Does the Bible Ever Answer as to Whether Cain Was His Brother's Keeper?
@mythociate (21432)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3 responses
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
4 Jan 13
It doesn't really say. It goes from Cain asking "Am I my brothers keeper", to God basically telling him he knows what happened and dishing out the punishment for it. I've always assumed Cain was saying " I'm not his parents. Therefore I have no responsibility for him. " He was just trying to cover up what he did.
@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4 Jan 13
Well, what do you think? Is ANYONE his brother's keeper?
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
5 Jan 13
I think not. I'm with Cain on the parent thing. Plus when we become adults, there is no one who keeps us but ourselves. My brother is an adult. I have no responsibility for his actions. Only my own.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
6 Jan 13
i think that is a very good response. cain was only saying that he had no tabs on his brother every single moment of the day. i don't think it was a question that really needed answering. cain was being sarcastic. that's how the story was set up.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
6 Jan 13
I don't think it ever addressed if he was supposed to be his brother's keeper. I think that the fact that the brothers were so different brings up a good underlying point though. Regardless of mother and father, children are born with very separate personalities sometimes and are capable of very different things.
And let us know about it? No
@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
27 Jan 13
Have Mary-Kate & Ashley realized that such difference exists?
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
27 Jan 13
Cain asks but G-d says nothing. Cain whacked him later so to me the answer is Oh Hell No!
@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
27 Jan 13
Umm, did you READ the story? Cain had ALREADY whacked Abel when G-d asked where Abel was!
