Hebrews 11:4

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

Genesis 4:3

1 John 3:11

A more

Jude 1:11

He obtained

Leviticus 9:24

1 Kings 18:38

Luke 11:51

And by

Hebrews 12:1

Genesis 4:10

Bible References

Faith

In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground,

For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

A more

Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion.

He obtained

And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

And by

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.