ACT 1: CREATION

The drama begins with God already on the stage. He is creating the world. He makes a man, Adam and places him in the Garden of Eden to work in it and take care of it. God's intention is for humanity to be in close relationship with him and in harmony with the rest of creation around them. God is described in these early chapters of the Bible as dwelling in the garden together with the first human beings, Adam and Eve. At the end of the first chapter of Genesis,

God gives his own assessment of his work: God saw all that he had made, and it was very good(v.31). Later, God 's people celebrated God's creative work:

"Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you"

(Nehemiah 9: 5-6)

Acts 1 reveals God's desire for people and provides the setting for all the action that follows.