CAIN AND ABEL: HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER
HIS BROTHER’S KEEPER (Genesis 4:1-16) Adam and Eve had a son; Cain was their first boy’s name. They had another called Abel, And they loved them both the same. After sin had entered the world, It was necessary to toil, So Abel kept the flocks, And Cain worked the soil. Both of the boys had learned to tithe, A portion of their gain. One day they both gave an offering, But Satan influenced Cain. Abel brought the best he had, From the firstborn of his flock. Cain brought some of his fruits — The part he could spare from his stock. Cain gave his tithe begrudgingly; Abel gave the best he had. So his tithe found favor with God, Which made Cain jealous and mad. The Lord asked Cain why he was upset, Though God already knew. He told Cain that if he’d done right, His tithe would find favor too. The Lord continued to lecture Cain. On how he should have done right. Cain may have rolled his eyes, And wished God out of s