Genesis 1
In the beginning, there was nothing except darkness and emptiness. God’s Spirit was moving over the waters. Then God began to create the world by speaking. When God spoke, things happened. This shows us that God’s word is powerful.
Genesis 1: God Creates the World!
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
by Chinwenmeri Ikechi
On the first day, God created light. He separated the light from the darkness. He called the light day and the darkness night. This gave the world time and order.
On the second day, God made the sky. He separated the waters below from the waters above. The sky became the space above the earth.
On the third day, God gathered the waters together so dry land could appear. He called the dry land earth and the gathered waters seas. Then God made plants, grass, flowers, and trees. These plants could make seeds so they could grow again and again.
On the fourth day, God made the sun, moon, and stars. The sun was made to rule the day, and the moon was made to rule the night. The stars filled the sky. These lights helped people know days, seasons, and years.
On the fifth day, God created animals that live in the water, like fish, and animals that fly in the sky, like birds. God blessed them and told them to grow and fill the seas and the sky.
On the sixth day, God created animals that live on land, such as cattle, wild animals, and small creatures. Then God created people. God made humans in His own image, meaning people can think, love, choose, and care for others. God made both male and female. He told them to care for the earth and everything in it.
When God finished creating everything, He saw that it was very good. This means God was pleased with His creation.
Genesis 1 teaches us that God is the Creator of all things, that everything God made has a purpose, and that people are special because they are made in God’s image.
Discussion Questions
1 What book of the Bible tells the story of creation?
The book of Genesis tells the story of creation.
2 What did God create on the first day?
On the first day, God created light and separated it from the darkness, calling the light day and the darkness night.
3 What did God make on the second day?
On the second day, God made the sky, separating the waters below from the waters above.
4 What appeared on the third day?
On the third day, dry land appeared, which God called earth, and the gathered waters, which He called seas. God also made plants, grass, flowers, and trees.
5 What did God create on the fourth day?
On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon, and stars to rule the day and night and to help people know days, seasons, and years.
6 Which animals were made on the fifth day?
On the fifth day, God created animals that live in the water, like fish, and animals that fly in the sky, like birds.
7 What living things were created on the sixth day?
On the sixth day, God created animals that live on land, such as cattle, wild animals, and small creatures. Then God created people, both male and female.
8 What does it mean that humans are made in God’s image?
Being made in God’s image means people can think, love, choose, and care for others.
9 How did God feel about His creation?
When God finished creating everything, He saw that it was very good, meaning God was pleased with His creation.
10 What lesson does Genesis 1 teach us?
Genesis 1 teaches us that God is the Creator of all things, that everything God made has a purpose, and that people are special because they are made in God’s image.