In the Beginning
Who is God?
God is our Creator and King over everything
Who were the first 2 people God created?
Adam and Eve
What does sin do to our relationship with God?
Sin separates us from God
What command did God give Abram?
Leave his family and his homeland and go to a place God would show him.
Find and read:
Genesis 2:8
Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
Fill in the blanks:
In the beginning, God created the _______ and the _________.
How did sin enter the world?
Adam and Eve disobeyed God - ate from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
He flooded the whole earth.
What promise did God make to Abram?
He would make him the father of a great nation. He would bless him and through him all nations of the earth would be blessed.
Find and read:
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
How many days did it take God to create the world and everything in it?
6 days He created
On the 7th day He rested.
What were the names of Adam and Eve's first 2 sons?
Cain and Abel
Who did God save from the flood?
Noah, his wife, his 3 sons, and their wives.
God compared the number of Abraham's descendants to 2 things. What 2 things?
Sand on the seashore
Stars in the sky
Find and read:
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Why did God create everything?
God created everything for His own glory.
To show how great, beautiful, good, and perfect God is
Whose offering did God accept because it was offered by faith?
Abel's
After the flood, what command did God give Noah and his descendants?
Spread out and repopulate the earth
It was a test - an opportunity for Abraham to show that he trusted God and loved Him most of all.
Find and read:
Genesis 4:8
Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." and while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Name something God created on day 4
Sun, moon, stars
Even though Adam and Eve sinned against God, he was merciful toward them and made them a very important promise. What was it?
A descendant of Eve would crush the head of Satan and defeat sin.
After the flood, people continued to ignore God's plan and sought to be as important of God. What did they do?
Built the tower of Babel
Abraham asked his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac. The servant asked God to give him a sign so he would know when he found the right woman. What was the sign?
She would offer water to him and to all his camels.
Find and read:
Genesis 12:2-3
I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you;
I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse;
And all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.