Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Faith
He obtained
Bible References
Faith
Genesis 4:3
Later, after a while, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit that he had harvested,
1 John 3:11
This is the message that you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
A more
Hebrews 9:22
In fact, under the Law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of the blood there is no forgiveness.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 21:27
What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable how much more when he offers it with vile motives!
Titus 1:16
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.
Jude 1:11
11How terrible it will be for them! For they lived like Cain did , rushed headlong into Balaam's error to make a profit, and destroyed themselves, as happened in Korah's rebellion.
He obtained
Leviticus 9:24
A fire came down from the LORD's presence and consumed the burnt offering on the altar as well as the fat. When the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
1 Kings 18:38
Right then the LORD's fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, the dust, and even the water that was in the trench!
Matthew 23:35
As a result, you will be held accountable for all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Berechiah's son Zechariah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
Luke 11:51
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who died between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation!
And by
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, having so vast a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, and throwing off everything that hinders us and especially the sin that so easily entangles us, let us keep running with endurance the race set before us,
Genesis 4:10
"What did you do?" God asked. "Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
Matthew 23:35
As a result, you will be held accountable for all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Berechiah's son Zechariah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.