1 -- The Creation

This lesson is taken from Genesis 1:1-2:3

In the beginning God created heaven and earth. This happen a long, long, time ago. But people just can't agree on how long ago this happen. But it is known that God existed before the world was made. For God created all things by his wisdom and power.

At the very beginning the earth looked a lot different than it does today. For in the beginning the earth was empty and void of all life. And darkness covered the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the top of the waters.

God took six days to make his creation. Then on the seventh day God rested. Let's see what God did in those six days.

 Day 1

The first thing that God said was, "Let there be light."  Just like that there was light.
All God had to do was speak what he wanted done and it was done.  God looked at the light, and he saw that it was good.

The next thing God did was separate the light from the darkness.  I am sure you know what God called the light and the darkness.  God called the light "Day", and he called the darkness "Night".

And the evening and the morning were the first day.

 Day 2

 

On this day God spoke again, "Let there be a space in the middle of the waters, and let the space divide the waters from the waters," and it was done as God said.  And God called the space Heaven.

And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Day 3

Now on third day God caused the waters under heaven to come together unto one place, and dry land to appear, and it was so.  And God called the dry land "Earth", and the waters he called "Seas."  And God saw that it was good.  Next, God told the earth to grow grass, herbs, and fruit trees, their seeds would allow more to grow back each year upon the earth, and it was done.  This way the earth would have plenty of grass, plants, and trees.  God saw that it was good.

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

 Day 4

On this day God just spoke again and said, "Let there be lights in the sky of the heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, seasons, days, and years.  Also let them give light upon the earth, and it was so done when God said it.

So God made two great lights in the sky.  The bigger light, "the Sun," to shine during  the day, and the smaller  light, "the Moon", to shine during the night.  God made the stars also.  And God put all of them in the sky to give light upon the earth.  God saw that it was good.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

 Day 5

God said, "Let the waters have great numbers of moving creature that have life. And let there be birds that may fly above the earth in the open sky of heaven."  God created great whales, and fish, and every living creature that lives in the water, and God made all kinds of birds.  God saw that it was good.   And God blessed them all and he told them to have many little ones to fill the waters in the seas, and to fill the earth.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Day 6

On this day God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures cattle, creeping things, and beast of the earth."  And it was so.  And God saw that it was good.  Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have rule over the fish, the birds, the cattle, and over all the earth, and everything that crawls upon the earth.  And so it was.  God created man in his own image.  God created man and woman.  And God blessed them, and said unto them, "Fill the earth, with your children, and rule over the earth, over the fish, over the birds, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.  God said to the man, "Now, I have given you all the herbs that will grow from their own seed, and every fruit tree to be your for food."  And God said to every beast, to every bird, and to everything that crawls upon the earth, "I have given all of you every green herb for your food."  And it was so.  And God saw everything that he had made was good. 

And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

 Day 7

On this day the Heavens and the Earth were finished, and everything in the heavens and on earth were finished.them.  So God ended his work, and he rested.  God blessed the seventh day, and he made it holy. 

This story told us how the heavens, the earth, and everything in the heavens, and on the earth were created by God.

Did you know that God created man from the dust of the ground?  Well, He did!  God breathed into the nose of man the breath of life, that way man became a living being.

Did you know that God created woman from one of the man's ribs?  Well, God did that too!

To learn more about the first man and woman whose names are Adam and Eve, you will need to read the next story, which is called Adam and Eve.

Lesson Questions

1.      Who created the Heavens and the earth?  _________________________

2.      Who created Man and Women?  _____________________________________

3.      What day of creation was man created?  ____________________________

4.      What day of creation did God get finished with all His work and rest?________________

5.      Let's see what else did God do on the seventh day:

God _______________________ the seventh day, and He made it _________________. 

Find a word

Creation Earth Empty Waters Light Darkness Day Night Grass Herbs Fruit trees Sun Fish Cattle man

Heaven Seas Signs Season Years Moon Birds Whales Beast Woman God Stars Rested Holy

C	R	E	A	T	I	O	N	F	I	S	H
E	M	P	T	Y	Y	E	A	R	S	E	O
H	M	E	S	N	G	I	S	U	N	A	L
N	O	S	A	E	S	D	R	I	B	S	Y
A	O	G	O	D	T	E	L	T	T	A	C
M	N	E	W	A	A	W	A	T	E	R	S
O	O	L	D	Y	R	E	A	R	T	H	M
W	H	A	L	E	S	T	R	E	E	T	A
B	E	A	S	T	S	B	R	E	H	O	N
D	A	R	K	N	E	S	S	S	A	R	G
R	E	S	T	E	D	N	E	V	A	E	H
Z	O	O	N	I	G	H	T	H	G	I	L

How many other words can you find?

Answer Sheet

Lesson Answers

1.      Who created the Heavens and the earth?  God

2.      Who created Man and Woman?    God

3.      What day of creation was man created?    6^th day

4.      What day of creation did God get finished with all His work and rest?   7^th Day

5.      Let's see what else did God do on the seventh day:

                     God blessed the seventh day, and He made it Holy.