Burden to Impart:

In this lesson we see how men and women are special in God's creation, they are different than the animals. God did not create Adam in the same way He did the animals, by simply speaking. He formed Adam out of the dust of the earth in a very special way and then breathed into him the breath of life. Unlike the other creatures, God did not create millions of men; He created only one man.

Memory Verse:	"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life" (Genesis 2:7).
Facts to Teach:	(Sripture reading: Gen. 1:20, 22; 2:7)

1. God's creation of Adam was different than His creation of all the animals.
   1. The animals were created by God's powerful word. He simply spoke and they came into existence.
   2. God created the animals in great numbers, maybe thousands or even millions at a time.
   3. God did not create Adam by simply speaking. He created Adam's body with His own hands directly. He "formed man of the dust of the ground." Adam was like a large. lifeless, mud figure upon the ground.
   4. Then God breathed into Adam's nose the "breath of life." So man's life, spirit, came directly out of God's breath.
   5. When God's breath entered into the mud figure, Adam became alive, a marvelous, living soul.
   6. God created man (Adam) in a very special way, very differently than the way He created all the animals. Man was God's "hand-made" masterpiece.