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Adam and Eve (Genesis 2, 3) God
created a man from dust of the earth. He breathed life into the man.
He named the man Adam and placed him in a garden in the east, called Eden.
All kinds of beautiful trees and plants grew in the garden. In the
middle stood two very special trees: the tree of life and the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil. God told the man he could eat from any
of the trees except for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He
told Adam that if Adam ate from that tree, he would die. God brought all of the animals to Adam and let Adam name them. None of the animals were like Adam. None of them could think and worship God like Adam could. God knew that Adam needed a helper and a friend. So he put Adam to sleep and took out one of his ribs. With that rib he made a woman, and named her Eve. Adam and Eve lived together in the garden. Together they took care of the animals. They ate delicious fruit from all of the trees, except one. One day the serpent asked Eve, "Why don't you eat from that tree in the middle of the garden?" Eve told him, "God said we could eat from any tree but that one, because if we ate from it, we would die." "No, you will not die!" the
serpent lied. "God does not want you to eat it and be wise like he
is." Eve saw how delicious the fruit looked and took a bite.
Adam was with her, and she shared some with him. Realizing they were
naked, they made clothes for themselves out of fig leaves. They had
done something very wrong. They had disobeyed God.
(From Classic Bible Stories, A
Family Treasury retold by Lise Caldwell (c) 1998 Standard Publishing.
Used by permission. This book may be purchased at your local Christian
Bookstore or from Standard Publishing (800-543-1301). |
