Based on Genesis 2:4-22
This is the story of creation of the sky and the earth. When the Lord God made the earth and the sky, there were no plants on the earth. Nothing was growing in the fields. The Lord God had not yet made it rain on the land. And there was no man to care for the ground. But a mist often rose from the earth and watered all the ground.
Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and formed man from it. The Lord breathed breath of life into the man’s nose. And the man became a living person. Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, in a place called Eden. He put the man he had formed in that garden. The Lord God caused every beautiful tree and every tree that was good for food to grow out of the ground. In the middle of the garden God put the tree that gives life. And he put there the tree that give the knowledge of good and evil.
A river flowed through Eden and watered the garden. From that point the river was divided. It had four streams flowing through it.
The Lord God put the man in the garden of Eden to care for it and work it. The Lord God commanded him, “you may eat the fruit from any tree in the garden. But you must not eat the fruit from the tree which gives the knowledge of good and evil. If you ever eat from that tree, you will die.”
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.”
From the ground God formed every wild animal and every bird in the sky. He brought them to the man so the man could name them. Whatever the man called each living thing, that became its name. The man gave names to all the tame animals, to the birds in the sky and to all the wild animals. But Adam did not find a helper that was right for him. So the Lord God caused the man to sleep very deeply. While the man was asleep, God took one of the ribs from the man’s body. Then God closed the man’s skin at the place where he took the rib. The Lord God used the rib from the man to make a woman. Then the Lord brought the woman to the man.
Discussion Questions
- What was the name of the garden God had created for Adam? Eden
- What was Adam’s job in the garden of Eden? To name the animals and take care of them.
- God told Adam he could eat fruit from any tree in the garden except one. Which tree could he not eat from? The tree which gives the knowledge of good and evil.
Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for our time together and the story of Adam and Eve. Please help us remember you created all things.
Amen.
Bible Verse for September
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1
Be like a kid again! Take time to go outside and roll on the grass with your child. Show your child how to do log rolls with your arms against your body and legs straight. Do somersaults, hop on one leg or both legs together, toss a ball back and forth, or do any other large-muscle activities you might think of together.
Homespun idea
Encourage your child to try to create something new or find a new way to use a toy. You might suggest that your child choose a toy car or figurine to dip in a plate of paint or pudding and then stamp the imprint on a piece of paper. Write your “child’s name” is Special across the top of the paper, and put it on your refrigerator or some other special place for the family to enjoy.
Daily Challenge
This week, your child learned that God made us. Encourage your child to commit to one of the following challenges to thank God for making him or her special. Help your child weave faith into life this week and follow through on the challenge!
- If you learn to do something new, like tying your shoe or writing your name, thank God for making you able to do that.
- Sing your favorite praise song to God, and thank God for giving you a voice sing to him.
- Ask your mom or dad to time you as you run around your yard or around the park. Thank God for making legs to run!
