Genesis Chapter Four

I'm past Adam and Eve getting removed from the Garden of Eden. The couple have had 2 sons now Cain the oldest and Able.

This chapter speaks of the different offering that where brought before the Lord. Able brought a sheep and Cain brought fruits of the field. The Lord did not accept the fruit of the field and did accept Able's gift of the firstlings of his flock.

4:6-7 And the Lord said unto Cain, why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?
If thou doest wel, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

(at this point Cain killed Able)

4:9-12 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Able thy brother? And he said I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
And He said, what hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
And now art thou curst from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hands.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength, a fugitive and vegabond shalt thou be in the earth.

4:15 And the Lord said unto him, therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengence shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a make upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

This concludes the second sin in the Bible, the murder of ones own brother. I found here that even though Cain killed his brother, God was still merciful and didn't allow the people of earth to deal out Cain punishment. God withheld the judgement and the punishment of Cain for himself.