FIRST DAY—A long, long, long time ago God was up in heaven as happy as could be ... so happy in Himself that He needed absolutely nothing to increase His happiness. But to show His GOODNESS, He decided to make the earth. "Let the earth be made," He said, and FROM NOTHING THE EARTH WAS CREATED.
(Draw Fig. 1 — First God in heaven, then darkness, then earth.)
SECOND DAY—Then God said: "Let the land and the sea be separated." And immediately the waters went back, and THE LAND WAS MADE. (Draw Fig. 2.)
(Draw Fig. 1 — First God in heaven, then darkness, then earth.)
SECOND DAY—Then God said: "Let the land and the sea be separated." And immediately the waters went back, and THE LAND WAS MADE. (Draw Fig. 2.)
THIRD DAY—Then God said: "Let the earth bring forth the green HERB ... and the FRUIT TREE. . . ."—Gen. 1, 11. (Draw Fig. 3, adding trees and bushes to Fig. 2.)
FOURTH DAY— Then God said: "Let there be LIGHTS made in the firmament of heaven, to DIVIDE THE DAY AND THE NIGHT, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years, to shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. . . . And God made TWO GREAT LIGHTS: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser one to rule the night; and the STARS. And He set them in ... heaven to shine upon the earth; and to rule the day and the night."—Gen. 1, 14. (Draw Fig. 4, adding sun, moon, stars to Fig. 3.)
FIFTH DAY—Then God said: "Let the waters bring forth the CREEPING CREATURE having life, and the FOWL that may FLY over the earth. . . . And God created the GREAT WHALES. . . ."—-Gen. 1, 20. (Draw Fig. 5, adding birds and fish to Fig. 4.)
SIXTH DAY—Then God said: "Let the earth bring forth the living creature in its kind, CATTLE and CREEPING THINGS, and BEASTS of the earth. ..."
God also said: "Let us make MAN to our own image and likeness; and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth. . . ."—Gen. 1, 24. (Draw Fig. 6, adding animals and MAN to Fig. 5.)
So it was man . . . ourselves . . . who was to be the RULER of all the animals, the sea, the land, and the air. But why should we be the chosen ones to rule the whole world? BECAUSE GOD LOVED US! Can WE think of ever committing sin against so good a God? Let us show our love to Him and thank Him by keeping His commandments.
God also said: "Let us make MAN to our own image and likeness; and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth. . . ."—Gen. 1, 24. (Draw Fig. 6, adding animals and MAN to Fig. 5.)
So it was man . . . ourselves . . . who was to be the RULER of all the animals, the sea, the land, and the air. But why should we be the chosen ones to rule the whole world? BECAUSE GOD LOVED US! Can WE think of ever committing sin against so good a God? Let us show our love to Him and thank Him by keeping His commandments.
SEVENTH DAY—"So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and HE RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY
And He blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. . . ."—Gen. 2, 1.
And He blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. . . ."—Gen. 2, 1.
