The
translation in Moses adds something, missing from the version in Genesis, very
critical to this story:
Genesis 4:5
5 But unto Cain
and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his
countenance fell.
Moses 5:21
21 But unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. Now Satan knew this, and it pleased him. And Cain was very wroth, and his
countenance fell.
Satan will entice people to follow him and then be
happy when they fall. Satan was happy with the fact that Cain’s
offering received no respect from the Lord.
21 And others will he pacify, and
lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion;
yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them
away carefully down to hell.
22 And behold, others he
flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I
am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his
awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.
This
makes me think about how important commandments and sacred ordinances are. We
must treat them with the respect and care they deserve - that of something
coming from the Lord and that of something being presented to the Lord.
I want
to please the Lord and not Satan.
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