The World Born Again
Creation and Recreation in Genesis 1-9 (2 of 2)
Cain draws food out of the ground, but the name “Abel” is derived from the word for “mist”, evoking the imagery of clouds from heaven. Sacrifice and offering is a heaven-earth relation wherein creatures of earth ascend up the steps of the sacrificial altar to commune with the God of Heaven. Scripture suggests that in addition to being the “earth” in the…
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