The Last Scribe
Story scene · The Sabbath · Genesis 1, Genesis 2
The first Sabbath as a game: the sixth day, the seventh, and the day God blessed
Stand in Eden at the end of the first week, when man and woman are newly made and God sees that all of it is “very good”. Then see the day He set apart, before there was any sin to rest from.
No download. Plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Revelation 1 and the Baptism of Jesus are free to try first.
What you will see
The end of the first week, from the sixth day to the seventh
You arrive as a Scribe, sent to witness the story and write it down. The scene is one map you can walk end to end, told from Genesis 1:26 to 2:3. Adam and Eve stand in it, newly made, and each speaks from their own verses. God is not drawn as a person here; you hear the voice of the LORD saying “Let us make man in our image” and giving the first man and woman the earth to care for.
Six things wait to be found and read. One tells what it means to be made in the image of God, male and female. Another tells of the food God gave, every herb and every tree bearing seed. Others tell why He called it all very good, why each day is counted from the evening to the morning, what it means that God “blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it”, and why that day was made for all people, in Eden, before there was any nation of Israel.
The quest has seven steps and follows the passage in order: what God said before He made man, the image of God, the first man, the first woman, the very good, when a day begins, and last the day God blessed and made holy. When you have seen it all, step into the quiz zone and sixteen questions ask what you saw.
The story, in order
The quest, The First Week Ends, has seven steps, and they follow the passages in order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you miss none of it.
- Hear what God said before He made man.
- Learn what it means to be made in the image of God.
- Meet the first man.
- Meet the first woman.
- See what God called very good.
- Learn when a day begins.
- Find the day God blessed and made holy.
Who you meet
Three people and voices stand in the scene. Each speaks only from their own place in the passages.
- The Voice of the LORD — God’s voice, never a figure on the map, speaking the words of Genesis 1:26-30: the image, the blessing and the gift of food.
- Adam — the first man, who tells you he was made in God’s image, given care of every living thing, and woke to the seventh day.
- Eve — the first woman, made with Adam in God’s image, who tells you of the food God gave and that “it was very good”.
What you find
Walk up to any of these and the game reads you the verses it comes from, in the King James Version.
- In the Image of God (Genesis 1:26–27)
- Food from the Garden (Genesis 1:29–30)
- Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
- The Evening and the Morning (Genesis 1:31)
- Blessed and Sanctified (Genesis 2:2–3)
- A Day Made for All (Genesis 2:1–3)
The verses of the first Sabbath
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” Genesis 2:1–3, King James Version
Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the passages and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. The about page says plainly how we read the Bible.
Try five of the sixteen
The Creation Sabbath quiz questions, with answers
Five real questions from the The Creation Sabbath quiz, in the game's own words. In the game the options are shuffled every time, and you need 70% to pass.
1. On which day of creation were man and woman made?
- The first day
- The fourth day
- The sixth day
- The seventh day
Show the answer
C. The sixth day Man and woman were made on the sixth day, after the beasts of the field. “And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
2. How were man and woman made, according to Genesis 1:27?
- The man in the image of God, the woman in the image of man
- As one creature that was later divided
- Male and female, both in the image of God
- Each according to its kind, like the beasts
Show the answer
C. Male and female, both in the image of God “Male and female He created them.” Both bear the image of God.
3. What food did God give to man and woman?
- Manna from heaven
- Every herb that yields seed and every tree whose fruit yields seed
- The fish of the sea
- The flesh of the beasts of the field
Show the answer
B. Every herb that yields seed and every tree whose fruit yields seed “I have given you every herb that yields seed ... and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.”
4. What did God say when He saw everything that He had made?
- It was not yet finished
- It was good enough
- Indeed it was very good
- It needed a ruler
Show the answer
C. Indeed it was very good “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.”
5. Why did God bless the seventh day and make it holy?
- Because man had worked for six days
- Because in it He rested from all His work
- Because the sun was made on that day
- Because Israel had come out of Egypt
Show the answer
B. Because in it He rested from all His work He blessed it “because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” The Sabbath is a memorial of creation.
Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.
Story facts
- 9
- verses from Genesis 1, Genesis 2, every one covered by something you see, hear or read
- 16
- quiz questions, each tied to a verse
- 3
- people and voices to speak with
- 6
- things to find and read
- 1–6
- players in a room; solo play is fine too
- KJV
- every verse quoted from the King James Version
How to play it
- Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
- Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
- Open the world map and choose The Creation Sabbath. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
- Walk the map, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.
Free, and with a subscription
The Creation Sabbath is one of the 14 story scenes, in the series The Sabbath. It is part of the subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year), and the story scenes are open from the first day of it: they do not wait on the road through the books. See pricing.
Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. Revelation 1 is a good first chapter to try before you subscribe.
More to play
- After: The Fourth Commandment — Stand at the foot of Mount Sinai with a people just brought “out of the house of bondage”, and hear the law spoken.
- Every chapter and story with a page: the list of what you can play.
Keep the first Sabbath.
The Creation Sabbath takes about twenty minutes alone, a little longer with friends in a room.
Start with the free chapters