Unofficial Cedar Hills Ward Sunday School

Teacher: Andrew Olsen

Comparative Creation Accounts

Three parallel accounts from LDS scripture: Abraham 4-5, Moses 2-3, and Genesis 1-2 (KJV)

ABRAHAM 4 & 5 MOSES 2 & 3 GENESIS 1 & 2 (KJV) A Few Notes
1 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Behold I reveal unto you concerning this heaven and this earth
write the words which I speak
I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God
by mine Only Begotten I created these things yea
1 And then the Lord said, Let us go down.
And they went down at the beginning		 in the beginning In the beginning
and they (that is the Gods) I God
organized and formed created created
the heavens and the earth. the heaven and the earth the heaven and the earth
upon which thou standest
2 And the earth 2:2 And the earth And the earth
after it was formed
was empty and desolate was without form and void was without form and void < Tohu va vohu
because they had not formed anything but the earth
and darkness and I caused darkness and darkness
reigned to come up was
upon the face of the deep upon the face of the deep upon the face of the deep
and the Spirit of the Gods and my Spirit And the spirit of God
was brooding moved moved
upon the face of the waters. upon the face of the water upon the face of the waters.
for I am God.
3 And they (the Gods) said 2:3 And I God said 3 And God said
Let there be light Let there be light Let there be light
and there was light and there was light and there was light
4 And they (the Gods) 2:4 And I God 1:4 And God
comprehended the light saw the light saw the light
for it was bright and that light was good that it was good: < Bright vs Good
and they divided the light And I God divided the light And I God divided the light
or caused it to be divided
from the darkness. from the darkness from the darkness
5 And the Gods called the light Day 2:5 And I God called the light Day 1:5 And God called the light Day
and the darkness they called Night and the darkness I called Night and the darkness he called Night
and this I did by the word of my power
and it was done as I spake
And it came to pass that
from the evening until morning they called night
and from the morning until the evening they called day
and this was the first or the beginning
of that which they called day and night.		 and the evening and the morning were the first day And the evening and the morning were the first day
6 And the Gods also said 2:6 And again I God said: 1:6 And God said
Let there be Let there be Let there be
an expanse a firmament a firmament < Raquia
in the midst of the waters in the midst of the water in the midst of the waters
and it was so even as I spake
and I said:
and it shall
divide the waters from the waters.		 Let it
divide the waters from the waters		 and let it
divide the waters from the waters
and it was done
7 And the Gods 2:7 And I God 1:7 And God
ordered the expanse made the firmament made the firmament
so that it divided and divided the waters and divided the waters
the waters which were under the expanse
from the waters which were above the expanse		 yea the great waters under the firmament
from the waters which were above the firmament		 which were under the firmament
from the waters which were above the firmament:
and it was so and it was so and it was so
even as they ordered. even as I spake
8 And the Gods called the expanse Heaven 2:8 And I God called the firmament Heaven 1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven
And it came to pass that
it was from evening until morning		 and
the evening and the morning		 And
the evening and the morning
that they called night
and it came to pass
it was from morning until evening
that they called day
and this was the second time that they called night and day. were the second day were the second day
9 And the Gods ordered saying 2:9 And I God said: 1:9 And God said
Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place
and it was so
And I God said:
and let the earth come up dry Let there be dry land and let the dry land appear:
and it was so and it was so and it was so
as they ordered
10 And the Gods pronounced the dry land Earth 2:10 And I God called the dry land Earth 1:10 And God called the dry land Earth
and the gathering together of the waters and the gathering together of the waters and the gathering together of the waters
pronounced they Great Waters called I the Sea called he Seas
and the Gods saw that they were And I God saw that all things which I had made were and God saw that it was
obeyed. good good
11 And the Gods said 2:11 And I God said 1:11 And God said
Let Let Let
us prepare the earth the earth the earth
to bring forth grass bring forth grass bring forth grass
the herb yielding seed the herb yielding seed the herb yielding seed
the fruit tree yielding fruit the fruit tree yielding fruit and the fruit tree yielding fruit
after his kind after his kind after his kind
and the tree yielding fruit
whose seed in itself whose seed should be in itself whose seed is in itself
yieldeth its own likeness
upon the earth upon the earth upon the earth:
and it was so even as they ordered. and it was so even as I spake and it was so
12 And the Gods organized the earth 2:12 And the earth 1:12 And the earth
to bring forth grass brought forth grass brought forth grass
from its own seed
and the herb every herb and herb
to bring forth herb from its own seed
yielding seed after his kind yielding seed after his kind yielding seed after his kind
and the earth to bring forth and and
the tree from its own seed yielding fruit the tree yielding fruit the tree yielding fruit
whose seed whose seed whose seed
could only bring forth the same should be was
in itself in itself in itself
after his kind after his kind after his kind:
and the Gods saw and I God saw and God saw
that they that all things which I had made that it
were obeyed. were good was good < Good vs obeyed
13 And it came to pass that they numbered the days
from the evening until the morning 2:13 And the evening and the morning 1:13 And the evening and the morning
they called night
and it came to pass
from the morning until the evening
they called day
and it was the third time. were the third day were the third day
14 And the Gods organized 2:14 And I God said 1:14 And God said
Let there be Let there be
the lights in the expanse of the heaven lights in the firmament of the heaven lights in the firmament of the heaven
and caused them
to divide the day from the night to divide the day from the night to divide the day from the night
and organized them to and let them and let them
be for signs be for signs be for signs
and for seasons and for seasons and for seasons
and for days and for days and for days
and for years and for years and years: 1:15
15 And organized them to be for lights 2:15 And let them be for lights And let them be for lights
in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the earth in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth:
and it was so. and it was so and it was so
16 And the Gods organized the two great lights 2:16 And I God made two great lights 1:16 And God made two great lights
the greater light to rule the day the greater light to rule the day the greater light to rule the day
and the lesser light to rule the night and the lesser light to rule the night and the lesser light to rule the night:
and the greater light was the sun
and the lesser light was the moon
with the lesser light they set the stars also and the stars also were made even according to my word he made the stars also
17 And the Gods set them in the expanse of the heavens 2:17 And I God set them in the firmament of the heaven 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven
to give light upon the earth to give light upon the earth to give light upon the earth
and to rule over the day and over the night 2:18 And the sun to rule over the day 18 And to rule over the day
and the moon to rule over the night and over the night
and to cause to divide the light from the darkness. and to divide the light from the darkness and to divide the light from the darkness:
18 And the Gods watched those things and I God saw and God saw
which they had ordered that all things which I had made that it
until they obeyed. were good was good < Good vs Obeyed
19 And it came to pass that
it was from evening until morning		 2:19 And the evening and the morning 1:19 And the evening and the morning
that it was night
and it came to pass that
it was from morning until evening that it was day
and it was the fourth time. were the fourth day were the fourth day
20 And the Gods said 2:20 And I God said 1:20 And God said
Let us prepare the waters to bring forth abundantly the moving creatures that have life Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life
and the fowl and fowl and fowl
that they may fly above the earth which may fly above the earth that may fly above the earth
in the open expanse of heaven. in the open firmament of heaven in the open firmament of heaven
21 And the Gods 2:21 And I God 1:21 And God
prepared the waters that they might bring forth created created
great whales great whales great whales < Leviathan
and every living creature that moveth and every living creature that moveth and every living creature that moveth
which the waters were to bring forth abundantly which the waters brought forth abundantly which the waters brought forth abundantly
after their kind after their kind after their kind
and every winged fowl after their kind and every winged fowl after his kind and every winged fowl after his kind:
And the Gods saw that And I God saw that and God saw that
they would be obeyed
and that their plan was good.		 all things which I had created
were good		 it
was good
22 And the Gods said 2:22 And I God 1:22 And God
We will bless them blessed them saying blessed them saying
and cause them to be fruitful and multiply Be fruitful and multiply Be fruitful and multiply
and fill the waters in the seas or great waters and fill the waters in the sea and fill the waters in the seas
and cause the fowl to multiply in the earth. and let fowl multiply in the earth and let fowl multiply in the earth
23 And it came to pass that
it was from evening until morning		 2:23 And the evening and the morning 1:23 And the evening and the morning
that they called night
and it came to pass that
it was from morning until evening
that they called day
and it was the fifth time. were the fifth day were the fifth day
24 And the Gods prepared 2:24 And I God said 1:24 And God said
Let Let
the earth to bring forth the living creature after his kind the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind
cattle and creeping things cattle and creeping things cattle and creeping thing
and beasts of the earth after their kind and beasts of the earth after their kind and beast of the earth after his kind:
and it was so and it was so and it was so
as they had said.
25 And the Gods 2:25 And I God 1:25 And God
organized the earth to bring forth made made
the beasts after their kind the beasts of the earth after their kind the beast of the earth after his kind
and cattle after their kind and cattle after their kind and cattle after their kind
and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind and everything which creepeth upon the earth after his kind and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind
and the Gods saw they would obey. And I God saw that all these things were good and God saw that it was good
26 And the Gods took counsel among themselves 2:26 And I God 1:26 And God
and said said unto mine Only Begotten said
which was with me from the beginning:
Let us Let us Let us
go down and
form man in our image make man in our image make man in our image
after our likeness after our likeness after our likeness:
and it was so
And I God said and
and we will give them dominion over the fish of the sea Let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea let them have dominion over the fish of the sea
and over the fowl of the air and over the fowl of the air and over the fowl of the air
and over the cattle and over the cattle and over the cattle
and over all the earth and over all the earth and over all the earth
and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth
27 So the Gods went down 2:27 And I God 1:27 So God
to organize man in their own image created man in mine own image created man in his own image
in the image of the Gods to form they him in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him in the image of God created he him
male and female to form they them. male and female created I them male and female created he them
28 And the Gods said 2:28 1:28
We will bless them And I God blessed them And God blessed them
And the Gods said and said unto them and God said unto them
We will cause them to be fruitful and multiply Be fruitful and multiply Be fruitful and multiply
and replenish the earth and replenish the earth and replenish the earth
and subdue it and subdue it and subdue it
and to have dominion over the fish of the sea and have dominion over the fish of the sea and have dominion over the fish of the sea
and over the fowl of the air and over the fowl of the air and over the fowl of the air
and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth
29 And the Gods said 2:29 And I God said unto man 1:29 And God said
Behold we will give them Behold I have given you Behold I have given you
every herb bearing seed that shall come upon the face of all the earth every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth
and every tree which shall have fruit upon it and every tree in the which shall be the fruit and every tree in the which is the fruit
yea, the fruit of the tree yielding seed of a tree yielding seed of a tree yielding seed
to them we will give it
it shall be for their meat. to you it shall be for meat to you it shall be for meat
30 And to every beast of the earth 2:30 And to every beast of the earth 1:30 And to every beast of the earth
and to every fowl of the air and to every fowl of the air and to every fowl of the air
and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth and to everything that creepeth upon the earth and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth
behold we will give them life wherein I grant life wherein there is life
and also we will give to them every green herb for meat there shall be given every clean herb for meat I have given every green herb for meat:
and all these things shall be thus organized. and it was so and it was so
even as I spake
31 And the Gods said
We will do everything that we have said and organize them 2:31 And I God saw everything that I had made 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made
and behold and behold and behold
they shall be very obedient all things which I had made were very good it was very good < Obedient vs Good
And it came to pass that it was
from evening until morning		 and
the evening and the morning		 and
the evening and the morning
they called night
and it came to pass that it was
from morning until evening that they called day
and they numbered the sixth time. were the sixth day were the sixth day
ABRAHAM 5 MOSES 3 GENESIS 2
1 And thus we will finish the heavens and the earth, 3:1 Thus the heaven and the earth were finished 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished
and all the hosts of them. and all the host of them and all the host of them
2 And the Gods said among themselves: 3:2 And 2:2 And
On the seventh time we will end our work, on the seventh day I God ended my work on the seventh day God ended his work
which we have counseled; and all things which I had made which he had made < counselled vs made
and we will rest on the seventh time and I rested on the seventh day and he rested on the seventh day
from all our work from all my work from all his work
which we have counseled. and all things which I had made were finished which he had made
And I God saw that they were good
3 And the Gods concluded upon the seventh time, 3:3 And I God blessed the seventh day 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day
because that on the seventh time they would rest
from all their works which they (the Gods)
counseled among themselves to form;
and sanctified it. and sanctified it and sanctified it
because that on the seventh time they would rest because that in it I had rested because that in it he had rested
from all their works which they (the Gods) from all my work which I God from all his work which God
counseled among themselves to form; had created and made created and made
And thus were their decisions at the time
that they counseled among themselves
to form the heavens and the earth.
4 And the Gods came down 4 And now, behold, I say unto you, that
and formed these the generations of the heavens and of the earth, when they were formed these are the generations of the heaven and of the earth, when they were created, 4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created,
in the day that the Gods in the day that I, the Lord God, in the day that the Lord God
formed the earth and the heavens, made the heaven and the earth, made the earth and the heavens,
5 According to all that which they had said concerning 5 And 5 And
every plant of the field before it was in the earth, every plant of the field before it was in the earth, every plant of the field before it was in the earth,
and every herb of the field before it grew; and every herb of the field before it grew. and every herb of the field before it grew:
For I, the Lord God,
created all things, of which I have spoken,
spiritually,
before they were naturally upon the face of the earth.
for the Gods had not caused it to rain upon For I, the Lord God, had not caused it to rain upon for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon
the earth the face of the earth. the earth,
when they counseled to do them,
And I, the Lord God, had created all the children of men;
and had not formed a man to till the ground. and not yet a man to till the ground; and there was not a man to till the ground.
for in heaven created I them;
and there was not yet flesh
upon the earth, neither in the water, neither in the air;
6 But 6 But I, the Lord God, spake, and 6 But
there went up a mist from the earth, there went up a mist from the earth, there went up a mist from the earth,
and watered the whole face of the ground. and watered the whole face of the ground. and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Gods formed man 7 And I, the Lord God, 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground,
from the dust of the ground, formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and took his spirit and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
(that is, the man's spirit), and man became a living soul,
and put it into him; the first flesh upon the earth,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, the first man also;
and man became a living soul. nevertheless, all things were before created;
but spiritually were they created and made
according to my word.
8 And the Gods planted a garden, eastward in Eden, 8 And I, the Lord God, planted a garden eastward in Eden, 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden;
and there they put and there I put and there he put
the man, whose spirit they had put into the body the man the man
which they had formed. whom I had formed. whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the Gods to grow 9 And out of the ground made I, the Lord God, to grow 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow
every tree that is pleasant to the sight every tree, naturally, that is pleasant to the sight every tree that is pleasant to the sight,
of man; and man could behold it.
And it became also a living soul.
For it was spiritual in the day that I created it;
for it remaineth in the sphere in which I, God, created it,
yea, even all things which I prepared for the use of man;
and good for food; and man saw that it was good for food. and good for food;
And I, the Lord God, planted
the tree of life, also, in the midst of the garden, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden,
and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil. and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10 There was 10 And I, the Lord God, caused 10 And
a river running out of Eden, to water the garden, a river to go out of Eden to water the garden; a river went out of Eden to water the garden;
and from thence it was parted and from thence it was parted, and from thence it was parted,
and became into four heads. and became into four heads. and became into four heads.
11 And I, the Lord God, called
the name of the first Pison, 11 The name of the first is Pison:
and it compasseth the whole land of Havilah, that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah,
where I, the Lord God, created much gold; where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land was good, 12 And the gold of that land is good:
and there was bdellium and the onyx stone. there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river was called Gihon; 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon:
the same that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river was Hiddekel; 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel:
that which goeth toward the east of Assyria. that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria.
And the fourth river was the Euphrates. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
11 And the Gods took the man 15 And I, the Lord God, took the man, 15 And the Lord God took the man,
and put him in the Garden of Eden, and put him into the Garden of Eden, and put him into the garden of Eden
to dress it and to keep it. to dress it, and to keep it. to dress it and to keep it.
12 And the Gods commanded the man, saying: 16 And I, the Lord God, commanded the man, saying: 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,
Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
13 But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it; thou shalt not eat of it, thou shalt not eat of it:
nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself,
for it is given unto thee; but,
remember that I forbid it,
for in the time that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Now I, Abraham, saw that it was after the Lord's time,
which was after the time of Kolob;
for as yet the Gods had not appointed unto Adam his reckoning.
14 And the Gods said: 18 And I, the Lord God, said 18 And the Lord God said,
unto mine Only Begotten,
— Let us make an help meet for the man,
— for it is not good that the man should be alone, that it was not good that the man should be alone; It is not good that the man should be alone; < Abraham: Mini chiasm
— therefore we will form an help meet for him. wherefore, I will make an help meet for him. I will make him an help meet for him.
15 And the Gods caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; < Compare to Gen 2:21-25 below
and he slept,
and they took one of his ribs,
and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof;
16 And of the rib which the Gods had taken from man,
formed they a woman,
and brought her unto the man.
17 And Adam said:
This was bone of my bones,
and flesh of my flesh;
now she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of man;
18 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife,
and they shall be one flesh.
19 And they were both naked,
the man and his wife,
and were not ashamed.
20 And out of the ground 19 And out of the ground 19 And out of the ground
the Gods formed every beast of the field, I, the Lord God, formed every beast of the field, the Lord God formed every beast of the field,
and every fowl of the air, and every fowl of the air; and every fowl of the air;
and brought them unto Adam and commanded that they should come unto Adam, and brought them unto Adam
to see what he would call them; to see what he would call them; to see what he would call them:
and they were also living souls;
for I, God, breathed into them the breath of life,
and commanded that
and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, whatsoever Adam called every living creature, and whatsoever Adam called every living creature,
that should be the name thereof. that should be the name thereof. that was the name thereof.
21 And Adam gave names to all cattle, 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle,
to the fowl of the air, and to the fowl of the air, and to the fowl of the air,
to every beast of the field; and to every beast of the field; and to every beast of the field;
and for Adam, but as for Adam, but for Adam
there was found an help meet for him. there was not found an help meet for him. there was not found an help meet for him. < "Help Meet" = Martha Stewart?
15 And the Gods caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; 21 And I, the Lord God, caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, < Compare to Abraham 5: 15-19
and he slept, and he slept, and he slept:
and they took one of his ribs, and I took one of his ribs and he took one of his ribs,
and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof; and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof; and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
16 And of the rib which the Gods had taken from man, 22 And the rib which I, the Lord God, had taken from man, 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man,
formed they a woman, made I a woman, made he a woman,
and brought her unto the man. and brought her unto the man. and brought her unto the man.
17 And Adam said: 23 And Adam said: 23 And Adam said,
This was bone of my bones, This I know now is bone of my bones, This is now bone of my bones,
and flesh of my flesh; and flesh of my flesh; and flesh of my flesh:
now she shall be called Woman, she shall be called Woman, she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of man; because she was taken out of man. because she was taken out of Man.
18 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife, and shall cleave unto his wife; and shall cleave unto his wife:
and they shall be one flesh. and they shall be one flesh. and they shall be one flesh.
19 And they were both naked, 25 And they were both naked, 25 And they were both naked,
the man and his wife, the man and his wife, the man and his wife,
and were not ashamed. and were not ashamed. and were not ashamed.