God has created a beautiful world. He has placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and blessed them with all they could need or want. It is truly Paradise. They have permission to eat from every tree except one. But Adam and Eve, deceived and tempted by Satan, choose to disobey. When God confronts them, all they can

The Judge of heaven and earth has come to Adam and Eve. He knows exactly where Adam is, but He calls for him to get him to confess. God is so gracious in causing us to throw ourselves on His mercy - He calls to us to bring us back to Him. All Adam says is that he is afraid;

Eve is deceived. Instead of turning away from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, she looks at it, wants some fruit, takes it, and eats. Satan has tempted her, but it is all her own action. Satan may persuade us, but he can’t force us to sin. Eve then gives it to Adam because once we sin we

Satan is a fallen angel; he has rebelled against God, is thrown out of heaven, hates God, and he wants to destroy God’s creation by separating man from God. So, he takes on the appearance and subtlety of a snake for evil purposes. He comes to Eve who is alone and close to the forbidden tree. Perhaps Eve might not

There are angels above and animals below, but man is alone. There is no other creature like him. God determines that this is not good. Man will enjoy exchanging conversation and love with those of his kind. This is also not the way God plans to increase mankind - through Adam on his own. God decides to provide company for

In comparison to all the amazing and beautiful land around it, Eden is still better. God takes care of His garden to keep it watered, and He takes care of Adam to make him happy. Our happiness can only be found in God who knows us, loves us, and takes care of us. God gives Adam a job to do

Genesis 1 tells us about the creation of the world. Genesis 2 gives us a more detailed account of how God creates man. It shows God’s amazing power that He turns dust into man. This should keep us humble when we remember that because we are descended from Adam, we too come from the dust of the ground. We are

God’s work of creation is finished. Nothing can be added or taken away to make it better. God continues to take care of and rule over what He has made. He isn’t tired, but He wants to enjoy what He has done, so on the seventh day He rests. God gives us the sabbath day to rest and enjoy Him.

God creates man male and female, and He blesses them with fruitfulness. Adam is given one wife only showing God’s idea of marriage as one man and one wife until death. They are given the earth to rule over for God. Man is to be master over the earth, but he must never forget that he is still a servant

Man is made last in God’s creation. No one can ever say that man helps God make the world. Man is the highest point of creation, a greater act of God’s wisdom and power than anything before. God has prepared everything necessary for man, and now God talks amongst Himself. He says, “Let us make man.” Who are the “us”?