THE 7 DAYS OF CREATION THE 7 DAYS OF CREATION FOR CHILDRENFOR CHILDREN

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.Genesis 1:1

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DAY 2:God, our loving Creator, created the firmament.

GOD IS LOVEGOD IS LOVE

DAY 2: VOCABULARY WORDS

FIRMAMENTthe great expanse over our heads

where we can see the clouds

CLOUDvisible mass of water or ice

particles from which rain and other forms of precipitation fall

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which

were above the firmament: and it was so. God called the firmament Heaven.

Genesis 1:7,8

The firmament is a layer of gases that surrounds the earth.

God was thinking of you when He created the firmament.

All living people and things need the gases in the firmament in order to stay alive.

DAY 2: God made the firmament.

Clouds float in the lowest part of the firmament.

Clouds are masses of tiny water droplets or ice.

Clouds have different names based upon how they look and

how high they are.

CUMULUS CLOUDS look like puffy cotton balls

STRATUS CLOUDS look like a gray blanket covering the sky

COMMON CLOUD NAMESCIRRUS CLOUDS

look like floating horse tails

What kind of clouds are these?

Cirrus Cumulus Stratus

Cirrus (thin, wispy, curly-shaped clouds)

What kind of clouds are these?

Cirrus Cumulus Stratus

What kind of clouds are these?

Cumulus (puffy clouds)

What kind of clouds are these?

And the evening and the morning were the second day.Genesis 1:8

On the second day of creation, God created the firmament.

QUIZ TIME

The divides the waters from the waters.

The firt divides the waters from the waters.

The firmament divides the waters from the waters.

float in the lowest part of the firmament.

Clo float in the lowest part of the firmament.

Clouds float in the lowest part of the firmament.

Clouds are masses of tiny droplets or ice.

Clouds are masses of tiny wtr droplets or ice.

Clouds are masses of tiny water droplets or ice.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and

behold, it was very GOODGOOD. Genesis 1:31

Because of sin, things are not as GOOD GOOD as when God first created the heaven and the earth.

Because ofBecause of

JESUS JESUS THERE’S HOPE!THERE’S HOPE!

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow,

nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4Revelation 21:4

PRESENT Earth• Death• Sorrow• Crying• Pain

FUTURE Earth • NO Death• NO Sorrow• NO Crying• NO Pain

NO

NO

And he that sat upon the throne And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things NEW. said, Behold, I make all things NEW.

Revelation 21:5Revelation 21:5

THERE’S HOPE!THERE’S HOPE!Jesus promises to Jesus promises to

make all things new.make all things new.If we believe in Jesus, If we believe in Jesus, we have the hope of we have the hope of being in a beautiful, being in a beautiful, perfect world again.perfect world again.

TIME TO SING

WHO?WHO?Who made the firmament?The firmament, the firmamentWho made the firmament? OUR FATHER GODOUR FATHER GOD

Who divided the waters from the waters?The waters from the waters, the waters from the watersWho divided the waters from the waters? OUR FATHER GODOUR FATHER GOD

Who called the firmament Heaven?The firmament Heaven, the firmament HeavenWho called the firmament Heaven? OUR FATHER GODOUR FATHER GOD

TIME TO REMEMBER

When is the best time to remember God,

our Creator?

IS THE BEST TIME TO IS THE BEST TIME TO REMEMBER OUR CREATOR!REMEMBER OUR CREATOR!

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

NOW

Remember your Creatorby taking time to pray each

day.Evening, and morning, and

at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall

hear my voice. Psalm 55:17

Prayer is the breath of the soul. It is the secret of spiritual power.

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When we pray, we are following the example of

JESUS. And in the morning, rising

up a great while before day, Jesus went out, and departed into a solitary

place, and there prayed. Mark 1:35

Sunday Monday Tuesday WednesdayThursday Friday Saturday

I choose to remember my Creator.I choose to remember my Creator.I choose to be like JESUSI choose to be like JESUS

and pray each day.and pray each day.

TIME TO PRAY

Dear Heavenly Father,Thank you for creating the firmament.

Thank you for giving us fresh air to breathe. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayers.

Please help me to follow the example of Jesus and pray everyday.

Thank you.Amen.

THE ENDOF DAY 2

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