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When King Herod dies , an angel visits Joseph again in a dream .

Joseph takes the family back to Nazareth , where he sets up his carpenter shop . Jesus grows up strong and wise and filled with God ’ s grace . Each spring , Mary and Joseph travel to Jerusalem to attend the Passover Feast . They thank God for delivering his people from slavery in Egypt hundreds of years ago .

one year , When Jesus is 12 , the family goes to the Feast as usual .

Based on Matthew 2 : 19 – 23 ; Luke 2:39 – 52

Get up ! Take the child and his mother and Go back home to Israel . The ones who were trying to kilL the child are dead .

in Jerusalem , Jesus spends his time in the temple with the wise men and teachers .

After the feast is over , Mary and Joseph set out for home . That night when they make camp … Joseph ,

but no one has seEn Jesus . Frantic , Mary and Joseph go back to Jerusalem . They loOk for Jesus nearly everywhere in the city .

Jesus ! We ’ ve beEn loOking everywhere for you . We were so worRied . where is Jesus ?

FinalLy , they find him in the temple . Jesus is sitTing with the teachers .

Why were you loOking for me ? You know that I neEd to be in my Father ’ s house .

He must be with his friends . I ’ lL find him .

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20 then goD Said , “ lET tHe earth bring forth liVinG CreatuRES .” and goD mAde aLl kiNDs OF AniMalS : wild ones , tame ones — even those that crawl on the ground .

Then God created the first man , Adam , and the first woman , Eve . They were the greatest of alL god ’ s creations because he made them in HiS own iMaGe , TO be a rEfleCtion of WhAT HE is Like . gOd mADE adAM aND eVE WiTh sOuLs thAT WoUld LiVE FORevEr . and he planNed fOR PEopLe tO rulE and live in harmony with EverY LiVinG THiNg On EARth .

and on THE SevENth DAY , gOd ResTED .

God loOked at everything that he had made , and he knew it was alL very , very goOd .

god showed adam and eve the beauty God and SHOweD fruitfulness adAM anD of EVe the thE garden beAUTy they aNd lived FruitfUlnEsS in . He told them oF THe , “ you gARDEN may eat theY from LivEd every in . tree He TOlD thEm , except “ you one MaY , the eAT tree from of EVery knowledge tREe of good EXcepT and one evil , tHE . if you TreE eat oF from KNOWLedGE that of tree gOoD , you and will evil die . .” iF YOU EAt fRom

That TreE , yOu wiLl Die .” based ON GEneSis 3

Based on Genesis 3 lOoK , AdaM ! The LitTlE birD cOmes WHEN I CALl !

GoD iS gOod tO us . he HaS GiVEn Us evERyThiNg . eVErYtHinG eXcEpT FRUit froM The tREe OF kNowlEDge Of GoOd AnD EviL .

yes , THat iS ForBiDdEN !

buT evE WOndeRs . aND onE dAY She GOEs to THe trEe aND gAzES aT the FORBidDEn frUiT .

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