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like that. But you know what? They had to
come and bow down to Joseph one day. They
had to bow down. Cain hated his brother Abel.
Why? Because Cain was disobedient and Abel
was obedient. Abel brought a divine sacrifice,
and God approved of Abel’s sacrifice and
disapproved of Cain's sacrifice. That's why Cain
killed his brother — animosity, hostility. A
man's foes, a man's enemies shall be those of
his own household. We're talking about
households here.
Even in verse 40 of this chapter, Jesus said,
“He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he
that receiveth me receiveth him that sent
me.” To reject the messenger is to reject the
message. To receive the message is to receive
the messenger. In other words, no one could
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