Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

This lesson is taken from Genesis 3

One day evil entered the garden and on account of that Eve soon disobeyed God and she talked Adam into disobeying God as well. This was mankind first sin. Because disobeying God is a sin. Do you know what Eve did? Well, It all started with the serpent (snake). For the serpent was more cunning, than any of the wild animals that God had made. You see the snake was very good at making anything or anyone believe what was not true. One day in the Garden of Eden the snake said to Eve, "Did God tell you not to eat of any of the fruit in the garden?" Eve answered the snake, "Of course we may eat any of the fruit! It is only the fruit from the tree in the center of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. We must not even touch it, or we will die." Now, the snake told Eve a lie. For the snake said, "You will not die. God knows that when you eat it, you will become like God. You will know everything, and you will know good from evil.”

Eve listened to the snake and she believed him. The fruit was very tempting, and it looked so good to her. She thought the fruit would make her very wise. So, Eve pulled one of the fruit from the tree and she took a bite of the fruit. Eve also gave Adam some of the fruit to eat and he ate it. When they ate the fruit their eyes were opened. Adam and Eve suddenly felt ashamed, for the first time they saw that they were not wearing any clothes. They took some fig leaves and sewed them together for clothing.

When it was close to evening Adam and Eve heard God walking about in the garden. And Adam and Eve hid from God among the trees in the garden. God called out to Adam, "Where are you?" Adam answered, "I heard you coming, so we hid. I was afraid because we didn't have on any clothes." Then God asked Adam, "Who told you that you didn't have on any clothes? Have you eaten the fruit that I commanded you to leave alone?" "Yes!" Adam said. But Adam didn't want God to blame him, so Adam blamed Eve. Adam told God, ”it was the woman that you gave me, Eve gave me the fruit to eat. So God asked Eve, "How could you do such a thing?" But Eve didn't want God to blame her, so she blamed the snake. For Eve said, "It was the snake! He tricked me. That is why I ate it."

Then God said to the snake, "Because you have done this, you will be punished. You will now crawl on your belly, on the ground, for as long as you live. From now on you are the enemy of the woman and her children. She and her children will crush your head and you will bite their heels." And for Eve punishment God said to Eve, "You will have pain when you have children and your husband will rule over you." Next, God told Adam that since he had listened to his wife and ate the fruit that he had told him not to eat, that he would be punished. That for the rest of his life he would have to make a living from the ground. But, the ground would also grow thorns so he would have to fight the thorns, in other words Adam would have to get rid of the thorns in his field in order for his food to grow. He would have to do this until he died. Then he would return to the dust of the ground from which he was created.

God made clothes for Adam and Eve from the skins of animals. Then God got to thinking, since Adam had eaten of the fruit that he had told him not to eat, and now that Adam knew right from wrong, Adam might also decide to eat the fruit from the tree of life, and then he would live forever. So God decided to send Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. So God made Adam and Eve leave the Garden of Eden. At the east of the garden the Lord, God placed mighty angels and a flaming sword which turned in all directions, to guard the way to the tree of life. That way Adam and Eve would not be able to get back into the Garden of Eden, or be able to get to the tree of life.

Questions:  Circle the correct answer

1.  disobeying God is  ____.
          a.  bad
          b.  a sin
          c.  crazy  


2.  How did Adam and Eve disobey God? 

          a.  They ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge
          b.  They were lazy
          c.  They lied to God

3.  Who talked Eve into disobeying God?
          a.  Adam
          b.  the serpent
          c.  a bird

4.  What did Eve think the fruit from the tree of knowledge would do for her?
          a.  keep her from being hunger
          b.  Make her wise
          c.  Make her live forever

5.  What was Eve's punishment for eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge?
          a.  she would die
          b.  she would grow old
          c.  she would have pain when she had children and Adam would rule over her

6.  What was the serpent's punishment for eating the fruit of the tree of
      knowledge?
          a.  He would crawl on his belly on the ground the rest of his life
          b.  He would have a lot of different colors
          c.  He would take noise from now on before he bit you.

7.  When Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge, what happen?
          a.  they became cold
          b.  they wasn't hungry
          c.  they knew right from wrong 

8.  To keep Adam and Eve from also deciding  to eat the fruit from the tree of life, what did
      God do?
          a.   God left the garden
          b.   God made Adam and Eve leave the garden
          c.   God put angels in the garden to watch Adam and Eve

9.  How did God keep Adam and Eve from getting back into the garden of Eden?
          a.  He locked the gate
          b.  God placed a angel at the gate
          c.  God placed mighty angels and a flaming sword which turned in all directions,

               to guard the way to the tree of life

Answer Sheet

Lesson answers

1.  disobeying God is  ____
          a.  bad
          b.  a sin
          c.  crazy  
2.  How did Adam and Eve disobey God? 
          a.  They ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge
          b.  They were lazy
          c.  They lied to God
3.  Who talked Eve into disobeying God?
          a.  Adam
          b.  the serpent
          c.  a bird
4.  What did Eve think the fruit from the tree of knowledge would do for her?
          a.  keep her from being hunger
          b.  Make her wise
          c.  Make her live forever
5.  What was Eve's punishment for eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge?
          a.  she would die
          b.  she would grow old
          c.  she would have pain when she had children and Adam would rule over her
6.  What was the serpent's punishment for eating the fruit of the tree of
      knowledge?
          a.  He would crawl on his belly on the ground the rest of his life
          b.  He would have a lot of different colors
          c.  He would take noise from now on before he bit you.
7.  When Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge, what happen?
          a.  they became cold
          b.  they wasn't hungry
          c.  they knew right from wrong 
8.  To keep Adam and Eve from also deciding  to eat the fruit from the tree of life,

what did God do?
          a.   God left the garden
          b.   God made Adam and Eve leave the garden
          c.   God put angels in the garden to watch Adam and Eve
9.  How did God keep Adam and Eve from getting back into the garden of Eden?
          a.  He locked the gate
          b.  God placed a angel at the gate
          c.  God placed mighty angels and a flaming sword which turned in all directions,
               to guard the way to the tree of life