The First Blood Ever Shed - Genesis 3:21 – Extended Contemplation
Explorers Edition – Week 4
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The First Blood Ever Shed Wasn’t Abel’s
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Most people, when they think of the first bloodshed in Scripture, picture Cain raising a stone against his brother Abel. Blood spills on the ground. Curse follows. It’s brutal, tragic, and unforgettable.
After the Fall, Adam and Eve sew fig leaves in shame (Gen 3:7). It fails. Their eyes are opened to nakedness and guilt, but human effort cannot cover what sin has exposed. God could have left them that way: exposed, hiding, cursed. Instead, He acts first in mercy.
“And the LORD…
