Lesson 8 | Primary | Sabbath School | Second Quarter 2015

erry was angry! His brother, Jimmy, had a
new bike and Jerry got his brother’s old one.
Jerry was jealous. He wanted a new bike too. So one
day Jerry just took Jimmy’s bike and went for a long
ride.
The Bible tells about two brothers. One was jeal-
ous of the other. And a terrible thing happened.
fter they left the Garden of Eden, Adam
and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel.
Cain became a farmer. Abel became a shep-
herd. Every day Cain worked in his fields while
Abel took his sheep to graze.
Abel loved God. He wanted to do the things
God asked. He liked bringing gifts to God, and
he loved to worship Him.
Cain was different from his brother.
He didn’t want to do what God wanted,
he wanted to do his own thing. Cain
didn’t want to think about what
had happened to their parents.
You remember what
happened. God told Adam
and Eve that they could
eat from any tree in the
Garden except one. If
they ate from that tree,
they would die. But
Adam and Eve listened to
Satan and ate fruit from
the tree.
They did not
die right away,
but they had
to leave their
beautiful home.
God told them about
His plan to send His Son to die for them. But it
would be some time before Jesus came to the
earth. So God found a way to show Adam and
Eve what it meant to die.
After Adam and Eve sinned, God clothed
them with the skins of animals. And as they
watched the flowers die and the leaves fall
from the trees they began to understand a little
bit about death.
Then God showed Adam how to make an
altar of stones. He showed him how to take
a perfect lamb from the flock and place it
on the altar. Adam was to kill the lamb and
offer it as a sacrifice. Sacrificing an animal
was a way for Adam and Eve to say they
were sorry for their sin. It was also a way to
show that they believed the
promise that Jesus would
come. This sacrifice was
to remind Adam and Eve
that Jesus would die for
their sins. Adam and Eve
felt terrible when they
understood this.
When they were
old enough, Cain and
Abel learned to sacrifice
animals for their wor-
ship too. Abel accepted
God’s promise that Jesus
would die for him. He
wanted God to know
he trusted His
promise to send
a Saviour. So he
built an altar and
sacrificed a lamb from his flock.
Genesis 4; Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 68, 71–79
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God accepted his offering and sent fire from
heaven to burn it up.
Cain knew why they should offer sacrifices
to God. But when it was time for him to make
a sacrifice, he did not do it God’s way. He built
an altar just as Abel had done. But he put fruit
and vegetables that he had grown on the altar
instead of the lamb that God asked him to use.
God didn’t accept Cain’s offering. He didn’t
send fire from heaven to burn it up.
Abel tried to tell Cain to do what God said.
But Cain was stubborn. He was angry because
God didn’t accept his offering. He was angry
at Abel too. He was so angry that he killed
his brother! God sent Cain away from his fam-
ily after that. If only Cain had done as God
asked! If only he hadn’t become jeal-
ous and angry. If only he had been
a peacemaker.
Aren’t you glad you
don’t have to kill a
lamb for your wor-
ship? Aren’t you
glad that Jesus
came and died to
save you? Just pray
to God and say,
“I’m sorry for my
sins. I accept Jesus’
sacrifice. Thank You
for the gift of Jesus,
the One who died
for my sins.” He
will hear you. He
will accept you into
His family. He will
help you to be lov-
ing and kind at all
times.
The Message
We honor God when we
live peacefully with others.
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Memory Verse
“ ‘Blessed are the
peacemakers, for
they will be called
sons of God’ ”
(Matthew 5:9, NIV).

OD Ask someone to time you as you hunt
around the house for things connected with the
story of Cain and Abel. What did you find?
OD During family worship, blow up a balloon,
but don’t tie it. Then let it go. What happens?
E AR D Read Proverbs 15:1 with your family.
Ask: How is a gentle answer like letting the air
out of the balloon?
R AP Y Pray that you will always be a
peacemaker.
E AR D Read your memory verse for family worship.
R AD W Draw a big picture of a sheep. Write your
memory verse on it. Cut it up to form a puzzle. Practice
putting it together until you can say the verse without
help.
S KA Ask an adult to tell you about a time they were
angry and how they handled it. What can you learn from
their story?
R AP Y Pray for countries around the world where
people are fighting.
E AR D Read Genesis 4:2–4 for family worship. What kind
of lamb did Abel bring?
S KA Ask your family to help you find and read about three
other shepherds in the Bible.
OD Find out five things about sheep. Share your sheep facts
with your family.
OD Look around the house for things made of sheep’s wool.
Show them to your family.
R AP Y Pray together that you will always do your best
for God.
E AR D For family worship make a picture
of the setting sun. Read and discuss Ephesians
4:26. Write under your picture why you think
this advice is important.
OD If you have been mean to anyone today,
tell them you are sorry (if you really are)
before you go to bed. If you were mean today
and aren’t sorry, ask God to help you.
I NS G Sing “O, How He Loves You and
Me” (Sing for Joy, No. 28).
R AP Y Pray that your home will always
be peaceful and happy.
H EAS R At family worship read and discuss Matthew 18:15–17.
Make a list of guidelines for resolving conflicts.
OD Cain was a farmer. Find out what the farmers near your town
grow.
OD If possible, plant some seeds in the garden, or in a container in the
house. Water them and watch them grow.
R AP Y Ask God to forgive you for things you have done wrong.
S A B B A T H S U N D A Y
M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y
The lamb Abel sacrificed
represented Jesus whom the Bible
calls the Lamb of God.
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W E D N E S D A Y

OD For family worship act out the story of Cain
and Abel as someone reads it from Genesis 4:1–8.
OD Talk about what you have learned about
peacemaking this week. Have each person suggest a
conflict situation and discuss ways to solve it
together.
OD Say your memory verse for the rest of the
family.
R AP Y Pray that you will all be peacemakers.
F R I D A Y
E AR D With your family read Genesis 4:5–8.
How did God try to help Cain be less angry? Why didn’t
God accept Cain’s offering?
OD Play follow the leader at family worship.
Discuss with your family why it is important to follow
God’s leading. Ask Him to help you follow His leading.
S KA Find and count the different fruits and
vegetables in your house. Ask your family what
their favorite fruits and vegetables are.
T H U R S D A Y
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