Gen 4:3 | TNotes | STEP | 4:3 There was nothing wrong with offering grain to the Lord (Lev 2:14 ; Deut 26:2-4 ), but Cain brought only a token gift ( some of his crops ), whereas God requires the first and best (Exod 23:16 , 19 ; 34:22 , 26 ). Cain’s heart attitude made his offering inferior to Abel’s (cp. Heb 11:4 ).

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‏ Genesis 4:3

4:3 ^a There was nothing wrong with offering grain to the Lord (Lev 2:14 ^b; Deut 26:2-4 ^c), but Cain brought only a token gift (some of his crops), whereas God requires the first and best (Exod 23:16 ^d, 19 ^e; 34:22 ^f, 26 ^g). Cain’s heart attitude made his offering inferior to Abel’s (cp. Heb 11:4 ^h).