The First Punishment
( Genesis 3. 14 - 19 )
Adam and the woman were not so sure what God might do. They had never disobeyed God before. Now all the bright happiness and security they had shared, in the garden which God had given them, seemed to be gone.
* example picture of snake ( of satan ) tempting the woman ( Eve )*
God said to the serpent, " Because you have tempted the woman to disobey me you must crawl on your belly in the dust. The woman and her children will always be your enemies."
Then God turned to Adam and the woman. The Lord was very sad because he must punish his children now in order to discipline them for the wrong they did. God did this because he cared. He wanted Adam and the woman to know that every choice were their own, but that some choices led to good things while other choices could be painful.
To the woman God said, " Because you have disobeyed me I will make it very painful for you to give birth to children, But the special bond I have given you with Adam will remain, and you will be subject to him."
The Lord God looked at Adam. " Adam, because you have disobeyed me, whenever you try to grow plants so that you will have food to eat, it will be hard work for you. It will not come easily. And when you die, your body will go back to dust, because that is where you came from."
Adam turned to the woman and took her hand...
A Reason to Hide
( Genesis 3. 7 - 13 )
The very moment that Adam and the woman tasted the forbidden fruit, they saw things differently. They looked down at their bodies and realized that they had no clothes on. For the first time ever, they felt embarrassed. So they quickly started making clothes with which to cover themselves.
Suddenly they heard God moving through Eden in the cool evening breezes. They ran through their special garden, frantically looking for a place to hide.
The Lord God said to them, " Where are you?"
" Don't look, God. We are not wearing very much! " Adam called to God.
" Who told you you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?" God asked.
Adam said, " The woman gave me some fruit to eat, so i did."
" But the serpent fooled me, and that's why I ate," the woman said.
No matter what they said, it felt as if a cloud were hanging over Adam and the woman. The sunshine felt cold and for the first time ever, the people were afraid.
* example picture of Adam and Eve with clothes *
Disobeys for a Fruit
( Genesis 3.1-6 )
Of all the animals in Eden there was one craftier than the rest. That was the serpent. One day the serpent crept towards the woman and teased her. " Can you eat fruit from all the trees?" the serpent asked.
" Oh, yes!" the women replied. " We can eat fruit from every tree but one. God has warned me and Adam that if we eat fruit which comes from the tree in the middle of the garden we will die."
The Serpent laughed at her. " You will not die! God just says you shouldn't eat from that tree because he doesn't want you to be like him and be able to tell good from bad."
*( example of Eve and the serpent )*
After the serpent said this to her, the women did not know what she should do. She walked over to the tree in the middle of the garden and looked up. The fruit did not look bad at all. She thought about disobeying God. She knew she had a choice to make. God had given her freedom to choose whether to obey or disobey. So the women chose, she chose to disobey God.
*( example picture of Eve and the forbidden fruit)*
She picked a piece of fruit and took a bite. Then she brought a fruit to Adam and asked him to eat as well. When they both had taken a bite they suddenly knew that they had been bad to disobey God...
Eden ( Genesis 2.8-17, 25)
God chose a special part of the earth and gave it to Adam and the women. It was a garden called Eden. There flowers bloomed in the brightest colors and the sun shone warmly. In Eden all the animals lived peacefully with each other and no one was afraid.
*( example picture of the Garden " Eden")*
Adam and the women loved the God very much and they were thankful for the beautiful world he had given them.
They walked around their garden with no clothes on because they had no reason to feel ashamed. For them there was one thing even better than all dazzling flowers,tall trees, and lovely smells in Eden. They knew God cared for them and they had nothing to hide from him.
*( example picture of Adam and Eve in Eden)*
God told Adam and the women they could do whatever they wanted. There was just one rule they must follow. God said " You may eat fruit from any of these trees except one. That is the tress of Knowledge of Good and Evil". The two people understood...
The First Human Beings
( Genesis 1.26-31 ; 2.4-7,18-23)
At that time there were no people on the earth. God wanted to create someone who would be like him, just as you are probably like your mother or father. So he made the first person.
He took a handful of sand dust,made a figure and blew on it,then created a life that was the first man.In God's hand this first man was made and he was like God.God named him "Adam",which means " Mankind"
*(example picture of Adam)*
God brought all the different kinds of animals to Adam and told him they could be named whatever he wanted them to be named.So he called one a butterfly and another a monkey.He named the birds everything from flamingo to pheasant.
When Adam finished naming every single creature on earth, God saw that the animals were not able to be Adam's special friend.
So while Adam slept God took a part of Adam and with that part he made someone like Adam but different.She was the first women.When Adam woke up he was very happy because now there is someone just like him,someone who could be his friend and helper.But she did not have a name yet.
*(example picture of Adam and Eve)*
When God finished making Adam and the women,he was pleased. He decided he would rest for one day, and bless all that he had made. That is why there is one day in every week that God has set aside for us to take a brake from work and enjoy the good things he has given to each of us.
It Looks Good
( Genesis 1.20 - 25 ; 2.1-6)
God looked at all the water covering the world, and decided to make animals to live in the seas.He made big fish and little fish,and many underwater plants.Some were too small to see,while others reached from the bottom of the sea all the way to the surface.
*( example of sea animals)*
For the sky he made big birds and little birds - bright blue,dark green, and many others colors.
*(example of birds)*
When he looked towards the land, God saw grass blowing in the breezes and ripe fruit hanging from the trees. He knew it was a good place for animals so he made tiny bees and giant elephants,crocodiles,sheep,lions, and all different sorts of animals, but they did not have names yet. There was plenty of food and water for them all.
When God stopped creating the animals,trees,birds, and fish,he looked at all he had made. He was very pleased. Yet he knew there was still more to make...
Who Made the World?
God Makes Everything ( Genesis 1. 1 -19)
A Long Time ago there was nothing but darkness. It's hard to picture just nothing, but that is all there was except for God.
* example for nothing but darkness*
So then God made Light, and that way there could be a day and night,instead of only darkness.
Then God made the sky and the earth and later He divided parts of the earth into Oceans and seas, and other parts into big pieces of land.
*an example for sky and earth*
Then God made all the plants and trees and made them grow on land.
* example for plants and trees*
After that God reached into the sky and made the stars and planets. He made the sun and moon so there would always be a day after every night, and spring after every winter.
* example for sun and moon*
God made these things, just as you can make a picture of your hand in the soil.
When he saw all the beautiful waterfalls and mountains,roaring waves and bright blue sky, he knew there was still more to make...
Old Testament Introduction
Now Let us start this Blog by a Introduction to the first part of the Bible - The Old Testament
God has Loved people ever since He made the first one, many, many years ago. The Old Testament tells story after the story of the way God has taken care of men and women through the years. Again and again he gave people the choice between doing good and bad.And although he punished those who disobeyed, it was because He wanted people to become all they where meant to be, because He wants what is best. The Old Testament tells the story of God's people, the Jews.
He called one man to follow Him, and that man, Abraham, listened for the voice of God. Because Abraham believed in God, trusted Him, people learned who the one, living God is. The Lord made promises to Abraham and kept them. When God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, God's people had a Law they could follow. The had a measuring stick by which to tell right from wrong.
Again and again people chose to do wrong, and as the years went by, the Jews went from war to war, King to King, from bad to worse. There were people who listened for God and tried to remind the Jews to keep God's Laws. These were the prophets. They Helped make God's people great, whenever the kings would listen to them. In the Old Testament you can read about all that happened between God and His people, the Jews.
