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God’s Great Plan Storybook Bible 1st edition, 1st print Copyright © Scandinavia Publishing House 2018 info@sph.as | www.sph.as Idea & Illustrations by Gustavo Mazali Text by Cecilie Fodor Cover design & Book layout by Gao Hanyu Printed in China ISBN 9788772031194
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e r a t G P s ’ lan d o G O K O B BIBLE Y R O T S For God so loved the world that he gave his
one and only Son, that whoever believes
in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Idea & Illustrations by Gustavo Mazali
In the beginning, the earth was covered with darkness. Nothing had been made, until God said, “Let there be light!” and light burst forth. God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. Genesis 1:1-5
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Whatever God said, it all came to be! 5
God made the sun, the stars, and the moon to give light to the new world He had made. Flowers bloomed, and birds sang in the sky. Tiny ants and large deer trotted along on the new grass, and God saw that it was all good. Genesis 1:14-25
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God had good plans in mind for His creation.
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The world was very good, but it was missing something. God wanted someone He could put in charge—someone who could be His friend. God said, “Let Us make humans to live in this paradise!” He made Adam and Eve with great love and care. Each night, God would walk with His children in the garden. Genesis 1:26-31
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God loved them very much, and they loved Him! 9
There were plenty of trees with fruit that was delicious and good to eat. God told Adam and Eve that there was only one tree they could not touch. He warned them that if they ate from that tree, they would die. God’s plans were good, but there was someone else in the garden with an evil plan. The snake tricked Adam and Eve. He told them that the fruit was good, that they wouldn’t die—it would even make them wise. Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit. Genesis 2:15-17 & 3:1-7
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Sin had entered the world, so God had to send Adam and Eve out of His garden. He still loved them and had a plan to save them from their sin.
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After Adam and Eve sinned, evil entered the world. Sin and evil grew with the people as more and more chose to disobey God. In time, the whole world had turned from good to evil. Only one man pleased God, and his name was Noah. “Noah, build an ark!” said God, “I’ll flood the earth and start all over again with you and your family.” Genesis 6:5-22
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Noah trusted in God’s plan and obeyed Him.
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It rained for forty days and forty nights, and soon the waters covered everything. Meanwhile, God kept Noah, his family, and all the animals safe in the ark. Finally, after many months, the water had dried up, revealing the dry land. Outside in the sky was a beautiful rainbow. God said, “This rainbow is My promise to never flood the earth like this again.” Genesis 7-9
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“I’ll be with you,” God said to Noah and his family, “And I’ll never flood the earth like this again.”
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Many years later, Noah’s family had grown into a large group of people. These people started building a huge tower. “This tower will make us famous!” they said. God saw that they had forgotten Him and only cared about themselves and how great they could become. He made them all speak different languages, which was quite confusing. They couldn’t understand each other anymore, so they couldn’t work together. They stopped building the tower and spread out across the earth. Genesis 11:1-9
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God wanted people to praise Him and not trust in their own strength.
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God still loved the world, and He still had a plan for all He had made. He chose a man named Abraham to be the start of His people, a people who would know Him and love Him. “Abraham,” God said, “You will be the father of a people I will call My own!” “But how, God?” asked Abraham, “I don’t even have a single child!” Genesis 12:2 & 15:1-6
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God meant what He said, and He would keep His promise. 19
“Go to a new place I will show you,” God said to Abraham one day. So, Abraham packed up everything he owned and set out on a journey with Sarah, his wife. Genesis 12:1-9
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