“This entertaining and engaging study of Genesis 1-3 helps middle-grade readers gain a greater understanding and appreciation for God’s amazing creation.
Where do you begin to know the greatness of God? At the very start, of course! God created EVERYTHING, including your one-of-a-kind kid. Earth’s Epic Start is a fun way for your child to explore the Bible and build a foundation for a future spent studying God’s Word.
In addition to reading the verses from each day’s study, kids will encounter fun facts, definitions of key terms, questions that reinforce the daily reading, and a memory verse.
This in-depth study of humankind’s creation and fall will equip your child to…
- know God in a deeper way
Series: Does not seem to be connected to any other book.
Spiritual Content- This Bible study covers Genesis 1-3, but also references many other Scriptures to read and look-up as well; 'H's are capital when referring to God in the study, but most of the Scriptures written out are in ESV which does not capitalize them; In the final week, sin is discussed and explained; In the final pages, repenting from our sin & having salvation though Jesus Christ is shared;
*Note: When referring to the closest star to earth (Proxima Centauri), it’s noted that it would take 950 million years to walk to it from earth; One ‘Did you know?’ fact shared is that plants can’t survive millions of years without the sun and adds that plants were created on day 3 and the sun was created on day 4; A fun fact shares that the earth is about 6,000-10,000 years old (Week 7), but there is a multiple choice question that has the options of “A. 1-2 million years old B. 4-10 billion years old C. 6,000-10,000 years old D. 120,000-150,000” to test the reader (with the correct answer being C).
Negative Content- A reference to divorce in Week 8 with the introduction of the week’s reading saying, “God cares so much about marriage—it is a reflection of His love for us. He also made marriage so important, that a male and female who get married are called to stay together as one team, just as Mark 10:9 states, “that therefore God has joined together, let man not separate.””;
*Note: Mentions of the painting the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci & Michelangelo’s paintings on the Sistine Chapel; A mention of Legos.
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My personal Rating-
I rarely review non-fiction—let alone Bible studies, but when I saw about this one, I became curious about it. There were a few questions throughout it that I thought might be confusing to younger readers, so I would suggest a parent or adult be nearby to answer any questions from the kiddo. Perhaps even doing it together would be the best case for some families. Many of the question blanks will be filled in not with a direct quote from the corresponding Scripture, but require the kiddo to answer it in his or her own way. For example in Week 3, there is one that goes “Genesis 1:2 What did God use to create everything?” and the answer would be nothing, because the world was formless and void according to Scripture. In Week 8, one question says “Genesis 2:25 Adam and Eve were both naked and not ashamed. Why were they unashamed and innocent?” That particular Scripture doesn’t share the why, just the fact that they were, so the answer to this question requires a little more thought and discussion with an adult.
Some of the days were heavier with work like answering a few questions, but then other days that only had one question and a drawing exercise or multiple-choice question. From a technical standpoint, it felt a little uneven in that way, particular because there was a lot of handwriting and answering questions during the entire week.
There were a couple of the fun facts or ‘did you know?s’ that I had to research because they were worded in ways I wasn’t familiar with.
I appreciated that when discussing Genesis 1:24-31 in Week 6, the authors share: “Nothing else is said to be made in the image of God except mankind. God loves all His creation, but only humans had God breathe life into them. He made two genders, causing some to be born boys (male), and some to be born girls (female). The creation account details how God always intended for there to be just two genders. No matter what anyone might tell you, God’s way is the best way. He wants girls to be girls, and boys to be boys. Both are created equal and special in their own way! God wants us to know our identity and the Bible teaches that we are unique among all living things because we are made in God’s image.”Some children who have not been exposed to the opposite thought of this might have questions about why someone would think there’s more than two genders, but I think it was worded in a way that probably wouldn’t stand out to the reader unless there were already questions about this topic.
I think this Bible study would be best for those who already have at least a light understanding of the accounts of creation and the Fall as some activities or fun acts shared get a bit ahead of the Scriptures being read. Overall, it was a pretty fun book; I would think it could be done in homeschooling families or expanded with more activities and fun projects for Sunday School lessons.
See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Harvest Kids) for this honest review.
