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Offerings were to be from the best of whatever a person had to offer to the Lord. Abel offered the fat from the first born of his flock. Cain offered some of the fruits of the soil. An offering is to be special, something honorable. It is also a sacrifice, meaning it is something the giver could have used for himself, something needed. This does no mean we are to give foolishly to God so as to have too little to live by, just that the offering represents great value to the giver. While Abel gave the best from the best, Cain gave just some of what he had to offer. Nothing special and it certainly didn't represent anything costly to Cain. God is looking for our faith. To give from one's best means that person is counting on God to support that person even when he's given from his best. To simply give a bit of what you produce leaves you with lots more on which to survive. No faith is required to operate on after such an offering. Finally, an offering is to be respectful. God found nothing of respect in Cain's offering. God wasn't angry with Cain, just disappointed. So God instructed Cain on how to do it. But Cain took it as a personal affront and decided to make Abel pay for the embarrassment Cain suffered after being compared to Abel.

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