Why Did God Make People?
Answer: People are special creations, not just different animals. God created people to be his friends and to take care of the world. Unlike animals, human beings can talk to each other and to God. People are the only part of God’s marvelous creation that can be friends with God. And he created them perfect- that’s why Adam and Eve were not ashamed of their nakedness. But people are also the only ones who can sin.
Key Verses: Then God said, “Let us make a man someone like ourselves. He will be the master of all life upon the earth and in the skies and in the seas.” So God made man like his Maker. Like God did God make man. Man and maid did he make them. (Genesis 1:26-27)
Related Verses: Genesis 2:4-7; Psalm 8:4-5; 139: 13-18
Related Questions: Why did God make people in addition to animals? Why did God make women?
How Did God Make Adam And Eve?
Answer: God made Adam and Eve, the first human beings, by using material that he had already made. God formed Adam just the way he wanted him to look and then brought Adam to life. God made Eve from part of Adam so that she would match him perfectly.
Key Verses: The time came when the Lord God formed a man’s body. He made it from the dust of the ground. Then he breathed into it the breath of life. And man became a living person…. Then the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. He took one of the man’s ribs. Then he closed up the place from which he had taken it. Then he made the rib into a woman, and brought her to the man. (Genesis 2:7, 21-22)
Related Verses: Genesis 1:26-2:25; 3:19; 1 Timothy 2:13
Related Questions: Why did God make Eve from Adam’s rib? Why did God make us out of dust?
Note To Parents: A young child’s concrete understanding can be a barrier to understanding this because the creation of Adam and Eve was a miracle. Explaining it as such may be the best approach, especially if your child is asking about the exact process that God used.