CRE4: THE STORY OF CREATION (GENESIS 1:1-31)

THE STORY OF CREATION (GENESIS 1:1-31)

The creation story from the biblical Book of Genesis describes how God created heaven and earth, plants, animals, and people; and later how the first people were cast out of the Garden of Eden as punishment for eating from the ‘tree of knowledge of good and evil. ‘ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

The 6 days of creation and on the 7th day God rested

Creation was the making of the world by God

All things existing which God created are known as the Universe

How did God create the Universe? God used the words “let there be” to create the Universe

For how long did God create the Universe? God created the universe in only 6 days

What did God do on the seventh day?

God rested from creation on the seventh day

(i) First day of God’s creation

(a) On the first day God created light

(c) What name did God give to each of the creation below?

(i) God named the light day

(ii) God named darkness night

Draw, name and colour the order of creation

NIGHT                                   DAY

(ii) Second day of God’s creation.

On the second day God’s creation was the atmosphere; the atmosphere means the Air around us and the sky

(iii) Third day of God’s creation on the third day, God separated dry land from water

(c) On the dry land, God created plants of all kinds

(d) Draw one plant of any kind

(iv) Fourth day of God’s Creation.
On the fourth day, God created the sun, the moon and the stars.

(v) Fifth day of God’s creation:
(a) On the fifth day, God created all animals that live in water and air.

(b) Draw one animal that lives in water and another that live in air
(c)

(vi) Sixth day of God’s Creation
(a) On the sixth day, God created all animal that live on dry land.
(b) God’s last creation on the sixth day was man.

The story of creation video

NB. God’s first creation on the first day was light and God’s last creation was man.