Study Desk

Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened.

So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.

On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.

So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.

So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the opening.

The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.

When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees.

He replied, "I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked."

So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.

"Why are you so angry?" the Lord asked Cain. "Why do you look so dejected?

So Cain left the Lord 's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

So God said to Noah, "I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!

But I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives.

So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him.

So the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth. After 150 days,