 2:11; 3:11-12) When God questioned Cain about this, how did Cain reply (9)? How was Cain punished (10-12)? Think about the meaning of a restless wanderer. What inner pain did this cause (13,14)?
How did God protect Cain’s life (15)? Think about how God loved Cain by marking him to prevent anyone from killing him.
II. The Descendents of Cain and Seth (4:16-5:32)
Describe Cain’s descendants (4:16-22). What kind of person was Lamech (19,23,24)? What sin did he commit? How did Cain’s sin influence his descendants?
Who did God give Eve in place of Abel(25)? What began from the time of Seth (26)?
Give a genealogy of Adam’s descendants (ch. 5). Who was the man of faith among them (21-24)? What kind of faith did they have? (Heb 11:5) Who lived the longest (25-27)? What hope did Lamech leave his son Noah (29-32)?