Unit 2 Lesson 12

Lesson 12 God Creates the Universe The omnipotent God created the universe. Memory Verse Psalm 8:3–4 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. God created day and night, dark and light. Class Notes 1) God said, “Let there be light.” He separated the light from the darkness. This wasdathe first ____ and night. y Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. God separated the waters and created the sky and air. Class Notes 2) God created theexpanse ________and the air ___we breathe. Genesis 1:9–10 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. Genesis 1:11 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. God created the land and the plants. Class Notes 3) God created the land and all the ______ plants that grow out of it. Genesis 1:16 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. God created the sun, moon, stars, and planets. Class Notes God created: 4a) The greater light to rule the day. It is the ____. sun 4b) The lesser light to rule the night. It is the ______. moo 4c) All the _____. He spoke, and they appeared. n stars God created day and night, dark and light. God separated the waters and created the sky and air. God created the land and the plants. God created the sun, moon, stars, and planets. Genesis 1:20 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. God created the flying and swimming creatures. Class Notes God created: 5a) Sea creatures—to fill the waters _______. 5b) Flying creatures—to fly above sky the earth and fill the ____. Genesis 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. God created land animals and made people very special—in His image. Class Notes God created: 6a) The land________. animal s 6b) And peopl _______—who are the ONLY ones e created in God’s image! God rested so we would rest, too. Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Class Notes 7) God rested. He wanted us to know that we would need a day to res____ and worship Him. t 8) allGod - is omnipotent; He is ___ _________. powerful