Cain kills Abel.

The strong are here to look after the weak, son, and the weak are here to teach the strong.
What are they here to teach, Mum?
Too Early to say

Tim Winton, Cloudstreet

The story of Cain and Abel is a psychologically complex picture of the origin of violence. Cain offers up his produce, believing his work is what should mark him before God’s eyes. It shows that Cain values the work of his hands.

When people value “production” over “people,” violence is the result. The strong see the weak as impediments to progress. They build cities, with no care for the workers who die every day or are paid nothing.

Cain thought his skills were a means for recognition, a way to climb the ladder. God wanted Cain to use his strength to serve his brother – a proposition Cain finds repulsive.

Cain and Abel in The New Testament

There is a reason that Jesus is figured as a “big brother” – the “firstborn among many brethren.” He sets a counter-model to Cain. Instead of using his skills and position to rule and dominate and glorify himself, Jesus uses them to serve the weak around him.