Because we didn't paint today I took some pictures of the kids writing out their verses on their paintings from yesterday. We did our review of yesterday's lesson by writing out the Bible verse for the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Our lesson today was about the creation of Eve. We read the Bible verse for her creation and then we read a story from the Legends of the Bible book. Again I want to explain that the stories in this book are just stories. Today's story explains that God gave Adam a wife before Eve, named Lilith. She was said to have been created at the same time as Adam, but flew away never to come back to him. You can interpret this story, as with any other, in your own way. When we discussed the story after reading it we came to the conclusion that God may have created a wife for Adam the day he was created along with the other animals and that quite possibly she was a bird of some sort because of the way in which she exited from Adam's life. God saw that it would be better for Adam's wife to be created from him binding her to him. Also, if God created her while Adam was in a deep sleep he would not witness her creation and would love her more for not knowing what it was like. It's a very interesting story.
We also read the story about Eve and the serpent. After both Adam and Eve were told not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil the serpent decided to tempt Eve. She fell to the temptation and ate from the forbidden tree causing the certain death of all humanity. In the Bible it is said that Adam is with her in the garden while the serpent tempts her. I do feel that Eve carries a huge burden that should not all rest upon her shoulders. Adam was punished too and yet Eve is thought of to be the total cause of the first sin. If he was there then why didn't he stand for his wife against the serpent. God only know. :-) So this was our lesson today.
After our lesson we had lunch and headed out to my friend Karen's house to do a little handwork together. Today we made our knitting needles and the knobs that sit on the ends of them.
Joey and Eden work on writing their Bible verse.
Joey working with clay to make the knobs for the ends of his knitting needles......Yes, boys can learn to knit.
More fun with clay.
Eden, our friend, Jack, Joey and me.
Eden working on her knobs for the ends of her knitting needles.
Joey is so goofy! We really had a lot of fun!
One of Eden's ends for her needles.
Another look...
Eden's knitting needles. We made them out of dowels cut short, sharpened with a pencil sharpener (not to sharp), sanded, rubbed with beeswax, polished with a towel and topped with the baked clay ends made to fit.
Mine are lady bugs
Joey's are green and brown. They all came out so cool and really show our personalities!
1 comment:
I have always held the same thought regarding Eve. Additionally, Adam must hold some responsibility for his action; after all he could have said no.
But it does underscore the influence we as women have with our husbands and how we must strive to be right with God lest our influence be unrighteous.
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