♰ St. Mark Coptic Church Sunday School 11th Grade Lesson 3 Drama of Creation (Cont’d) Genesis 3 “The Fall” Song (ψαλμός = song) Left 1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; Right 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Left 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. Right 4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Left 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. Right 6 For the way of the righteous, the LORD knows But the way of the ungodly shall perish. The Drama of Creation Continues with ... “The Fall” Genesis Chapter 3 Characters (In order of appearance) Narrator Serpent Woman God Adam Narrator 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Serpent “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” Narrator 2 And the woman said to the serpent, Woman “We may eat 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 has said, God ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’” Narrator 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, Serpent “You will not surely die. 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Narrator 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. Narrator She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Narrator 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; Narrator and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. Narrator 8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, Narrator and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Narrator 9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, God “Where are you?” Narrator 10 So he said, Adam “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” Narrator 11 And He said, God “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” Narrator 12 Then the man said, Adam “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” Narrator 13 And the LORD God said to the woman, God “What is this you have done?” Narrator The woman said, Woman “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Narrator 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent: God “Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly shall you go, And dust shall you shall eat All the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” Narrator 16 To the woman He said: God “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain shall you bring forth children; For your desire shall be for your husband, And over you shall he rule.” Narrator 17 Then to Adam He said, God “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil shall you eat of it All the days of your life. 18 Both thorns and thistles shall it bring forth for you, And the herb of the field shall you eat. 19 In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.” Narrator 20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. 21 Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. Narrator 22 Then the LORD God said, God “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— Narrator 23 therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. Narrator 24 So He drove out the man; Narrator and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, Narrator to guard the way to the tree of life.