To Be Continued...

I.                    The First Picture of the Earth Before Man: Prehistoric Times, 2:4-6

A.                 The LORD God created the universe, the heavens and the earth (v.4a)

B.                The LORD God Himself created the universe (v.4b)

C.                The LORD God created the earth and the heavens in stages (v.5-6)

1.                  Before field shrubs and plants (v.5a)

2.                  Before rain (v.5b)

3.                  Before man (v.5c)

4.                  At first, the earth was encircled by a heavy mist of dense fog and thick clouds (v.6)