January 15, 2017

OT 03 The Fall of Man

Reference: Genesis 3

Story Summary:
   After making Adam and Eve, God placed them into a garden: the garden of Eden. In the garden were two special trees: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
   He told them they could eat from any tree in the garden except for the one in the middle of the garden: the Tree of the Knowledge of the Good and Evil. If they ate from that tree, they would die, God said.
   One day, the devil, in the form of a serpent, came to Eve. The serpent tempted Eve to eat from the forbidden tree. After looking at the fruit of the tree, Eve decided to believe the serpent instead of what God had said. She ate the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Then, she gave some to her husband, Adam.
   Because they had done evil, God cursed Adam, Eve, and the serpent. The serpent was cursed to crawl on his belly and eventually be defeated by a child of Eve. Eve was cursed with great pain during childbirth. Adam was cursed with hard work. And both of them were cursed with death; they would one day die.

Big Idea and Motions: When Adam and Eve sinned, all people were cursed.
Adam - pretend to itch your beard
Eve - pretend to brush your long hair
Sinned - two thumbs down
All people - gesture your arms in a wide circle
Cursed - punch your palm

Verse / Motions: 1 Corinthians 15:22, ESV - For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
Adam - droop your body and look sad
All - gesture your arms in a wide circle
Die - cross your arms in an X over your chest, bow your head and close your eyes
Christ - form a cross with your forearms
All - same as before
Made alive - thrust your hands in the air and jump up

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Where did God put the man and woman? // In the garden of Eden
What two special trees were in the garden of Eden? // Tree of Life, Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
What trees could Adam and Eve eat from? // Any tree except the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
What did God say would happen if they ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil? // They would die
Who told Eve to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil? // The serpent/devil
Who ate the fruit first? Who ate it second? // Eve, then Adam.
When Adam and Eve sinned, what did they realize and what did they do? // They were naked; made leaf clothes
When Adam and Eve heard God coming, what did they do? // Hide
What curses did Eve receive for sinning? // Pain at childbirth, will argue with her husband
What curses did Adam receive for sinning? // Work will be hard, all will die
What curses did the serpent receive? // Crawl on belly, God will send a savior to defeat the devil.

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