Adam & Eve

See Also:The First Sin, God's Plan for Families,Cain & Abel

Main Points to Remember

God made man.

Vocabulary Words

Eden: Beautiful garden.

Prayer we thank you for all the wonderful things you've made

Lesson
There were two special trees in the garden. One of these trees was the “Tree of life.” The other was the “Tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” When God put man in the garden, He told them about all the trees...
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True/False:

Angels made man. F
Animals are more important than people. F
Man has no obligations to God. F
Man is made in God’s image. T
Man can tame all animals. T

Memory

Books of OT. Round Robin: toss stuffed animal and review Genesis through Deuteronomy.

"Let us make man in our own image." Genesis 1:26

Craft: Make a mobile from the items on the dominion chart.

Activity: hand motion story

Garden of Eden
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Words	Motions
There was a man	Hold up first finger of one hand
and there was a woman	Add first finger of second hand
and there was a big tree	Outline a big tree with hands
and what was in the tree?	Hands out questioning
a snake!	first fingers where snake fangs would be
Hisssssss

Activity: Review Dominion Chart/puzzle

Object lesson: Have students make a small clay object. Discuss which is more powerful, the object or the person who sculpted it. The maker has the power. We must remember that our maker has the power and we owe him our obedience.

Review Questions (can be used with gameboard)

linguistic questions

What is a man’s soul or spirit? Not physical, the eternal part of man
What’s an image? A copy, something that looks like another
Define "rule over"? Control, make the decisions for

activity questions

Put together the dominion puzzle.
Act out Adam naming the animals
Trace the chain of authority on the dominion chart

emotion questions

How should we feel about being made in God’s image? Honored, proud
How do you think God feels with men prefer to consider themselves "grown up" monkeys, rather than children of God? Disappointed, angry, sad, embarrased
Is man different than the rest of creation? Yes - we have an eternal soul made like God’s

application questions

How should we treat the earth and the animals? With respect and car, but not worship
Who are we responsible to? God, not angels, men or the earth
Is our life on earth our only existence? No - our soul will continue forever

fact questions

Who is above all and in all? God
Who was made lower than the angels? Man
Who rules over plants and animals? Man

review questions

Did man evolve from lesser animals? No - God formed him by his hand from the dust
How should we treat the bodies God gave us? With care and respect, to do his will
Is man to worship or pray to angels or other men? No