The Voice Of God’s First Prophet

S. Lewis Johnson Message of the Week

THE VOICE OF GOD’S FIRST PROPHET
Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the sacrifices of Cain and Abel.

Scripture Reference: Genesis 4:1-8

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Transcript Excerpt:

The subject for the exposition of the word of God today is “The Voice of God’s First Prophet to Our Dying World.”  The Lord Jesus said that Abel was a prophet.  The author of the apostle to the Hebrews said that, though Abel was dead, he was still speaking to men.  He said, by faith Abel offered 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.

One thing our age certainly needs is a speaking prophet, a contemporary voice from God.  So it should be of great interest to us to know what Abel, the first prophet is still trying to say to us.  To answer the question we must of course consider the story in the Book of Genesis found in Chapter 4.  We have studied the creation of the heavens and the earth and the creation of man.  We have considered the probation of man and then we have seen the tragic account of Man’s Fall in Chapter 3.

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