Genesis 4

I know I have blogged about this before but it has been on my mind much of the morning.  In Genesis we read that -

"...Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell."  (Old Testament | Genesis 4:2 - 5)

The world would read this and complain that God was "unfair".  That surely Cain's offering of his occupation should be as good as Abel's.  The world always justifies their philosophy and reasoning with fairness.  They do not understand that one of the purposes of this life is that it is unfair.  That is why there is "opposition in all things" for Lehi taught his posterity -

"For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my first-born in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad..."  (Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:11)

Over my life, the one thing I have learned and witnessed is that life is not fair.  What is important is that in a world of unfairness, the Lord said -

"...we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them..."  (Pearl of Great Price | Abraham 3:25)

The commandment given to Abel and Cain had nothing to do with occupations, but a symbolic sacrifice of the atonement of Jesus Christ.  Abel complied, but Satan tempted Cain to justify his sacrifice with was a totally mockery of the intent of the law for the Lord -

"...gave unto them commandments, that they should worship the Lord their God, and should offer the firstlings of their flocks, for an offering unto the Lord. And Adam was obedient unto the commandments of the Lord.
6 And after many days an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.
7 And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth."  (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:5 - 7)

We see this mockery much today, as the world makes a mockery by following the false doctrine of Satan.  A mockery is taking that which is sacred and spinning it according to their own perception of fairness and the doctrine of men.  We see this in regards to other sacred commandments such as marriage between and man and a woman.

It was because Cain mocked the Lord that his countenance fell and he rebelled against righteousness.