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Adam and Eve had a boy named Cain and a boy named Abel.
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Cain became a farmer. Abel became a keeper of sheep. Both boys gave offerings to God.
Parents: Explain to your child that a keeper of sheep is called a shepherd. Then discuss the following questions: How did Cain and Abel give offerings to God? What kind of offerings did Cain and Abel give to God? Do we give offerings to God today? How are they different from the offerings Cain and Abel gave?
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Abel gave God a little lamb he loved very much. This little lamb was the best one he had. God was pleased with the offering Abel gave.
Parents: Ask your child this question: Why was God pleased with Abel's offering?
Cain had a little lamb, too. He didn't think he should give it to God, so he offered some of his vegetables. God was not pleased with Cain's offering.
Parents: Ask your child these questions: Why wasn't God pleased with Cain's offering? Is God pleased with our offerings today if we really don't want to give them?
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Cain got very mad at Abel because God was pleased with Abel's offering but not his. One day when they were in the field Cain hit Abel so hard that he killed him.
Parents: Explain what jealousy is and what it can make you do sometimes. Which commandment did Cain break here? What should Cain have done instead of hitting his brother when he was angry with him?
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When God asked Cain where Abel was, Cain lied. He told God he didn't know. God knew what Cain had done, so He put a mark on Cain and sent him and his wife away from home. Now Cain was lonely. He must have felt much the same way his mother and father did when God sent them out of the Garden of Eden.
Parents: Ask your child these questions: Which commandment did Cain break when he lied? Why did God send Cain away? Have you ever felt all alone?
Cain's murder of Abel was the beginning of all the crime that you see in the world today. This is how wars begin. (Find pictures of crime and paste them here.)
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Across 1.
was the first man to kill someone.
3. Cain to God when he said he didn't know' where Abel was.
Down 2.
was Cain's brother. _
4. Abel's offering pleased
Answers: 008 138V 0311 NIV::>
WORD SEARCH
Find the words in the puzzle below and circle them.
SAONBDOHGTLCDAOX M C EFT S F Z I U N SET B A TFKEGI FHWAGEFLNT L G T CAB EGO D L L K S C J RKSFAI RQXAYBLMYX VI PBMI I RVMCADECT CLEXLJNYJKBTEVNW KLOVEPGMNTLEXBDM TCZMERLTMSAGBLCD SYLBLTHKJESETFHI ABOLAMBEDFGVKGLC XQPMTXETLBANCJVW CAIN VEGETABLES EVE
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GOD LOVE ADAM
ABEL KILL
LAMB OFFERING
BIBLE TIC-TAC-TOE
Kill
Cain Obedient
Shepherd
Abel
Murder
To find out who wins the Tic-Tac-Toe game, Cain or Abel, give Cain O's for all things having to do with Cain and X's for all things having to do with Abel. . winner: _
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