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“Thus says the Lord God, “You had the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering…. You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you…. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you. By the abundance of your trade you were internally filled with violence, and you sinned; therefore I have cast you as profane from the mountain of God…. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; …”
God made wonderful beings called angels and cherubim to live in His presence to serve Him. These beings were also to help and serve people after they were created.
But one being, a cherub, became jealous of God and his glory. His jealousy grew into hatred. He wanted to rule over his creator. He came into the Garden of Eden. He appeared as a serpent and lied to Eve. Eve liked the idea of his lie. She did not realize it was a twist of truth. Both Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command. God punished His enemy, whose name is Satan. He has other names also.
Satan is our enemy also. God punished Adam and Eve just as He said He would if they disobeyed.
Have you ever disobeyed? We all do. We need to ask God to forgive us. We need to ask the person we disobeyed to forgive us.
You can read more about this story in the Bible. See: Genesis 3:1-19, Ezekiel 28:12-19, Mark 1:12,13, Luke 4:1-13, Ephesians 6:1-18, Colossians 2:16-19, Hebrews 1:14.
( 5 ) <經文> 啟示錄2：7
“聖靈向各教會所說的話，有耳朵可聽的，都聽吧！
至於那得勝的人，我要賜他權利，可以吃上帝園
中那生命樹的果子。”
上帝使土地生長各種美麗的樹木，出產好吃的果子，有些是你和我從來沒有見過的，你還記得上帝開闢伊甸園嗎？他在園中造了兩棵特別的樹：一棵是“生命的樹”，另一棵是“辨別善惡的樹”。
上帝命令亞當：“園子裏任何果樹的果子你都可以吃，只有那棵辨別善惡樹所結的果子你絕不可以吃”。亞當一定要服從，不然的話上帝會處罰他。
你的爸爸和媽媽，或者是其他看顧你的人，有沒有叫你不可以吃某些食物？不可以摸某些東西？你有服從嗎？上帝要我們服從照顧我們的人。
創世記2：9、16、17；3，以弗所書6：1-2，
啟示錄2：7，22：1、2，
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“And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said,
“O LORD,
the God of Israel,
who art enthroned above the cherubim,
Thou are the God,
Thou alone,
of all the kingdoms of the earth.
Thou hast made heaven and earth.”
God created angels, cherubim and other beings who were with Him where He is. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God He would not let them live in the Garden of Eden any longer. He sent them out.
At the east of the Garden of Eden He placed His cherubim and a flaming sword, which turned every direction. They were to guard the tree of life so no one could eat from it. We do not know how many cherubim there were by they obeyed God.
Remember counting. Words help us count also. Look at these:
1 = one: cherub 1 = one: child
2 = two: cherubim 2 = two: children
Many = cherubim Many = children
You cannot see cherubim to count them unless God shows them to you. You can see the children and count them. Name your friends and count them.
The Bible tells you this story: Genesis 3:22-24, Numbers 22:21-35,
Ezekiel 1:4-28, Ezekiel 10:1-22
( 6 ) <經文> 以西結書28：12-17“人子啊，上帝說你無所不備，智
慧充足，全然美麗。你曾在伊甸園中佩戴各樣寶石----你是那
受膏的麥路伯，我安置你-----你從受造之日所行的都完全，
直至你察出不義。因你貿易很多，就被強暴的事充滿，以致
犯罪，因你褻瀆聖地，我從上帝的山驅逐你-------你因美麗心
中高傲，又因榮光敗壞智慧，我已將你摔倒在地------
上帝造了些奇妙的活物，叫天使和基路伯。他們在上帝面前事奉他，也為被造的人類工作和服務。
其中一個基路伯起了邪心，他妒忌上帝的榮耀，由忌至恨，想統治造他的主宰。於是他偷偷進了伊甸園，化作一條蛇來欺騙夏娃。夏娃喜歡他的謊言，不知道是以假弄真，於是夏娃和亞當都違背了上帝的命令。上帝懲罰這個敵對他的惡者。他的名字叫撒但，他還有其他的名字。
撒但也是你和我的敵人。上帝照先前的吩咐處罰了亞當和夏娃。
你有沒有不聽話的時候？我們都犯過違背命令的罪。我們需要求上帝赦免，也要請別人原諒。
創世紀3：1-19，以西結書28：12-19，馬可福音1：12-13。
路加福音4：1-13，以弗所書6：1-18，歌羅西書2：16-19，
希伯來書1：14
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Now the man called his wife’s name Eve,
because she was the mother of all living.
Cain was the first baby God gave a Mommy and Daddy. His Daddy’s name was Adam. His Mommy’s name was Eve. Cain did not have a brother or sister or any other child to play with.
What is your Daddy’s name? What is your Mommy’s name? Would you like to be the only child in the world? Cain was.
You can read this story in the Bible: Genesis 4:1.
( 7 ) <經文> 列王紀下19：15希西家向上主禱告說：“上主
------萬軍的統帥 ,坐在基路伯以上的寶座的以色列
的上帝啊 ,你是唯一的上帝。你管理世上萬國；你創
造了天地。”
上帝創造了天使基路伯和其他活物，亞當和夏娃違背了上帝的命令被趕出伊甸園去。上帝在園的東邊安設基路伯和四面轉動發火焰的劍，把守生命樹，免得那樹上的果子被吃了。我們不知道有幾個基路伯看守，但他們都服從上帝。
我們可以想像一群基路伯守在伊甸園的東邊，一個，兩個、三個、可能更多，我們看不見基路伯，但我們可以數看得見的小孩子：一個、兩個、許多個，你也可以數你的朋友的名字，看看有幾個？
創世記3：22-24，民數記22：21-35以西結書1：4-28，10：1-22
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And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel.
And Abel was a keeper of flocks,
But Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Adam and Eve had a little boy named Cain. Do you remember reading about him? They had a second son and his name was Abel. They grew up together with their mommy and daddy.
Cain and Abel’s Daddy had a nice garden. They pulled the weeds and planted little seeds. These grew into good-tasting vegetables.
Do you like to eat vegetables? What is your favorite vegetable? Do you like to help in the garden? Do you like to help water plants in the house?
( 8 ) (經文) 創世記3：20 亞當給他的妻子起名夏娃，
因為她是人類的母親。
該隱是上帝創造世界後的第一個嬰孩。他的爸爸叫亞當，他的媽媽叫夏娃。該隱還沒有弟弟和妹妹，也沒有其他孩子跟他玩耍。
你的爸爸姓什麼？
你的媽媽姓什麼？
你會喜歡作世界上唯一的小孩子嗎？
該隱的故事可以在創世記第四章裏找到。