Lego Cain & Abel
Talk about how detailed the creations are and then give a background on who Cain and Abel are.
The good thing about the Bible is there is nothing malicious about what was being described. There is just the natural course of events. Adam and Eve was banished from Paradise and had to learn about life the hard way, they must have been really stressed with their situation. It was indeed a blessing, they had each other.
Eve bore a son they named Cain. The bricks captured a very detailed description. It portrayed the closest home possible at that time. It included fire which Adam and Even used to keep them warm and to cook food. They had a horse, and a pet and the “house” seemed to be surrounded by trees and very near “running” water. If we were to follow the story, the place is conducive to raise a child. Their joy was even greater when they were blessed with another son, whom they named Abel. But the joy was to be cut short.
The Brick Testament captured the story of Cain and Abel clearly without amiss. The bricks were arranged delicately showing abundant crops and fruits as well as a flock of sheep with horses, a cow and a goat which shall help one see that Cain became a farmer or “tiller of the soil” and that Abel became a shepherd. The bricks couldn’t portray the fire but the next scene depicted the brothers giving God their offering. Even God was portrayed as a figure in the Brick Testament. He favored Abel’s offering which caused Cain much distress – to the point that he killed his brother.
The Bricks were arranged in a storyboard display. If it can be made into modern animation, it wouldn’t be short of scenes. The picture where Cain has killed Abel was very animated though. The axe on Cain’s hand and that expression on his face, with Abel on the floor face down with a little red around him to signify the blood was a perfect rendition of the scene. The angle at which the pictures were taken adds focus to the characters depicted in the story.
Genesis Chapter 4 couldn’t be more clear and detailed than the way the Brick Testament presented it.
