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In this lesson we are going to learn more about what God created, in the beginning. Let's read from the bible (remember, that's the Word of God) and see what it says. Genesis 1:20-23 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. God created all the birds (the word 'fowl' means birds) and all the creatures that live in the waters. God blessed the creatures in the waters and the fowl of the air and told them to multiply and fill the water and air. That means the males and females come together and have babies and then over time there will be so many to fill the water and the air. Look around you and see all the birds. Look in the waters and see all the fish and creatures there. There are many different kinds of birds, let's look at some. There are so many more birds that God created, these are just a few. Maybe you recognize some of them? Now lets look at some sea creatures. Let's give thanks to God who created all things! Today we will learn what God created on days 3 and 4.
Let's read from God's Word, the bible, and see what He says. We will read Genesis 1:9-19 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. What we learn from this is that God gathered the waters together so that the dry land would appear and He called it Earth and he called the waters, seas. God also created all the plants and fruit trees to grow on the earth. He created the sun to light up the day, the moon and stars to light up the night. God saw that all He created was good. ****************************************************** Let's answer some questions. 1. What did God do to make the dry land appear? 2. What did God call the dry land? 3. What did God call the waters? 4. Who created all the plants and fruit trees? 5. Who made the sun and moon? 6. What did God call it all? Today we will read about how God created the heaven and the earth. Let's read from the bible. Remember we learned from the last teaching called Who Is God, that the bible is a book from God to us and it tells us about God and how we can live for Him. We will start in Genesis, which is the beginning of the bible. 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. What we learned is that God made the world by speaking, that means talking. He didn't create it with hands like we would have to do, but with His words. You and I can't do that can we? We also learned that God called the light Day and the darkness Night. You can see the day and night can't you? He called the firmament Heaven. He did all that in two days. Think about how big the earth and sky are and that God made them just by speaking the words, in two days! **************************************** Let's answer some questions. 1. Who created the heaven and earth? 2. How did God create the heaven and earth? 3. What did God call the light? 4. What did God call the darkness? 5. What did God call the firmament? 6. How many days did it take God to create the heaven and earth? 7. Did God say the light was good or bad? 8. When did God create the heaven and earth? Next time we will learn what else God created. |
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