GOD'S CREATION OF THE WORLD YEAR 7
God’s creation of the
world
CONTENT: 1. Biblical Account of the creation.
2. Why God created human beings.
The Bible record of creation is that in the beginning, the whole
the world was without form, void and darkness were on the surface of the deep. God created the world out of nothing.
In the first account of creation, God spent six days in creating the world while He rested on the seventh day and
hallowed the seventh day.
Day 1 God created the light Gen. 1: 1-5.
Day 2God created the firmament,i.e. the heavens, the sky and the clouds.
Gen. 1:6-8
Day 3 God created the seas, land and vegetation; trees, grasses and other
plants Gen 1:9-13.
Day 4God created the heavenly bodies – the Sun, Moon, Stars and other
planets. There are two great lights created to control day and night. For
example, the sun is to shine and rule the day, while the moon and the stars are
to shine and rule the night. Gen.1:14-19
Day 5 All kinds of sea
creatures such as fishes, whales and every kind
of birds were created. These creatures were good in the sight of God and
He blessed them and commanded them to be fruitful, multiply and fill the sea,
the sky and the land. Gen.1:20-23.
Day 6 God created all kinds of land animals on land like the elephant, the lion,
cows, sheep, goats etc. Finally, God created man
in His own image and likeness. He created them male and female. He commanded
them to be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth. God also gave man
dominion over all the earth and put the man in charge of other things He created on
the earth. Gen.1:24-31.
Day 7. God ended his work of creation on the
sixth day and rested on the seventh day. He
hallowed (made holy) the seventh day
Human beings share in
God’s creation
Man is the crown of creation. He shares in God’s creation in
the following ways:
1 1. Giving names to other animals created. Gen.2:19,20.
2 2. Reproduction – Man continues in the work of creation
by giving birth to children, in order to replenish the earth as God commanded.
33. Scientific Inventions – Right from creation, the man continued in
the work of creation in a primitive way of tilling the ground to farm, but now,
man is advanced through scientific inventions in the area of mechanized
agriculture means of transportation, e.g. cars, railways, lorries, aeroplanes, etc. Also, in the area of Communication, there are telephone, internet,
computers, television etc. There are advancements in medicine and in every
field of human endeavours including modern housing.
4 4. Development of Natural Resources – Man continued in creation work be tapping and developing natural resources for human benefit and progress. e.g. drilling of crude oil for refining petroleum products, gas, power such as electricity
, manufacturing of Iron and Steel, making of paper and furniture
from wood etc.
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