On the seventh day God rested from his work. God called this day a holy day. Read it yourself in Genesis 2:1-3. Although it wasn’t yet a commandment, God set an example for people to follow by resting on the seventh day. He also set the day apart when he called it a holy day. Many years later when God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, he included the commandment to remember the Sabboth and keep it holy. God
On the sixth day of creation God created the animals that live on the land. The last being that God created was people – the most glorious of all his creation in that he created people in his own image. Read about the sixth day of creation in Genesis 1:24-31. Using this link you may read it in several translations for a more complete understanding. God made all of the land animals including both domestic animals and wild
On the fifth day God created the creatures that live in the sea and the birds of the air. Read it for yourself in Genesis 1:20-23. You may select your favorite version of the Bible, or better yet read it in more than one version for fuller understanding. God created the fish and other kinds of life found in the sea. Here are a few videos I found to show the diversity found in our oceans. Some were developed with political intentions,
On the fourth day of creation God created the sun, moon, and stars. Read it for yourself in Genesis 1:14-19. God must have included the planets and galaxies as well. At the time Genesis 1 was written people probably knew nothing about planets, and they definitely did not know about galaxies. They would have thought all the tiny lights were stars. We can’t answer all of our questions about how God made the sun, moon, and stars, because
On the third day God spoke commanding the waters below the sky to gather in one place and he called up the dry ground. He then created the plants with fruits and seeds. Read Genesis 1:9-13. This link will allow you to pick your translations. Read it in more than one translation for fuller understanding. The earth began to take shape on the third day as God brought the waters below the sky together and produced dry ground. He
