Mesa Valley Church of Christ Grand Junction, Colorado
Illustration for Adam and Eve

Old Testament people Ages 4–9 Story 2 of 25

Genesis 2–3 · ESV memory verse below

Adam and Eve

Who is this?

Adam was the first man. Eve was the first woman. God made them and placed them in a good garden.

What happened?

They disobeyed God’s word. Sin entered the world. God still sought them, clothed them, and promised a Savior.

The story

The LORD God formed Adam from the dust and breathed into him the breath of life. God planted a garden in Eden and put the man there to work it and keep it.

God said Adam may eat from every tree but one—the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. “In the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” God made Eve to be Adam’s wife. They were not ashamed.

The serpent lied about God’s word. Eve ate. Adam ate too. Their eyes were opened in the wrong way. They hid among the trees from the LORD.

God called to Adam, “Where are you?” Sin brought sorrow—but God also showed mercy. He clothed them and promised that the offspring of the woman would one day crush the serpent’s head. That promise points to Jesus.

Memory verse (ESV)

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27

Talk about it

Ages ~4–7

  1. Did Adam and Eve obey God?
  2. Did God still come looking for them?

Ages ~8–12

  1. How did the serpent twist God’s word?
  2. Why is hiding from God a sad picture of sin?
  3. How does God’s promise in the garden give hope?

Family activity

Draw a garden path with chalk or on paper. Talk about one choice to obey God today.

Parent take-home

Read Genesis 2–3 slowly. Keep both the command and the kindness: they sinned, yet God came seeking them and promised a Seed who would crush the serpent. Pray honestly about a wrong choice, then thank God that Jesus is the promised Savior.

Talk on the way home

  1. What one tree did God say not to eat from?
  2. How did God still show kindness after Adam and Eve sinned?
  3. Who is the Savior God promised?

Longer family guide: Week 2 on the family page.

Print coloring and activities (PDF) All children’s stories

In the PDF: coloring page, memory verse with blanks, plus kid activities (circle). Circle only one answer. Talk about why the others are wrong.

For parents and teachers

Tell the story without turning it into a joke about fruit. Sin is real: they disobeyed God’s word. Also show mercy: God sought them, clothed them, and promised a Redeemer. Point children toward Christ.