God's wrath and forgiveness are two elements that have been witnessed
through time. When man has disobeyed him, God has punished him. However,
along with this punishment there has been a route through which God has
also forgiven man for his misdeeds. This is something that has been
exemplified in few parts of the Book of Genesis. The fall, the murder of
Abel by Cain, the Biblical flood story, and the account of the Tower of
Babel are all examples of events in which God has shown his disappointment,
The Fall was the first time that God had been disappointed by man. God
had given Adam and Eve clear instructions not to eat anything from just one
tree. He had given them a world so beautiful, and anything else they wanted
they could have had. Instead, they both ate from the forbidden tree, and
caused suffering for the rest of mankind. Though God punished them by
banishing them from the Garden of Eden and inflicting an original sin on
their descendants, he was also merciful enough to allow man to come back to
him later on through covenants. But, the greatest thing of all this was the
fact that God allowed Adam and Eve to live and still have children, where
as in other parts of the bible there were many families that could not have
Similar to this is the murder of Abel by Cain. Though God had punished
Cain for his misdeed and jealousy, He still protected him from others and
said, "whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.
And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him"
(Genesis Ch 4:15). Here it is seen that though God was angry with Cain, he
still protected him from everything else. He also gave him a punishment
that he deserved according to the crime of which He (God) was the only
judge. It appears that God gave Cain what he deserved, and alm
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