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jecting out of the water. The fifth has animals and a man lying down under the trees. Put outing flannel on the back of each solid piece of cardboard. On the inside of the first cellophane- covered circle, left of the center, paste a moon and stars. To the right of the center, paste a sun. On the second, paste the pictures of birds in the top half and the pictures of fish in the lower half The third should have the pictures of animals and a man. The fourth has a red cross. Put the yard of flannel on a square piece of card board and fasten securely with thumb tacks. LESSON: This black circle which I am putting on the upper left-hand corner of the board reminds us of the world as described in Genesis 1:2, “And the ^arth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” God had created it per fect, but something had happened to • spoil that perfection. The first chapter of Genesis tells us how God recon ditioned the earth, making it a won derful place in which to live. The first day, God divided the light from the darkness. We will put this white-and-black circle below the black one, showing how the darkness and light were divided. On the second day, God divided the waters from the waters. We will put this next circle to the right of the last one, indicating the- water in the sea divided from the waters in the clouds. The dry land appeared on the third day, with trees and green grass. The fourth day is very much like the first, except that God filled the day and night with the light of the sun, moon, and stars. This cellophane-covered c i r c l e we will place as a covering over the circle for the first day, causing us to see the sun in the day and the moon and stars in the night. On the fifth day,. God put birds in the air and fish in the sea. We will place this circle over the second ,day. Animals and man were created on the sixth day, and we will put this circle over the third day, showing animals and man on the earth. The seventh day was the'day of rest, and we have here a circle showing the animals and man lying down under the trees. The only safe place to rest today is be neath the’cross of Christ, so we will place this circle with the red cross over the man as he rests.
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4. The two Hebrew terms trans lated “without form” and “void” are elsewhere used in ■Scripture to indi cate a condition brought about by the catastrophe of divine judgment. See Isaiah 34:11 where the terrible judg ment upon Idumea is described thus: “He shall stretch out upon it-the line of confusion, and the stones of empti ness." The words here are the same as in Genesis 1:2, “ tohu" and ”bohu." See also Jeremiah 4:23 where the same words are used to describe a condition caused by divine judgment. 5. The most unqualified argument for the “Catastrophe” view is set forth in Isaiah 45:18, where the Holy Spirit categorically declares that God did not create the earth "in vain." The Hebrew word here is “tohu," rendered “without form” in Genesis 1:2. Thus if Genesis 1:2 says that “the earth was without form,” Isaiah 45:18 warns us that God did not create the earth in that condition. C e r t a i n l y this should be clear enough. 6. The Hebrew v e r b translated “ was" in Genesis 1:2 may be rendered "became," and is thus translated in Genesis 2:7 (“man became a living soul” ). Hence, Genesis 1:2 may be properly translated as follows: “And the earth became without form, and void.” Although the Bible reveals vesy little about the c a u s e s o f t h i s primeval catastrophe, it is important for us to understand that our Lord did not create the earth in the ruined state in which it appears in Gene sis 1:2. Golden Text Illustration ife . > G enesis 1:1 What are the factors that determine the beauty and usefulness and degree of perfection of any great human en gineering project, such as the Golden Gate Bridge or Boulder Dam? There must be vision and a plan in the mind of the chief engineer, and careful supervision over the outworking of that plan. But there are limitations imposed by the varying quality of materials available, and by the faith fulness or carelessness of those who execute the plans. But in the forma tion of “the heaven and the earth,” the infinite God, limitless in power, created — made from nothing — that original universe, without blemish be fore sin marred it, for “his work is perfect" (Deut. 32:4).—Selected. In the Beginning G enesis 1, 2 MEMORY VERSE: “Thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone” (Psa. 86:10). APPROACH: A group of school chil dren were studying the history of a loaf of bread. The teacher asked
b e g i n n i n g my mother measures t w e l v e cups of flour.” “No,” said the teacher, “ go back farther than that.” A n o t h e r child said, “In the be ginning the farmer takes his wheat to
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E I 5 -Division the mill.” “No,” said the teacher, “go back farther than that.” ^ v A third child said, “ In the beginning a tiny seed was placed in the earth.” The teacher smiled, “Now you have it,” she said. “The loaf of bread really began with the seed.” Do you know where and how this world begin? LESSON STORY: The Bible says, “ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” “In the beginning God”—back of everything that we see' and hear, or even think and feel, there whs God. God created, the moun tains, the rivers, the valleys, the blue sky, the green grass, the birds that sing, the flowers that bloom, the food we eat—in fact all that we enjoy. God even created us to enjoy these things. The very first book in the Bible tells us about God’s work as Creator. This book is called Genesis. The word “ Genesis” means “ beginning.” In the first two chapters of Genesis, we find the beginning of many things—the earth and the heaven, the sun, the moon, and the stars, all plant life, all animal life, and Inan himself. In this book, too, we find the beginning of the home, for God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him” (Gen. 2:18). And so God created a wife for the man. Do you know the names of these first people? As you look about you this week at all the beautiful things which God has made, as you enjoy the comforts and pleasures of your home, will you remember to thank the One who has given you these good gifts? Object Lesson C reation and C hrist OBJECTS: Four round pieces of cardboard, 6 inches in diameter, one piece 5 inches in diameter, and a piece of outing flannel a yard square. (Cut a complete circle % inch wide - off the outer edge of the 6-inch pieces of cardboard, and cover the openings—now 5 inches in diameter— with clear cellophane. Color the origi nal 5-irich piece black. The second 5-inch piece is black on the left half and white on the right. The third has blue water on the lower half and gray clouds in the top half. The fourth has land, on which grass is growing, pro
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