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Cain and Abel - livestock farmers
*Murder
Curses
Cain - city builders
*Evil
destruction
Nimrod - empire builder
*independence of God
Scattered
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob - herders
Joseph - prime minister of Egyptian civilization
Progress is not evil, progress is merely the tool that evil uses
Joseph progressed internally as he progressed externally
Gen 37:1
Joseph could choose to be bitter or better
God's work in our life is to bring us to maturity
Progress for a human is maturity
And maturity is evidenced by our character
Faith is built in the midst of fear
Character is build in the midst of trials