CAIN THE KILLER TEXT: GEN 4:1-11 I. RESPECT- GEN 4:4 II. REJECT- GEN 4:5 III. RAGE- GEN 4:5-6 IV. REBELLION- GEN 4:9 V. REDIRECT- GEN 4:9-10 VI. RECEIVED- GEN 4:11 CONCLUSION- EPH 1:6-7

1. Cain the Killer
Text: Gen 4:1-11
Ca in t he Kil l er
Genesis 4:1-11
1John 3:12
…Cain, who was of
that wicked one, and
slew his brother.
And wherefore slew
he him?Because his
own works were evil,
and his brother's
righteous.

2. John 8:44
44) Ye are of your father the devil, and the
lusts of your father ye will do. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and abode
not in the truth, because there is no truth in
him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of
his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Let’s rewind to the beginning of Cain’s time
and see what we find.
Genesis 4
1 And Adam knew Eve his
wife; and she conceived, and
bare Cain, and said, I have
gotten a man from the
LORD.
2 And she again bare his
brother Abel. And Abel was
a keeper of sheep, but Cain
was a tiller of the ground.

3. Genesis 4
3 And in process of time it
came to pass, that Cain
brought of the fruit of the
ground an offering unto the
LORD.
4 And Abel, he also brought of
the firstlings of his flock and
of the fat thereof. And the
LORD had respect unto Abel
and to his offering:
We only find the boys offering a sacrifice.
Adam and Eve in type do not need a second
offering, the Lamb slain from the foundation
of the world covers them for eternity. (1Pet
1:19-20; Rev 13:8)

4. Genesis 4
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not
respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his
countenance fell.
Genesis 4
6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why
art thou wroth?and why is thy
countenance fallen?

5. Genesis 4
7 If thou doest well,
shalt thou not be
accepted?and if thou
doest not well, sin
lieth at the door. And
unto thee shall be his
desire, and thou shalt
rule over him.
Genesis 4
8 And 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
slew him.
9 And the LORD said unto
Cain, Where is Abel thy
brother?And he said, I
know not: Am I my
brother's keeper?

6. Genesis 4
10 And he said, What
hast thou done?the
voice of thy brother's
blood crieth unto me
from the ground.
11 And now art thou
cursed from the earth,
which hath opened her
mouth to receive thy
brother's blood from
thy hand;
I. Respect- Gen 4:4
I. Respect
4 …And the LORD had
respect unto Abel and to
his offering:
Heb 9:22
…without shedding of
blood is no remission.
Rom 5:9
Much more then, being
now justified by his
blood, we shall be
saved from wrath
through him.
John 16:8-11
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment:

7. 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10 Of righteousness, because I go to my
Father, and ye see me no more;
11 Of judgment, because the prince of this
world is judged.
Rom 5:9 Much more then, being now
justified by his blood, we shall be saved
from wrath through him.
Rom 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's
righteousness, and going about to establish
their own righteousness, have not
submitted themselves unto the
righteousness of God.
Man, can’t make God accept something
different than what God has already
prescribed in his word.

8. 2Cor 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin
for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in him.
Heb 9:14 How much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
offered himself without spot to God, purge
your conscience from dead works to serve
the living God?
Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the
law purged with blood; and without
shedding of blood is no remission.
1Pet 1:19 But with the precious blood of
Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot:
1John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is
in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his
Son cleanseth us from all sin.

9. II. Reject- Gen 4:5
II. Rej ect
Gen 4:5
But unto Cain and to
his offering he had not
respect…
• Rejection of the man first,
then his actions
Prov 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked
is an abomination to the
LORD…
Prov 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked
is abomination: how much
more, when he bringeth it
with a wicked mind?
Prov 21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, and
the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Prov 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is
abomination: how much more, when he
bringeth it with a wicked mind?
Prov 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an
abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the
upright is his delight.

10. III. Rage- Gen 4:5-6
III. Ra ge
Gen 4:5-6
5 …And Cain was very wroth,
and his countenance fell.
6 And the LORD said unto
Cain, Why art thou wroth?
and why is thy countenance
fallen?
Isa 3:9
The shew of their countenance
doth witness against them; and
they declare their sin as Sodom,
they hide it not. Woe unto their
soul! for they have rewarded evil
unto themselves.
Jer 6:15
Were they ashamed when they had
committed abomination? nay, they
were not at all ashamed, neither
could they blush: therefore they
shall fall among them that fall: at
the time that I visit them they shall
be cast down, saith the LORD.
Isa 3:9
The shew of their countenance doth witness
against them; and they declare their sin as
Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul!
for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Jer 6:15 Were they ashamed when they had
committed abomination? nay, they were not at
all ashamed, neither could they blush:
therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at

11. the time that I visit them they shall be cast
down, saith the LORD.
Ps 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his
countenance, will not seek after God: God is
not in all his thoughts.
Prov 21:24 Proud and haughty scorner is his
name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
1Tim 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every
where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath
and doubting.

12. IV. Rebellion- Gen 4:9
IV. Rebel l ion
Gen 4:9 And the LORD
said unto Cain, Where
is Abel thy brother?
And he said, I know
not…
Prov 12:22
Lying lips are abomination
to the LORD
Acts 5:3
…Satan filled thine heart to
lie to the Holy Ghost…
Gen 3:4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall
not surely die:
Prov 12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the
LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Isa 59:2-3 But your iniquities have separated
between you and your God, and your sins have
hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and
your fingers with iniquity; your lips have

13. spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered
perverseness.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and
the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and abode not in
the truth, because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his
own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Acts 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy
Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the
land?

14. V. Redirect- Gen 4:9-10
V. Redir ect
Gen 4:9-10 …Am I my
brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What
hast thou done?the
voice of thy brother's
blood crieth unto me
from the ground
Prov 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall
not prosper: but whoso
confesseth and forsaketh
them shall have mercy.
Rom 10:21
But to Israel he saith, All day
long I have stretched forth my
hands unto a disobedient and
gainsaying people.
Prov 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not
prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh
them shall have mercy.
Prov 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one
his own goodness: but a faithful man who can
find?
Rom 10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I
have stretchedforth my hands unto a
disobedient and gainsaying people.

15. Titus 2:9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto
their own masters, and to please them well in
all things; not answering again;
Gen 4:10
10) And he said, What hast thou done? the
voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from
the ground.
VI. Received- Gen 4:11

16.  Sin never conceals itself from God.
 When Cain rejected God, he was Received
by a cursed earth that further cursed him.
 There is no sanctuary from God for a sinner
Isa 14:9
9) Hell from beneath is moved for thee to
meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead
for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it
hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of
the nations.

17. Isa 5:14
14) Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and
opened her mouth without measure: and their
glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and
he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
1Pet 5:8
8) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour:
Conclusion- Eph 1:6-7
Concl usion
Eph 1:6-7
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he
hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7) In whom we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the
riches of his grace;

18. 1John 1:7
7) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship one with another, and
the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin.
CAIN THE KILLER
TEXT: GEN 4:1-11
I. RESPECT- GEN 4:4
II. REJECT- GEN 4:5
III. RAGE- GEN 4:5-6
IV. REBELLION- GEN 4:9
V. REDIRECT- GEN 4:9-10
VI. RECEIVED- GEN 4:11
CONCLUSION- EPH 1:6-7