God created the heavens, earth, light, sky, land, seas, plants, stars, sun, moon, living creatures, birds, sea life, mankind as male and female in God's image to rule over creation. On each day God saw that it was good. On the seventh day God rested from all creation. God established the Sabbath as a holy day of rest.

1. Genesis 1:1-31; 2:2-3 & 7

2. In the beginning God created theIn the beginning God created the
heavens and the earth.heavens and the earth.

3. Now the earth was formless and empty,Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep,darkness was over the surface of the deep,
and the Spirit of Godand the Spirit of God
was hovering over the waters.was hovering over the waters.

4. And God
said,
“Let there
be light,”*
and there
was light.

5. It’s dark
over
here!
God saw that the light was good,*
and he separated the light
from the darkness.*

6. God called the light “day,” and the
darkness he called “night.”*
And there was evening, and there was
morning—the first day.

7. X Marks the Spot

8. AndAnd
God said,God said,
Let there be a vault betweenLet there be a vault between
the waters to separatethe waters to separate
water from water.water from water.

9. So God made the vault andSo God made the vault and
separated the water underseparated the water under
the vault from the waterthe vault from the water
above it. And it was so.above it. And it was so.

10. God called the vault “sky.”*
And there was evening, and there
was morning—the 2nd
day.

11. X Marks the Spot
God made the vault to ___________ the waters. He
called the vault _________.
4.separate
sky

12. Let the waters under the sky
be gathered to one place,*
and let the dry ground
appear.
And God said,
And it was so.

13. And GodAnd God
saw that itsaw that it
was good.was good.
God called the dry groundGod called the dry ground
and the gathered waters he calledand the gathered waters he called
LAND
SEAS

14. Then God said,Then God said,
Let the land produce vegetation:*Let the land produce vegetation:*
seed-bearing plants and treesseed-bearing plants and trees
on the landon the land
that bear fruit with seed in it,that bear fruit with seed in it,
according to their various kinds.*according to their various kinds.*
And it was so.And it was so.

15. And God saw that it was good.And God saw that it was good.
The land produced
vegetation:
plants bearing seed
according to their
kinds
and trees
bearing fruit
with seed in it
according to
their kinds.*

16. And there was evening,*
and there was morning*
—the 3rd
day.

17. X Marks the Spot
God let the ____________ under the sky be gathered to
one place.
5. water
God called the dry ground ____________.
6. land

18. X Marks the Spot
God named the gathered waters ________.
7.seas
God let the land produce seed-bearing _________ and
_________.
8.plants
trees

19. Let there be lights in the vaultLet there be lights in the vault
of the sky to separate the dayof the sky to separate the day
from the night,…from the night,…
And God said,And God said,

20. ……and let them serve asand let them serve as
signs to mark sacred times,*signs to mark sacred times,*
and days and years,…and days and years,…

21. ……and let them be lightsand let them be lights
in the vault of the skyin the vault of the sky
to give light on the earth.to give light on the earth.
And it was so.And it was so.

22. God made two great lights—theGod made two great lights—the
greater light to govern the day* andgreater light to govern the day* and
the lesser light to govern the night.*the lesser light to govern the night.*
He also made the stars.*He also made the stars.*

23. God set them in the vault of the sky
to give light on the earth,
to govern the day and the night,
and to separate light from darkness.
And God saw that it was good.

24. And there was evening,*
and there was morning*
—the 4th
day.

25. X Marks the Spot
God made the greater and lesser lights to __________
the day and night and serve as signs to mark sacred
times.
9.govern
God also made the _________ on the fourth day.
10.stars

26. “Let the water teem
with living creatures,
and let birds fly above the earth
across the vault of the sky.”*
And God said,

27. So God created the great creatures of the sea
and every living thing with which the water
teems and that moves about in it,
according to their kinds,
and every winged bird according to its kind.*
And God saw that it was good.And God saw that it was good.

28. God blessed them
and said,
“Be fruitful and
increase in number
and fill the water in the
seas, and let the birds
increase on the earth.”*

29. And there was evening,*
and there was morning*
—the 5th
day.

30. X Marks the Spot
On the fifth day, God created __________ to fly above
the earth and the great _____________ of the sea.
11.birds
creatures
God told the sea life to fill the ___________ in the seas
and the ________ to increase on the earth.
12.water
birds

31. And God said,
“Let the land produce living
creatures according to their kinds:*
and the wild animals, each according to its
kind.”*
the creatures that move along the ground,*the livestock,*
And it was so.

32. God made the wild animals*
according to their kinds, the
livestock *
according to their kinds,
and all the creatures that
move along the ground*
according to their kinds*.
And God saw that it was good.

33. Then God said,
Let us make mankind in our
image, in our likeness,
so that they may rule over the
fish in the sea and the birds in
the sky, over the livestock*
and all the wild animals,*
and over all the creatures that
move along the ground.*

34. So God created mankind
in his own image,*
in the image of God
he created them;
male and female he created them.
male and female
he created them.*
in the image of God
he created them;*

35. Then the LORD God formed a man
from the dust of the ground* and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,*
and the man became a living being.

36. God blessed them
and said to them, Be fruitful*
and
increase
in
number;*
fill the
earth* and
subdue it.*

37. Rule over the fish in
the sea and the birds
in the sky and over
every living creature
that moves on the
ground.

38. Then God said,Then God said,
I give you every seed-bearingI give you every seed-bearing
plant on the face of theplant on the face of the
whole earth and every treewhole earth and every tree
that has fruit with seed in it.that has fruit with seed in it.
They will be yours for food.They will be yours for food.

39. And it was so.
And to all the beasts of the earth and all
the birds in the sky and all the creatures
that move along the ground—*
everything that has the breath of life in it
—I give every green plant for food. *

40. God saw all that he had made,
and it was very good.*
And there was evening,* and there
was morning*—the 6th
day.

41. X Marks the Spot
On the sixth day, God created the ______________ and
the ________ animals.
13.livestock
wild
“God said, ‘Let us make _____________ [people] in our
_________, in our likeness.’”
14.mankind
image

42. X Marks the Spot
The male and female were to be fruitful and ________
________ the fish, birds, livestock, wild animals and
all the creatures.
15. rule over
God gave mankind [man and woman] every seed-
bearing _________ and every tree with _________
with seeds for __________.
16.plant
fruit
food

43. X Marks the Spot
“God saw ______ that he had made, and it was ______
________.”
17.all
very good
“The LORD God formed a man from the ________ of
the ___________.
18. dust
ground

44. X Marks the Spot
God ____________ into the man’s nostrils the breath
of ________.
19.breathed
life

45. By the 7th day God had finished theBy the 7th day God had finished the
work he had been doing; so on the 7work he had been doing; so on the 7thth
day he rested from all his work.day he rested from all his work.

46. Then God blessed the 7th
day
and made it holy,*
because on it he rested
from all the work of creating
that he had done.

47. X Marks the Spot
On the seventh day God ________ from all his ______.
20.rested
work
God __________ the seventh day and made it _______.
21.blessed
holy