Genesis 1:6-19
God creates the sky, land, sea, plants, and
lights
(The People’s Bible, Genesis, pages
14-20)
Look
Verse 6 “Let there be an
expanse between the waters.”
What does this mean? A possible
answer is that God placed some of
the waters above the earth,
somewhere in our atmosphere. The
expanse would serve the purpose
of keeping the waters separate.
This would result in a canopy of
vapor over the earth to make a
true greenhouse effect on the
preflood world and give the world
its moisture and climate. If this
is true, it would explain where a
large portion of the floodwaters
came from (Genesis 7:11). It
would possibly explain why there
was no rainbow until after the
flood. Without the bright sun,
water vapor would not display the
rainbow effect.
Verse 12 Notice that the trees were created in their mature
state. They could bear seed. The creation was made with an
appearance of age.
Discuss
1. On the first day, God created light. What did he create on
days 2 through 4? Describe what God made on each day.
• Day 2
•
Day 3
•
Day 4
Apply
2. See the point about the “expanse” above. How
absolute can we be in our teaching on this?
God created dry land, seas, vegetation, the sun, the moon,
and the stars.