Genesis 1:1–2:25, Genesis 3, 4:4–4:16, 6:5–9:17, 11:1-9

In the beginning ...

Seven days. Lots of action. Break into six groups and draw what happened. Group 1 = day 1. Group 2 = day 2. Group 3 = day 3 .... on the seventh day God rested.

1. First story of creation (Genesis 1:1–2:4) vs second story of creation (Genesis 2:4–2:25).
**In the image of God ... what does that mean?
**What is different about the two creation stories? Look at language and content.
**What lesson does this story teach?
2. Garden of Eden, Adam & Eve, Temptation, Fall
**Whose fault is the fall?
**What lesson does this story teach?
**Notice that the serpent doesn't overtly oppose anything God has said.
**What are we to make of knowledge being evil/unethical/sexual?
3. Cain & Abel
**Cain is older son; Adam, younger. Cain is a farmer; Abel, a shepard.
**How does this story of punishment compare/contrast with Adam & Eve?
**What lesson does this story teach?
4. The Flood, Noah & the Ark
**Some ark details: approx 450' long, 75' wide, 45' high. Three decks, each the size of 1 1/2 football fields.
**Covenant (a binding agreement/pact)
5. Tower of Babel

Big questions: what does god reward? How has God turned judgement into salvation?