Lesson 002

God Makes Adam And Eve

Genesis 1:26-4:1
MEMORY VERSE
Genesis 1:27
S o God c reated m an in His ow n im age; in the im age of God
He c reated him ; m ale and fem ale He c reated them .

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

As many quartered sheets of black, red, white, green, and yellow
construction paper as the number of children in your class and a
stapler.

As many white sheets of paper as the number of children in your

class and markers or crayons.

ATTENTION GRABBER!

The Gospel “Wordless” Book

Have your class make a “wordless” storybook of the Gospel. Start
with a black page, representing the death of sin, then a red page,
representing the blood of Jesus shed to cleanse us from our sin.
Next add a white page, representing that we are washed white as
snow, then add a green page representing the growth we will have
in Jesus. Finally, add a yellow page, representing that we will one
day walk the heavenly streets of gold.

Staple the sheets of color in this order. Encourage the children to

share their wordless book with a friend and tell them about Jesus.
LESSON TIME!
In today’s lesson, we are going to study about the creation of Adam
and Eve. There are some very important things that we can learn
from this story—mostly, God’s great love for us! The Lord has
given us life and desires to have a relationship with us. He desires
that we, His creation, give Him glory. God gave us life.

G EN ES I S 1:26-31
T h en G o d s ai d , "Let U s m ak e m an i n Ou r i m age,
ac c ord ing t o Ou r lik eness; let t hem hav e d om inion
ov er t h e f i s h of t h e s ea, ov er t h e bi r d s of t h e ai r , an d
ov er t he c at t le, ov er all t he eart h and ov er ev ery
c reep ing t hing t hat c reep s on t he eart h."

S o G o d c r eat ed m an i n Hi s o w n i m age; i n t h e i m age

of God He c reat ed him ; m ale and f em ale He c reat ed
them .

T h en G od bl es s ed t h em , an d G od s ai d t o t h em , "Be
f r u i t f u l an d m u l t i p l y; f i l l t h e ear t h an d s u bd u e i t ;
hav e d om inion ov er t he f ish of t he sea, ov er t he
bi r d s of t h e ai r , an d ov er ev er y l i v i n g t h i n g t h at
m ov es on t he eart h."

An d G o d s a i d , " S e e , I h a v e g i v e n y o u e v e r y h e r b t h a t
yield s seed w hic h is on t he f ac e of all t he eart h, and
ev er y t r ee w h os e f r u i t yi el d s s eed ; t o you i t s h al l be
for food.

" Al s o , t o e v e r y b e a s t o f t h e e a r t h , t o e v e r y b i r d o f
t he air, and t o ev eryt hing t hat c reep s on t he eart h,
i n w h i c h t h er e i s l i f e, I h av e gi v en ev er y gr een h er b
f or f ood "; and it w as so.
Then God saw ev eryt hing t hat He had m ad e, and
i n d eed i t w as v er y go o d . S o t h e ev en i n g an d t h e
m orning w ere t he sixt h d ay.

Let’s review the story of the creation of man from the first chapter
of Genesis (Genesis 1:26-28). We learned last week that we have
been created in the image of God—that means that we have a body,
a soul (mind, will, and emotions), and a spirit. We are a triune
(three in one), just as God is a triune (God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Holy Spirit).

We also learned that God gave man authority or dominion over His
creation. He also gave man a responsibility. He created man and
woman, and they were to be married and fill the earth with more
people.

Why did God make man? Did He make man because He needed
him to take care of everything? No, God does not need us, but God
wants us and loves us. Remember, God wants to have a personal
relationship with us. God could have just as easily made a robot to
take care of the earth--someone who would always serve Him and
never disobey Him, always read His Word and spend all of his time
doing what God wants. But, a robot is programmed to do
something; and it has no choice but to do what it is told. God could
have done that, but He did not. God gave us a choice; we can have a
personal relationship with Him and follow His will, or we can
follow our own will. When we choose to follow Him, it is because
we want to and because we love Him.

In today’s lesson, we are going to look more closely at what

happened when God created man and woman; and we will see
God’s wonderful grace. God gave us life.
G EN ES I S 2:1-6
Thu s t he heav ens and t he eart h, and all t he host of
them , were finished.

An d o n t h e s e v e n t h d a y G o d e n d e d H i s w o r k w h i c h
He had d one, and He rest ed on t he sev ent h d ay f rom
all His w ork w hic h He had d one.

T h en G od bl es s ed t h e s ev en t h d ay an d s an c t i f i ed i t ,
bec au s e i n i t He r es t ed f r om al l Hi s w or k w h i c h G od
had c reat ed and m ad e.

This is t he hist ory of t he heav ens and t he eart h w hen

t hey w ere c reat ed , in t he d ay t hat t he LOR D God
m ad e t he eart h and t he heav ens,

bef or e an y p l an t of t h e f i el d w as i n t h e ear t h an d
bef o r e an y h er b o f t h e f i el d h ad gr o w n . Fo r t h e LOR D
God had not c au sed it t o rain on t he eart h, and t here
w as n o m an t o t i l l t h e gr o u n d ;

bu t a m i s t w en t u p f r om t h e ear t h an d w at er ed t h e
w h o l e f ac e o f t h e gr o u n d .

In chapter two, we see that God is reviewing some important things

concerning creation. Most of what we learn about creation is found
in chapter 1, but we are given some more details here in chapter
two. Notice that verse 4 says that this is the history of the heavens
and the earth when they were created.

One of the greatest things about the Bible is that it contains a

history of the world. It is all true and inspired of God. If anyone
wants to know how we got here and what has happened since the
beginning from God’s point of view, they only need to look at the
Bible. God gave us life.
There came a time when God created man. Man did not evolve
from lower life forms over millions of years. Rather, we are told
that on the sixth day of creation, God created man. Man was
created special and different from the animal kingdom. He was
given a spirit, the only part of God’s creation to be created in His
image. He was given authority over creation. We were created
different from the animals.

It is very important for us to understand that we are created in

God’s image and not descended from an animal. God had much
greater plans for us. Man was created in God’s image. Man’s
purpose was to fellowship with Him and bring Him glory. But man
disobeyed, breaking off that relationship. We will be studying
more about that in coming weeks.

We also get some insight into how God took care of His creation
back then. It says that a mist came up from the earth—a kind of
dew that would cover the plant life. There was not rain at this
time. Weather was probably very different at this time because of
the firmament, or layer of water, that covered the earth’s
atmosphere. The firmament must have helped the dew to return
each morning to water and nourish the plant life. It would not rain
until the time of Noah.

G EN ES I S 2:7
An d t h e L O R D G o d f o r m e d m a n o f t h e d u s t o f t h e
gr o u n d , an d br eat h ed i n t o h i s n o s t r i l s t h e br eat h o f
l i f e; an d m an bec am e a l i v i n g bei n g.

We read here that God “formed” man. It was like an artist drawing
a picture or a potter forming his clay. God designed His creation
and formed us from the earth. The Hebrew word for man (Adam)
is related to the word for ground (Genesis 2:20). So we see that
man is like God’s work of art. That is how God originally intended
man to be before sin entered the world. In Ephesians 2:10, we read
that we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works. In relationship with Jesus, we can be restored to the work of
art that God originally intended back in the garden.

Sometimes we do not feel like a work of art; sometimes we may feel

more like the dirt. But, it was the Lord taking that dirt and forming
it and then breathing into it that made a person. Even so God can
take our lives, as simple as they may be, and breathe into us His
life, making us wonderful works of art.

Note that God breathed His breath into man. We do not see that for
any of the animals. Man was created differently--again, in God’s
image. We have a spirit, a will, and emotions; that is very different
from animals. Animals do everything by instinct. They just do
what they do because they were made that way; they do not have a
choice. We choose how we will live our lives. To say that we came
from animals is an insult to the Lord who created us. Our life is a
gift from the Father above. God gave us life.

Picture Perfect
When Adam and Eve were created their world was perfect, without
sin. Have your class draw a picture of a “picture perfect” world.
Have them imagine if our world were perfect. What would it look
like? What kinds of things would be different from how they are
now? Let them use markers or crayons.

G EN ES I S 2:18-25
An d t h e L O R D G o d s a i d , " I t i s n o t g o o d t h a t m a n
s h ou l d be al on e; I w i l l m ak e h i m a h el p er c om p ar abl e
to him ."
Ou t o f t h e gr o u n d t h e LOR D G o d f o r m ed ev er y beas t
o f t h e f i el d an d ev er y bi r d o f t h e ai r , an d br o u gh t
t h e m t o Ad a m t o s e e w h a t h e w o u l d c a l l t h e m . An d
w h a t e v e r Ad a m c a l l e d e a c h l i v i n g c r e a t u r e , t h a t w a s
it s nam e.

S o Ad a m g a v e n a m e s t o a l l c a t t l e , t o t h e b i r d s o f t h e
a i r , a n d t o e v e r y b e a s t o f t h e f i e l d . B u t f o r Ad a m
t h er e w as n ot f ou n d a h el p er c om p ar abl e t o h i m .

An d t h e L O R D G o d c a u s e d a d e e p s l e e p t o f a l l o n
Ad a m , a n d h e s l e p t ; a n d H e t o o k o n e o f h i s r i b s , a n d
c losed u p t he f lesh in it s p lac e.

Then t he rib w hic h, t he LOR D God had t ak en f rom

m an He m ad e i n t o a w o m an , an d He br o u gh t h er t o
t he m an.

An d Ad a m s a i d : " T h i s i s n o w b o n e o f m y b o n e s An d
f l es h o f m y f l es h ; S h e s h al l be c al l ed Wo m an ,
Bec au se she w as t ak en ou t of M an."

Theref ore a m an shall leav e his f at her and m ot her

an d be j oi n ed t o h i s w i f e, an d t h ey s h al l bec om e on e
flesh.

An d t h e y w e r e b o t h n a k e d , t h e m a n a n d h i s w i f e , a n d
w ere not asham ed .

Here we have the account of God creating woman. God did not
create woman at the same time He created man. Adam spent some
time alone, enjoying all of creation. There was only one problem
though--He was all alone. Notice that it is the Lord who says, “It is
not good that man should be alone…” God, our creator, knows all
of our needs even before we know what we need. He saw that Adam
needed a helper, someone like him, with whom he could share his
enjoyment of God’s wonderful creation.

Have you ever wondered if God knows what your needs are or
whether or not He wants to take care of your needs? We see from
our lesson today that God knows our needs before we even ask
Him. He desires to take care of us. What needs do you have in your
life? Go to the Lord and ask Him for help. He will take care of you.

So, God said He would make a helper for Adam and that this helper
would be someone like Adam. Next we see the Lord bringing all of
the animals to Adam to name them. Imagine all of the animals in
the world needing names. That is a lot! Adam must have been a
very smart man to be able to give names to every single animal.

Notice, none of the animals were “comparable to him.” Again, how

different man is from the animal kingdom. Although man may
have similar characteristics with animals, God created man very
unique from all other creatures. Adam must have realized how
alone he was.

So God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. He took one of

Adam’s ribs and from that rib He formed a woman. He then
brought the woman to Adam. God made Eve comparable to Adam.
Notice that she was not inferior or better than he was, but
comparable. She was to complement man and make him
complete. Some commentators have noticed that Eve was not
taken from Adam’s head so that she would be over him or rule him;
she was not taken from his feet so that he would treat her as below
himself; but rather, from his side, to complement, help, and be one
person with him, serving the Lord together.
Here in Genesis chapter 2, we have the beginning of a special
relationship between a man and a woman called marriage.
Marriage is very important! It is God who began it. His plan was for
a man and a woman to come together in marriage and live the rest
of their lives as one flesh.

The world tries to tell us a lot of different things about marriage

today. For many, marriage is not very important. That is sad! We
only hurt ourselves when we neglect God’s wonderful plan for our
lives and relationships. Some day when you are grown up, the
Lord may have someone for you to marry. Since God desires to
bless you, it is important that you honor Him in your marriage.

We see that God made Eve comparable to Adam. Man was made
last of the creatures, as the best and most excellent of all. Although
Eve was made after Adam and out of him, God puts an honor on
Eve, as the glory of the man (I Corinthians 11:7). If man is the head,
she is the crown, a crown to her husband, the crown of the visible
creation.

We need to thank the Lord for His creation and for giving us life. It
is amazing to consider how He made us. As you grow up and go to
school, you will be studying about the human body. It is amazing
how the heart works, how the lung works, how blood carries oxygen
through our bodies, etc. Consider how complex and wonderful our
bodies are. How could that happen without one to design it? God
gave us life.

There is a designer in heaven. He is a wonderful artist in heaven

who created us and gave us the breath of life. And He has a plan for
our lives and desires to walk with us and have a relationship with
us. We can do that through His Son Jesus. If you have never asked
Jesus into your heart, you can do so today.
The Gospel “Wordless” Book
Have some of your children tell the story of the Gospel to your
class using their “wordless” books that they made at the beginning
of class time.

Serving God
Ask your class to name some things that they can do for God. Write
these ideas on the chalkboard and discuss with your class how they
impact the world around us.

Explain to your class that we were created for “God’s good

pleasure.” We find our highest fulfillment in serving God, because
that’s why we were created.

PRAYER
Lead the children in a prayer of thanksgiving for God’s great love
for us. If any children have not yet responded to the Gospel, give
them an opportunity.