1) The document discusses Cain and Abel from the Bible and their different spiritual seeds or nature. Cain was angry his sacrifice was not accepted by God while Abel's was. 2) Cain then murdered Abel out of jealousy. God cursed Cain to become a wanderer and the land would no longer yield crops for him. 3) The document warns that those who practice sin are of the devil, and people must avoid sin and fleeing from God like Cain did in order to receive God's protection and blessings.

1. Spiritual Seed
Genesis 4

2. Big Idea
…sin is crouching at the
door; and its desire is for
you, but you must master it.
Genesis 4:7b 2

3. Spiritual Seed
Genesis 4

4. Spiritual Seeds
And I will put enmity Between you and the
woman, And between your seed and her
seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And
you shall bruise him on the heel.
Genesis 3:15 4

5. The Serpent’s Seed
You serpents, you brood of vipers,
how will you escape the sentence of
hell? Therefore, behold, I am sending
you prophets and wise men and
scribes; some of them you will kill and
crucify, and some of them you will
scourge in your synagogues,
Matthew 23:33–35 5

6. The Serpent’s Seed
and persecute from city to city, so that
upon you may fall the guilt of all the
righteous blood shed on earth, from
the blood of righteous Abel to the
blood of Zechariah, the son of
Berechiah, whom you murdered
between the temple and the altar.
Matthew 23:33–35 6

7. The Serpent’s Seed
You are of your father the devil, and you
want to do the desires of your father. He was
a murderer from the beginning, and does not
stand in the truth because there is no truth
in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks
from his own nature, for he is a liar and the
father of lies.
John 8:44 7

8. You are somebody's child
No one who is born of God practices
sin, because His seed abides in him;
and he cannot sin, because he is born
of God. By this the children of God and
the children of the devil are obvious:
anyone who does not practice
righteousness is not of God, nor the
one who does not love his brother.
1 John 3:9–10 8

9. The First Brothers
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and
she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she
said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of
the LORD.” Again, she gave birth to his brother
Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain
was a tiller of the ground.
Genesis 4:1–2 9

10. Meet the boys
Cain- gotten; special gift helped by YHWH
Became a farmer
Abel- breath or vapor (His shortened life?)
Shepherd
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11. Back to the story
So it came about in the course of time
that Cain brought an offering to the LORD
of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his
part also brought of the firstlings of his
flock and of their fat portions.
Genesis 4:3–4 11

12. The result
And the LORD
had regard for
Abel and for his
offering;
Genesis 4:4b 12

13. Not the quality of the offering but the offeror
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice
than Cain, through which he obtained the
testimony that he was righteous, God
testifying about his gifts, and through faith,
though he is dead, he still speaks.
Hebrews 11:4 13

14. Spiritual Seed
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4
you have been born again
not of perishable seed but
imperishable, that is,
through the living and
enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:23

15. Different in everyway
but for Cain and for his offering He
had no regard. So Cain became very
angry and his countenance fell.
Genesis 4:5 15

16. Different offerings
Animals-sheep bull goat dove pigeon
Meal-flour oil frankincense grain wine
Animals Produce Valuables
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17. It’s always been about the heart
“Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings
and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the
LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is
as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as
iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected
the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you…”
1 Samuel 15:22–23 17

18. The Lord’s invitation to talk
Then the LORD said to Cain,
“Why are you angry? And why
has your countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:6 18

19. Anger
Jesus said anger equal's murder
Ephesians 4:26–27…BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT
SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27
and do not give the devil an opportunity.
James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the
devil and he will flee from you.
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20. God’s voice of reason
If you do well, will not your countenance
be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin
is crouching at the door; and its desire is
for you, but you must master it.
Genesis 4:7 20

21. Wild Animal
Sin is crouching at the door
Crouching is used of the demonic in OT
1 Peter 5:8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your
adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring
lion, seeking someone to devour.
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22. It wants to consume you like prey
its desire is for you, but you must master it.
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23. We are not helpless puppets
Submit…to God. Resist
the devil and he will
flee from you.
James 4:7 23

24. Plan to Overcoming Sin
1. Identify your
flaws and
weaknesses
2. Make a plan with
goals
3. Practice discipline
and discipleship
4. Celebrate success
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25. Murder at heart
Cain told Abel his brother. And it came
about when they were in the field,
that Cain rose up against Abel his
brother and killed him.
Genesis 4:8 25

26. Spiritual Seed Commentary
…the one who practices sin is of the devil;
for the devil has sinned from the beginning.
The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to
destroy the works of the devil. No one who
is born of God practices sin, because His seed
abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he
is born of God. By this the children of God
1 John 3:8–12 26

27. Spiritual Seed Commentary
and the children of the devil are obvious:
anyone who does not practice righteousness
is not of God, nor the one who does not love
his brother. For this is the message which you
have heard from the beginning, that we
should love one another; not as Cain, who
was of the evil one and slew his brother. And
1 John 3:8–12 27

28. Spiritual Seed Commentary
for what reason did he slay him? Because his
deeds were evil, and his brother’s were
righteous.
1 John 3:8–12 28

29. Stop
Don’t practice sin! Even small sin. Don’t trade
your adoption into the family of God for entrance
into the kingdom of darkness.
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30. Avoidance
Then the LORD said to Cain,
“Where is Abel your brother?”
And he said, “I do not know. Am I
my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:9 30

31. God knows all
He said, “What have you done? The
voice of your brother’s blood is
crying to Me from the ground.
Genesis 4:10 31

32. Quite a curse for a farmer
Now you are cursed from the ground, which has
opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood
from your hand. When you cultivate the ground, it
will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a
vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.
Genesis 4:11–12 32

33. Real Fear
Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is too great
to bear! Behold, You have driven me this day from
the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be
hidden, and I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on
the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Genesis 4:13–14 33

34. Natural and Supernatural
Consequences
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 Barren Ground
 Barren Spirit

35. God offers protection
“Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance
will be taken on him sevenfold.” And the
LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that no
one finding him would slay him.
Genesis 4:15 35

36. Sad
Then Cain went out from the
presence of the LORD, and settled
in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 4:16 36

37. Rebellion against the Lord
Woe to them! For they have gone the way
of Cain, and for pay they have rushed
headlong into the error of Balaam, and
perished in the rebellion of Korah.
Jude 11 37

38. The Cain Family
Had a wife
Had children
Built a community
Population grew
Invented polygamy
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39. The Last One Mentioned
Lamech said, “…Listen to my voice, You wives of
Lamech, Give heed to my speech, For I have killed
a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking
me; If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech
seventy-sevenfold.”
Genesis 4:23–24 39