tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808670041290466552.post3707177164380992491..comments2023-09-18T02:56:01.703-07:00Comments on Walter Kirn's Permanent Morning: God Rages On -- Bible Study, Night TwoWalter Kirn or "Walt"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09791836439071305007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808670041290466552.post-41959568736831651772011-11-28T12:27:53.480-08:002011-11-28T12:27:53.480-08:00I always thought Cain's offering was not as ce...I always thought Cain's offering was not as celebrated because it's specified that Abel offered the choicest firstlings of his flock and Abel didn't go out of his way. After all, God simply warns Cain about knowing when he's done his best, and doesn't punish him. And did Cain mean to murder Abel? There had never been a murder before, so maybe he didn't get the consequences of bopping him on the bean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808670041290466552.post-22984904555625328672011-11-27T11:23:14.284-08:002011-11-27T11:23:14.284-08:00It's a pretty insular family.It's a pretty insular family.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222366707246731960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808670041290466552.post-42723545107009861072011-11-27T05:11:29.809-08:002011-11-27T05:11:29.809-08:00Funny, but I just started reading the Bible throug...Funny, but I just started reading the Bible through as well. I think because I recently finished Jon Krakauer's book on Fundamentalist Mormons and decided I better stop ignoring religion before I was killed by some fanatic.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm all the way into Leviticus. It's pretty dry. Exodus was a delight in comparison. As for why God liked the burnt offering instead of mere produce, it is repeated over and over in Exodus that God loves burnt offerings because they have a "pleasing odor." So maybe that's why Cain got screwed.<br /><br />@dinosaurtraderDinosaur Traderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403823869697632875noreply@blogger.com