Genesis 1 King James Version (KJV) I like to checkout every word with Strong's Concordance for the exact meaning. This is a very refreshing experience
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And
the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of
the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night. Let them be for signs, seasons, days & years:
15 Let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: & it was so.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day24 God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And
God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And
God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish
of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing
that moveth upon the earth.29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 2 King James Version (KJV)
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Bible Storying Questions
1. Did God forget or miss anything while creating Adam and Eve's wedding present - our earth and surround solar system? 2. What was Adam and Eve's purpose in life after Creation? What was provided for Adam and Eve in Eden?
3. What was the main thing they needed to survive and when was it created?
4. Did anything surprise you or make you wonder about this story? (chapters 1-2)
4b. Are there any miracles or supernatural events in the story and if so how did they affect the people in the story?
5. What was the main diet of all living beings at Creation? Did this surprise you?
6. Why was everything so beautiful and lovely?
7. Why didn't God give Adam angels as earthly companions?
8. How did Adam find out about the great war between good and evil before he was created?
9. What did you discover about God's character (love, grace, mercy, kindness, justice, generosity and courage) from these chapters?
Genesis 3 King James Version (KJV)
3 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For
God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be
opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also to her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told you that you were naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou should not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
z13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; on your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life:
15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow you shall bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And to Adam he said, Because you listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded, saying, you shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19 In
the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till thou return unto the
ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust you are and to dust
shall you return.20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
21 Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins and clothed them.
22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Bible Storying Questions
1. What kind of father drives his children out of their home? Or is there another perspective?2. How did it make you feel that Jesus made Adam and Eve leave their beautiful home?
4. How can you know it was Jesus in Genesis, in the Beginning?
5. How did Adam and Eve feel about their Friend Jesus after sinning?
6. What had Jesus actually given them anyway?
7. Why did Adam and Eve have to move out of Eden?
8. What happened to Eden and all creation environment next (weather, behaviour and diet) of plants, animals, insects, people after sin entered out world?
9. What would have happened to Adam and Eve if they continued living in Eden after sin. What would the other inhabitants of Eden want to do to Adam and Eve after their fall?
10. Was Jesus upset about Adam and Eve now, after their fall? How did God showed He still cared about Adam and Eve?
11. What does this show us today about what God the Father and Jesus is like?
12. What did Jesus promise Adam and Eve to make right again their fall from grace?
13. What did Adam and Eve lose after sin began on earth? What were Adam and Eve emotions after they sinned? How did these attitude affect their relationship with God?
14. What three major problems did Adam and Eve now face? How did they handle their difficulties and how did they ask for help?
15. What does He promise then to fix their problems?
16. Why couldn't Adam and Eve see and talk with Jesus face to face any longer?
17. Was it a good thing or bad thing to leave Eden? How did this affect the rest of the universe?
18. What does Jesus do to help Adam and Eve stop running and hiding from God?
16. How farming the land by the sweat of their brow beneficial to Adam and Eve?
17. How did Jesus coming to earth as a baby and growing up then dying on the cross make right all that went wrong in Eden? What will be restored in the new heaven and earth?
18. Did anyone in chapters 1-3 change their behaviour? If so, what does this tell us and what can we discover?
19. What feelings, emotions, words or actions are revealed in these chapters and what does God's response show us?
20. How does the devil try to block the light shining from God's character?
