Jan. 28, 1888 Sabbath School Lesson - Abel's Sacrifice

1. What was the name of the first son of Adam and Eve?

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Genesis 4:1
2. What was the name of the second son?
And she again bare his brother Abel.
Genesis 4:2

3. What occupation did each follow ?

And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Genesis 4:2

4. What offering did Cain bring to the Lord ?

Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Genesis 4:3

5. What was Abel's offering ?

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.
Genesis 4:4
6. How did the Lord regard Abel's offering?And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Genesis 4:4

 7. How did the Lord regard Cain's offering?

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.
Genesis 4:5

8. What made Abel's offering more acceptable than Cain's ?

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
Hebrews 11:4

9. What did Abel obtain by his offering ?

...by which he obtained witness that he was righteous,
Hebrews 11:4

10. What was the defect in Cain's offering ?
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Hebrews 9:22

11. Then since Cain did not take the proper steps to secure the remission of sins,what lay at his door ?

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.

Genesis 4:7
12. Through whose blood alone may remission of sins be obtained ?

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,

Romans 3:24,25
13. Then since Abel was accepted, in whom must he have had faith ?
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even]by him doth this man stand here before you whole. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Acts 4:10,12

14. What is the highest attainment of faith ?

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

1 John 5:4
15. Since Abel was justified, was not his faith in Christ as perfect as ours can be ?

To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Romans 3:26

16. What did Cain do to Abel?

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.

Genesis 4:8
17. Why did he do this?

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

1 John 3:12

18. Of what scripture was Abel the first to demonstrate the truth ?

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
2 Timothy 3:12 
19. Is it any wonder if the world hates the righteous?
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

John 15:19