Summary

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth," (Genesis 1:1) and "...the Word was with God, and the Word was God...""(John 1:1).

God created the sky, the land, and the seas, and filled His creation with the sun, the moon, and the stars, the winged animals, the land animals, and the sea creatures. Finally, He created man and woman and gave them dominion over the earth. God called His creation “very good” - a perfect creation - and took His place on the throne of His Kingdom.

It was indeed very good until Adam and Eve did did the one thing God told them not to do – eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God's word, they sinned. Because God is holy, meaning perfectly devoted to himself, they could no longer live in His presence. God promised the penalty for their sin would be death. Yet, God still loved them and promised to send One who would redeem them and the whole world from the power and penalty of their sin and provide access to His eternal Kingdom.

What follows is the account of God working out His plan to redeem a fallen world throughout the history of mankind. Follow The Bible from A to Z as we watch the plan of redemption unfold.

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The Facts

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Genesis 1-5 - ESV - KJV - NIV

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Important People

God, Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Seth

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Major Events/Account

Creation, The Fall, The first murder

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Key Words/Repeated Phrases

"God said let there be....and there was..."
"God said it was good/very good."

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Names of God

Elohim: God, creator
God created everything.
Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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Hide the Word in Your Heart

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Verses from the Account

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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Genesis 1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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Genesis 3:8

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

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Verses to Share the Truths Taught through the Account

Matthew 4:10

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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Revelation 4:11

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

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Jesus in the Account

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Genesis 3:15

Jesus is the "offspring" that "will bruise the head" of the serpent or Satan.

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Genesis 3:27

The sacrifice of the animal used to provide garments for Adam & Eve foreshadows Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross to atone for our sins.

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Did You Know?

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There are no missing links in the biblical account of creation.

Check out this website for more scientific information concering the biblical account of creation.

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Methuselah, the longest living man on record, lived during the lives of both Adam and Noah.

This means Adam could have shared the account of Creation with Methuselah who could have shared it with Noah before the Flood. Abraham's father, Terah, was alive while Noah was still living. He could have heard the account from Noah, passed through only one other person between him and Adam, and shared it with his son, Abraham.

Although there is no way to know for certain these men knew each other, the point is the biblical account of creation only had to pass through four generations, the equivalent of Abraham's great-great grandfather, before reaching the Patriarch of the Jewish people.

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Many ancient Chinese symbols referecne Biblical accounts such as creation and the flood.

The ancient Chinese symbol for garden includes dust, breath, two people and an enclosure. To warn includes symbols for two trees and God. Boat includes the symbols for a vessel, eight, and mouths - one eight people in a vessel.

You can search the internet for more examples, read "God's Promise to the Chineses" by Ethel Nelson, or check out this video for more information. .

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Discuss It

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1. What is the most interesting thing or something new you learned from reading and studying this account?
2. Summarize the account and its message in your own words.
3. What did you learn about God from reading and studying this account?
4. How does this account point to God's plan to redeem this world through the sacrifice and obedience of Jesus?
5. How can you apply the truth of what you learned from reading and studying this account in your own life?

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Teach It

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Coming in January!

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Share It

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Coming in January!

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Celebrate It

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Coming in January!

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