Key Points:
God created all living things in six days.
God rested on the seventh day and made it holy.
All things that God created were good.
There was no rain.
God placed man and woman in the garden of Eden.
God told the man and woman to tend the earth.
Study: Genesis 1:1-31, 2:1-7
Preparation - WriteHave written on a white board or on pieces of paper the following:
Birds and Sea Creatures
Animals, Insects, and Man
Sky (Atmosphere)
Separate Lland from the Sseas
Light and Darkness
Stars, Sun, and Moon
Plants and Ttrees
Today we are learning about how the world was created. Does anyone want to guess how the world was created? That’s right!; God created the world, and He did it in only six days!
There is a list in front of you. These are the
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Read Genesis 1:1-5.
Here we are told what happened on the first day. So, class, what did God create first? That’s right.; He created light and darkness first. Did anyone noticecatch how God made light and darkness? Right again!That’s right; God spoke themit into existence. God created things by just telling themit to be created. Isn’t that neat?
If you keep reading, you find that by speaking God created the sky simply by speaking. He made some of the Earth’s water from the earth risego up into the sky, which is why we have clouds. However, God had not yet created rain. Then on the third day, He told the water to separate into seas (, or oceans,) and dry land, and He made all the plants and trees. On the fourth day, He created the stars, sun, and moon. What is left for the fifth and six days? Whatich one do you think God created next? That’s right.; He created all the birds and then the sea creatures on the fifth day. On the sixth day, He created all the animals, insects, and then the first man (more about him in a future lesson). It is important to remember that He created man last. Does anyone want to know how He created