Adam and Eve

Characters: Adam, Eve, Serpent, Voice of God.

Bible text: Genesis 2

Scene I. In the Garden

Voice of God: Now, Adam, this beautiful garden is for you to enjoy. You may eat all

you wish of the fruit of all the trees except the tree of knowledge of good

and evil which is in the middle of the garden. The day you eat of it you

will surely die.

Adam: This is a beautiful place. I shall keep it and dress it.

(Adam leaves. Enter Serpent.)

Scene II.

Serpent: Hello, Eve. Isn’t this a lovely place to live?

Eve: Oh, yes, it really is.

Serpent: Did God tell you that you could eat of every tree in the garden?

Eve: We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden except the one in the

middle. God said, “You shall not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.”

Serpent: You shall not surely die. God knows the day you eat of it you will be like

God and know good from evil.

Eve: Is that true?

(She looks at the tree)

The fruit does look pretty. I’m sure it is good to eat. If it will make me

wise, I would like to try it.

Serpent: Go ahead. Try it.

(Eve picks a piece of fruit and takes a bite.)

Eve: It is good, I must give Adam some.

Serpent: Well, I will see you later. Goodbye.

(Serpent leaves.)

Scene III.

Eve: Adam, come here.

Adam: What is it?

Eve: I have just eaten of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, and

it is really good. Take a bite.

Adam: Oh, should I?

Eve: Oh, yes, come on.

(Adam eats.)

Adam: I think I hear God walking. Let’s hide!

Voice of God: Why are afraid? Have you eaten of the fruit that I said you should not?

Adam: The woman you gave me brought me a piece and gave it to me.

Voice of God: Eve, what have you done?

Eve: Well, the serpent talked me into eating it.

Voice of God: I am going to punish every one of you. Serpent, you will have to crawl on

your stomach from now on. Adam, you will have to work and sweat to

make a living. I will cause weeds and thorns to grow in the fields to make

your work hard. Eve, I will make you have to suffer much pain and you

will be ruled over by your husband. Now all of you get out of the garden

before you eat of the tree of life and live forever in sin. You can’t ever get

back in to the garden because I will put cherubims with flaming torches at

the gate. Be gone!