Peace to you.
Abel was a keeper of sheep.
Genesis 4:2 KJV
(2) And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Abel represents the pastors who feed the flock of God (the church of God) not for “filthy lucre’s” sake but willingly without charge. They do not seek after their own gain but instead another’s as they feed the flock freely. They are servants and not “lords” over God’s heritage.
1 Peter 5:2-4 KJV
(2) Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
(3) Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
(4) And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away
In contrast, Cain was a “tiller of the ground”….a worker of the ground (in Hebrew: “ground” = the “Adamah”).
Genesis 4:2 KJV
(2) And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Cain represents the “pastors” of the churches who serve only for their earthly things….who are only minding the earthly things (what to eat, what to drink, what to wear)…. as they “preach” or rather as they handle the Word of God deceitfully for unjust gain. They use flattering words...good words and beautiful speeches...in order to get it.
They are “tillers of the ground” as they only preach for money in order to get their earthly needs met. They work for and seek after their earthly necessities inside the churches just as the outside nations do. This should not be.
Those who do such things must hear and overcome their wrath when they hear the things of the Spirit.
We are laborers together with God and we are God’s FIELD (“husbandry”).
1 Corinthians 3:9 KJV
(9) For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Let us hear a brother and not “rise up” as Cain once did against a brother who is working in God’s field. Cain (meaning “spear”) did rise up against “Abel” (meaning “emptiness”) and did slay him. Let us not “slay” another with the spear of the tongue by calling them “empty” (the meaning of “Abel”)…empty-headed…raca….fool.
Genesis 4:8-9 KJV
(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?
In the “old time”, Cain killed Abel.
Matthew 5:21-24 KJV
(21) Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Today, we must not become angry with a brother without cause and call him “raca” (which means “EMPTY” ) … and “fool”. Remember how Abel means “empty” as that is what Cain did consider him to be “in the field” and did slay him.
Today, others may become angry at what they hear and will be tempted to label the speaker as an “empty head” because of what a brother may speak which may be in the Spirit of Truth. Whoever hates their brother is a murderer....following in the way of Cain.
(22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
(23) Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
(24) Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Sin lies at the door….the door of the mouth…but we must rule over it when we become angry at what we hear a brother speaking. Let us not kill the messenger by calling them an empty one without knowledge. Sin (evil speaking) must not have dominion…reign…over us. We must rule over it. We must overcome.
Genesis 4:5-7 KJV
(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.
The “adamah”….the nations who do not know God…run headfirst after the earthly things (what to eat, what to drink, what to wear). We should not be seeking after these things inside the churches.
Matthew 6:31-33 KJV
(31) Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(32) (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Instead of conforming to this world in the pursuit of earthly things within the church, we are to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these earthly things shall be added unto us.
(33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Again, the “adamah” are the nations of the world that do not know God and only seek after the earthly things as they go about their lives in this earth. The outside world does not profess to know God. They lust after the earthly things that they blindly run after as they serve the fleshly mind.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-9 KJV
(3) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
(4) That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
(5) Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
(6) That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
(7) For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
(8) He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
(9) But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
The “adamah” (which means “red ground”) serves the carnal mind…the fleshly mind… and cannot please God. They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh only. The outside nations of the world are only minding the things of the flesh as they serve the fleshly mind. To be carnally-minded is death.
Romans 8:5 KJV
(5) For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
“Adam” means “red” only (without the word for “ground” attached to it…. “adamah”).
The blood of Christ washes us from the “dead works” of the carnal mind (the ground…the fleshly mind) so that we may serve the living God. We receive the Spirit by which we crucify in Christ the works of the flesh and serve God.
Hebrews 9:14 KJV
(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?
The nations of the world walk in the “vanity of their mind”….the emptiness….the transientness of their mind (singular “mind” as they all think and behave the same way). They are the “adamah” that we are taken from as we receive the Spirit of Christ. We must not walk with them in their pursuit of the things of the emptiness of their mind as their life is alienated from the life of God.
Ephesians 4:17-20 KJV
(17) This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
(18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
(19) Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
(20) But ye have not so learned Christ;
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Abel was a keeper of sheep.
Genesis 4:2 KJV
(2) And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Abel represents the pastors who feed the flock of God (the church of God) not for “filthy lucre’s” sake but willingly without charge. They do not seek after their own gain but instead another’s as they feed the flock freely. They are servants and not “lords” over God’s heritage.
1 Peter 5:2-4 KJV
(2) Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
(3) Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
(4) And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away
In contrast, Cain was a “tiller of the ground”….a worker of the ground (in Hebrew: “ground” = the “Adamah”).
Genesis 4:2 KJV
(2) And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Cain represents the “pastors” of the churches who serve only for their earthly things….who are only minding the earthly things (what to eat, what to drink, what to wear)…. as they “preach” or rather as they handle the Word of God deceitfully for unjust gain. They use flattering words...good words and beautiful speeches...in order to get it.
They are “tillers of the ground” as they only preach for money in order to get their earthly needs met. They work for and seek after their earthly necessities inside the churches just as the outside nations do. This should not be.
Those who do such things must hear and overcome their wrath when they hear the things of the Spirit.
We are laborers together with God and we are God’s FIELD (“husbandry”).
1 Corinthians 3:9 KJV
(9) For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Let us hear a brother and not “rise up” as Cain once did against a brother who is working in God’s field. Cain (meaning “spear”) did rise up against “Abel” (meaning “emptiness”) and did slay him. Let us not “slay” another with the spear of the tongue by calling them “empty” (the meaning of “Abel”)…empty-headed…raca….fool.
Genesis 4:8-9 KJV
(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?
In the “old time”, Cain killed Abel.
Matthew 5:21-24 KJV
(21) Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Today, we must not become angry with a brother without cause and call him “raca” (which means “EMPTY” ) … and “fool”. Remember how Abel means “empty” as that is what Cain did consider him to be “in the field” and did slay him.
Today, others may become angry at what they hear and will be tempted to label the speaker as an “empty head” because of what a brother may speak which may be in the Spirit of Truth. Whoever hates their brother is a murderer....following in the way of Cain.
(22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
(23) Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
(24) Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Sin lies at the door….the door of the mouth…but we must rule over it when we become angry at what we hear a brother speaking. Let us not kill the messenger by calling them an empty one without knowledge. Sin (evil speaking) must not have dominion…reign…over us. We must rule over it. We must overcome.
Genesis 4:5-7 KJV
(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.
The “adamah”….the nations who do not know God…run headfirst after the earthly things (what to eat, what to drink, what to wear). We should not be seeking after these things inside the churches.
Matthew 6:31-33 KJV
(31) Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(32) (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Instead of conforming to this world in the pursuit of earthly things within the church, we are to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these earthly things shall be added unto us.
(33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Again, the “adamah” are the nations of the world that do not know God and only seek after the earthly things as they go about their lives in this earth. The outside world does not profess to know God. They lust after the earthly things that they blindly run after as they serve the fleshly mind.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-9 KJV
(3) For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
(4) That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
(5) Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
(6) That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
(7) For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
(8) He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
(9) But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
The “adamah” (which means “red ground”) serves the carnal mind…the fleshly mind… and cannot please God. They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh only. The outside nations of the world are only minding the things of the flesh as they serve the fleshly mind. To be carnally-minded is death.
Romans 8:5 KJV
(5) For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
“Adam” means “red” only (without the word for “ground” attached to it…. “adamah”).
The blood of Christ washes us from the “dead works” of the carnal mind (the ground…the fleshly mind) so that we may serve the living God. We receive the Spirit by which we crucify in Christ the works of the flesh and serve God.
Hebrews 9:14 KJV
(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?
The nations of the world walk in the “vanity of their mind”….the emptiness….the transientness of their mind (singular “mind” as they all think and behave the same way). They are the “adamah” that we are taken from as we receive the Spirit of Christ. We must not walk with them in their pursuit of the things of the emptiness of their mind as their life is alienated from the life of God.
Ephesians 4:17-20 KJV
(17) This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
(18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
(19) Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
(20) But ye have not so learned Christ;
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