Cultivator At Last

The other of the two, Cain, as discussed before, enjoyed the ground from which things grew. He was almost like a gardener, but not quite. If you could put it like this, he was a cultivator of sorts. This man had found the earth would grow whatever he wanted, once tended properly enough. Maybe some of you have seen seeds on sale in the store. Perhaps you're from an area that doesn't even have seeds. Have you any living things? In the driest of deserts, there may not be many plants or seeds. But when you have a few growing, you can usually harvest the part of the plant that flowers. That should contain the seed. Some plants require a cutting from a root, the stem, or leaf. Then with proper water, sunlight, and care the rest will grow. Plants like fruit and crops usually require fewer dry conditions. The seed for these is not the part that flowers. Instead, it's obtained from its' fruit. These enjoy plenty of water, usually about half to three-quarters of the year. Not too much water though, before rot sets in on certain things. Some plants too like the soil to be just right. A cultivator tends to all of that.

Now Cain wasn't the nicest of the bunch, nor was he yet the smartest. One thing though likely stood out in his mind. His hands produced much fruit. What more did he want than that. He certainly wasn't like that brother Abel who only sought to nurture, grow, then kill those animals he tended. Which if you think about it, Abel's reasons do make sense. An unchecked rate of animal production without consumption could easily overrun the world. Yet Cain thought none of this. So, when a sacrifice was needed and Abel brought one of his little ones, he plunged in his knife and cut short his brother's life. Perhaps Cain never stopped to think about the greater tragedy of the two. It is debatable whether the loss of animal, God's approval, or even life was honestly preferred. But he never stopped to think. It is this act then, that brings us to the need for law.