Day 2 - Creation of Skies and Seas

As this day began, we find that water covered the entire earth. On this second day of creation, God separated the water so that sky appeared above the seas. For the first time ever, the Earth would have experienced things associated with sky and water: clouds, wind, waves, etc.

Bible verses used in this episode:

• Genesis 1:6-8
• Job chapter 37 (God has complete power over all aspects of weather.)
• Mark 4:37-41 (Jesus can command the weather.)
• John 4:14 (Following Jesus is like drinking from never-ending springs of water.)  
• Acts 1:9-11 (The resurrected Jesus ascended into clouds, and one day, He will return in the same way.)

Outline:

1. The creation story is found in Genesis chapters 1 and 2
2. On the second day, God separated water so there was water and sky (Genesis 1:6-8)

Tips for teaching children:

• Challenge the children to list as many words as possible about water and air.
• Write (or have children write) “God made the clouds” on blue paper.  Young children can glue cotton wool to the paper.
• Collect weather reports and share them with the children.
• Make a mobile with paper clouds.
• Have children tape streamers or ribbon to a stick and wave them in the breeze.
• Fly a kite.

Tips for teaching adults:

• Have the class members go outside and look up at the sky.  Ask the group to describe what they see (prompt them by asking about the sky's colour, apparent shape, expanse, etc.).  Read Job 22:14 and reflect on the following:
  • What does this text mean?
  • How does this make them feel?  
  • What does it say about God? 
• Read and reflect upon Psalm 8.  How does the psalmist feel about God and about himself when he observes the creation? What can we learn from the creation about God’s relationship to us?

Full teaching instructions free from Mission Bible Class:

Bible Lesson: Day 2-God Created Sky & Water   

Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.

Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.

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