Scripture (referenced): Genesis 4:1–16
Scripture (inferred): Psalm 103:8; Ezekiel 18:23; Matthew 5:44–45; Luke 15:20
Themes: Fatherly pursuit before and after sin; warning as protection not threat; mercy within consequence; God restraining violence rather than escalating it; preservation over punishment; goodness revealed through patience.
Keywords: Cain and Abel, Father’s heart, mercy, warning, protection, consequence, preservation, goodness, lens, pursuit
