Chapter One
God Makes the WorldWHEN IT IS NIGHTTIME and the lights are out you
know how dark everything gets. You can't see
anything. That is how all the world once was. There were
no pretty flowers; there were no trees or grass or birds.
There were no children either. There was only darkness.
God did not want everything to be all dark. He decided to
make some people. People could not live in the darkness so
God made a beautiful world full of light.
Genesis 1:2-5
Let's find out!
* Can you see anything at night
when you go to bed and the lights are out?
* Did God want everything to be all dark?
Dear Lord Jesus, thank You for making light
so that I can see.
Everyone Is Happy
THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD GOD MADE. How
different it is from the cold, dark picture we looked at
before! Now the world is warm and bright and pleasant.
The animals are playing and everyone is happy. God has
made all these things and all of them are very good but
there are no people anywhere. God has not made any
people. All the pretty things are here but there are no
people to enjoy them, so God will make some people to live
here.
Genesis 1:1
Let's find out!
* Can you see a lion in this picture?
* Can you see any people?
* Did God decide to make some people?
I like the beautiful world You made, Lord.
Thank You for it.
God Makes Adam and Eve
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE GOD MADE. Can you see them in
the picture? They are behind the flowers in the middle of
the picture. Can you point to them? The man's name is Adam.
The lady's name is Eve. Adam and Eve did not have a mother
and father. God made Adam out of dust from the ground, and
then He made Eve. God made them happy and good. They love
God and God loves them. In the picture you see them looking up
toward God. No wonder they are so happy.
Genesis 2:7-9
Let's find out!
* What is the man's name?
* What is the lady's name?
* Who made Adam and Eve?
I'm happy, too, Lord Jesus.
I'm happy that You love me.
Adam and Eve Disobey God
ADAM AND EVE ARE NOT HAPPY NOW. Do you know why
they are so sad? It is because they have been bad. They did
something God told them not to do. God told them they could
eat anything except the fruit from one tree. God told them not
to eat that one kind but they could eat all the other kinds. The
tree was so pretty and the fruit on it looked so nice that Eve
wanted to eat it, but God said, "No." Then Satan, who is God's
enemy, told Eve to eat it even if God said not to. Eve took the
fruit and ate some of it; then she gave some to Adam and he
ate it too. Now God is punishing Adam and Eve. He is sending
them out of the beautiful garden and they can never come
back again.
Genesis 3:8-13
Let's find out!
* Who are these two people?
* Where are they going?
* Why can't they stay in the garden?
Lord, sometimes I do bad things, too, and I'm sorry.
Cain Kills Abel
THESE TWO MEN WERE ADAM AND EVE'S CHILDREN.
See how big and strong they are! Once they were little
children, but now they have grown up. Do you see the one with
the lamb? His name is Abel. His brother's name is Cain. He is
bringing some stalks of grain to give to God. Abel is giving God
a lamb. God accepted Abel and his lamb, but He did not accept
Cain and the grain he brought. This made Cain angry. He was
so angry and jealous and mean that one day Cain said to his
brother, "Let's go out and walk in the field." While they were
together there in the field, Cain killed Abel. God will punish
Cain for killing Abel. Cain killed his brother Abel because he
was angry at God. What a terrible thing to do!
Genesis 4:8-13
Let's find out!
* Which of these two men is Abel?
* Which is Cain?
* Why was Cain angry?
Help me, Father God, to do the things
that make You happy.
Noah Builds a Big Boat
THIS MAN'S NAME IS NOAH. Can you say his name? I am glad
to say that this man loves God very much. He wants to do
whatever God tells him to do. He is a good man. God has told him
to build a big boat. It is so big that it takes him a long, long time
to build it. Can you see the big boat he is building? See how hard
he and his sons are working! They are working so hard because
God has told him to build the boat and he is happy to do whatever
God says. Do you know why God wants Noah to have a boat? It is
because God is going to send so much rain that all the ground and
the houses will be covered with water, and if he does not have a
boat he will die. The waters would go over his head and he would
drown, but if he is in the boat he will be safe and dry. God is going
to take care of Noah and his family and keep them safe and dry.
Genesis 6:13-22
Let's find out!
* What is this man's name?
* Why is he building the big boat?
Lord, I want to be like Noah
and do just what You tell me to do.
The Animals Go into the Boat
AT LAST NOAH'S BOAT IS ALL FINISHED. Can you see the
boat in the picture? It is away in the back, over by the sun.
See how nice the boat looks! Now it is time for Noah and his
family to go into the boat. God tells Noah to take a mother and
daddy lion with him into the boat. He tells him to take a
mother and daddy bear too. A mother and daddy of every kind
of animal are going into the boat because that is what God said.
In the picture you can see all the animals going into the boat.
Maybe all the other people laughed at Noah for believing that
God would make it rain so hard, but Noah didn't care. He
believed God and got into the boat. Then God sent the rain.
Genesis 7:6-17
Let's find out!
* Where are all the animals going?
* Who told the animals to get into the boat?
* Why did God want the animals in the boat?
Noah obeyed You; the animals obeyed You; help me to obey You.
It Rains for Days and Days
AFTER NOAH AND HIS FAMILY and the animals all went
into the boat God sent the rain. It rained and rained, all day
and all night, and for many days and nights. Down and down
the rain came until all the flowers and bushes were covered up
with water; soon all the houses and trees and people were
covered up with the water too. Noah and his family are safe in
the boat where God is taking care of them. The animals are safe
too. The bird you can see in the picture is a dove that was inside
the boat. Noah let it go out to see if it could find a home, but
now it is coming back to the boat because of the water.
Genesis 8:8,9
Let's find out!
* Where are the flowers and houses?
* Where is Noah and his family?
* Where are all the other people in the world?
Thank You, Lord God, that You take
good care of Your people.
(Continues.)
