The Story in the Story

And Cain talked with his brother Abel, and as they were in a field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Genesis 4:8 Killed – Do you know the story of Cain and Abel?  Well, maybe you do.  But Genesis is often a much deeper account than we imagine and what happens…

Abel’s Funeral

For I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice from their affliction. Jeremiah 31:13 Mourning – “Blessed are those who mourn,” said Yeshua.  Do you suppose He was connecting this thought with Jeremiah 31, the prophet’s announcement of the new covenant?  It certainly seems possible, especially when we…