Abel possessed admirable abilities according to the document. He was respect-able as God had respect for both Abel and his offering. He was justifi-able by doing what was right and being accepted by God. He was identifi-able as his blood cried out from the ground after Cain killed him. And he remains memor-able as his story is still told today and he speaks through his faith even after death. The document examines passages from the Bible to highlight these four qualities of Abel.

1. Slide 1
The Admirable Abilities of “Able”
GEN 4:1-11
The Admirable Abilities of Able
Gen 4:1-11
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 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:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. 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?
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.

2. 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?
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;
Slide 2
You would be hard pressed to think of 4 things notable about the famous celebrities of old;
But here are 4 qualities you can duplicate.
Respectable- to God, seek to please Him
Justifiable- Give God the evidence needed to bless you
Identifiable- Only the righteousness of God out last time,
Memorable- In 200yrs will any of these qualities be outstanding in the life you lived?
Slide 3

3. Respect-able
Gen 4:4-5
I. Respect-able Gen 4:4-5
Gen 4:4-5
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:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his
countenance fell.
The order is to accept, first the person, and then the offering.
The Lord had respect to Abel and his offering.
Man first respects the gifts, and then the person.
Prov 15:8
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD:
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Prov 15:29
29 The LORD is far from the wicked:
but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
John 9:31
31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners:
but if any man be a worshipper of God,
and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Heb 11:26
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches
than the treasures in Egypt:

4. for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
1John 3:12
12 Not as 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.
Slide 4
Justifi-able
Gen 4:7
II. Justifi-able Gen 4:7
Gen 4:7
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.
Rom 3:4-5
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;
as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings,
and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God,
what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

5. Ps 51:4
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Matt 11:19
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
But wisdom is justified of her children.
You will pay the price for what you justify.
Slide 5
Identifi-able
Gen 4:10
III. Identifi-able Gen 4:10
Gen 4:10
10 And he said, What hast thou done?
the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Cultural Difference…

6. Heb 12:24
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant,
and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh
better things than that of Abel.
2Kgs 9:26
26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth,
and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD;
and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD.
Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground,
according to the word of the LORD.
Ps 9:12
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood,
he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Slide 6
Memor-able
1Sam 6:18
IV. Memor-able 1Sam 6:18
1Sam 6:18
18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines

7. belonging to the five lords,
both of fenced cities, and of country villages,
even unto the great stone of Abel,
whereon they set down the ark of the LORD:
which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua,
the Bethshemite.
Abel, Stone of : the place where the ark rested in the field of Joshua at Beth-shemesh.
(1 Samuel 6:18)
Matt 23:35
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth,
from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias,
whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Eternal Diffrence
Heb 11:4
4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
by which he obtained witness that he was righteous,
God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
The Admirable Abilities of Able
I. Respect-able Gen 4:4-5
II. Justifi-able Gen 4:7
III. Identifi-able Gen 4:10
IV. Memor-able 1Sam 6:18