e in
times of trial.

We also read about Jesus, the Son of God, who came down from heaven
and died for us, that we might have eternal life.

Good men wrote the Bible long, long ago, and the contents have been
kept, until now we all have Bibles. The Bible is called Holy Bible
because it is God's Word, and is a record of God's work and God's
words.

If we live now as the Bible teaches, after we die we shall receive a
crown of life in heaven.

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What God Made

Our God is a very great God. He made all things. He made this earth
where we now live.

It seems strange that there was a time, many, many years ago, when
this earth was nowhere to be found; but that is so.

When men make things, they must have tools to work with. They have to
make things little by little, working at them a long time before they
are done.

It was not so with God when he made this earth. "He spake, and it was
done." At first all was dark. He then said, "Let there be light," and
it was light. He called the light day, and the darkness he called
night. This, the Good Book says, took place on the first day.

On the second day God made the air we breathe, and in which the birds
fly.

On the third day he made the land, sea, and rivers, and the grass,
flowers, and trees.

On the fourth day he made the sun, moon, and stars, to give light to
the earth by day and night.

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On the fifth day he made the fish that swim in the water and the birds
that fly in the air.

On the sixth day he made all the animals, and at last he made man. He
gave them for food the grain of the fields, the fruits of the trees,
and the vegetables of the garden.

On the seventh day God rested "from all the work which he had made."
"And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very
good."

In the Garden of Eden

When the Garden of Eden was planted with all the beautiful flowers and
trees, God gave it to Adam for a home. He told him to take good care
of it. Adam was glad to work in the garden and use it as he chose; but
he had no one to enjoy the things that he enjoyed, no one to help him
to be just what God wished him to be, no one to love.

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God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make
him an help meet for him." So he made a woman and Adam called her Eve.

Eve was very much like Adam in some ways, yet unlike him in other
ways. Man has some gifts that woman does