Cain and Abel

Listen to the Story…

We recorded the Cain and Abel story and dialogue during one of our gatherings. The story itself is just a few minutes long and the dialogue follows, so give it a listen and then dive into the discussion.

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Participate in the Dialogue…

Try to answer these questions only from this or previous stories without jumping ahead. Let the story emerge…

What questions do you have about the story? What do you wonder about?

What did God say to Cain after he rejected his offering?

What do you think God was trying to get at with Cain?

What did Cain answer to God’s questions–What’s with Cain’s silence?

Why do you think Cain killed his brother?

Where did Cain learn to do evil?

After Cain killed Abel, how does God respond?

What does God say to Cain?

What heart attitude do you discern in Cain’s reply?

What was God’s reaction to the murder?

Do God’s actions show us anything about how he felt about murder? About Cain?

Why didn’t God just ignore what Cain had done?

What punishment did Cain deserve?

What do we learn about God in this story?

Who did Cain sin against?

How did Cain do at managing the knowledge of good and evil?

What would it take to be able to rightly manage the knowledge of good and evil in our life?