Grade 1 - Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Sunday School Curriculum Grade 1
Week 2 - The Serpent’s Trick
Objective:
We have to listen and obey God
Memory Verse:
“Behold, man has become like one of us, to know good and evil.” (Genesis 3:22)
References:
Fr Tadros Malati, Genesis, Chapter 3:1-13.
Introduction:
Review the previous lesson and verse with the students
Prepare pictures for today’s story as visual aids
Ask the children who knows what a snake looks like? How do they move? Do they have
sound?
Lesson Outlines:
When Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden, God said that they could eat from any
tree they liked EXCEPT the tree of knowledge which was in the middle of the paradise. The devil
knew this and took the form of a serpent (snake) to try and trick Eve into eating from the tree of
knowledge.
Where was the tree of knowledge?
One day, the serpent came to Eve and talked to her about the tree of knowledge. The serpent
planned a trick for Eve. He told her that if she were to eat from it, she would know good from bad
and right from wrong and will become like God since He knows good from bad and right from
wrong. Eve then, went to the tree and saw how nice the fruits looked, ate one and gave one to Adam
who also ate it. Their eyes were suddenly open and they realized that they did something wrong.
They did not listen to God when He told them not to eat from this tree. They also felt naked and tried
to clothe themselves with fig leaves. When the Lord saw what had happened, he punished them by
sending them out of the Garden of Eden. He also put an angel with a sword of fire in front of the door
of the garden so no one can enter the garden again.
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