Genesis 4:12

“When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”   Genesis 4:12

Is Cain the first nomad?  His green thumb is now gone.  He can no longer farm for his food.  The wanderer part might be a consequence of not being able to work the land.  Or it could be another part of his punishment.  Or maybe a little of both.

The consequences of our actions are not always what we expect them to be.

Genesis 4:11

^"Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand."  Genesis 4:11

Because he killed his brother, Cain is now cursed from the ground.  I wonder if God chose that curse because Cain is a farmer?  You killed your brother so now you're loosing your livelihood.  Is God telling Cain when you take a life you loose your own?

Genesis 4:10

"The Lord said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.'"  Genesis 4:10

Since Cain didn't take the last opportunity that God offered him, God is straight up telling him he knows what he did.  No matter how much we want to, we can't hide what we've done from God.  We can't talk our way out of it with technicalities.  We can't twist the logic to our favor. 

The good news is he gives us chance after chance to come clean and he has offered us a way to wash away our sins.  We don't have to be perfect.  Thank you, God.