Men in the Bible: Cain – The Profile of A Fratricide
Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. – Genesis 4:8
We are still exploring the character of Cain, the son of Adam and Eve. This term, we will be shining the spotlight on him as the first murderer and fratricide in recorded history, as seen in the Holy Bible.
Our meditation will not be on the details of his heinous act per se. Rather, we will try to explore the inner workings of his mind as they culminated into him deciding that taking someone else’s life was the best solution to calm his frayed nerves, something that no other person had done until then.
So, what could have led to Cain succumbing to the emotion that drove him to the edge? Let us examine some of the profiles below:
He was not rigorous
One of our early introductions to the person of Cain was when he was to offer a sacrifice to God. While we do not know the details of the sacrifice he offered, we know that he offered from his livestock, since he was a shepherd. We can also infer from the developments that followed the offering that Cain did not offer the same kind of quality sacrifice that his brother offered to God, and that was why he was rejected.
Now, how he picked which livestock he would offer to God betrayed that he was neither painstaking nor rigorous in his ways, and that would explain why he did not choose the choice ones among his animals as sacrifice to God.
This carefreeness on his part also betrayed a character flaw that later culminated in him committing a fratricide. Because he was not deliberate or painstaking in doing things, he also lacked the moral fortitude to control his emotions and deal with the anger and sorrow that were welling up in his heart.
To be continued…
Selah!
Also read:
- Men in the Bible: The First Man to be Angry
- The Principle for Divine Acceptance
- When Life Squeezes You
- He Showed Me He Was Right There
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