Study Desk

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

The First Day God said, "I command light to shine!" And light started shining.

God looked at the light and saw that it was good. He separated light from darkness

The Second Day God said, "I command a dome to separate the water above it from the water below it."

And that's what happened. God made the dome

The Third Day God said, "I command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground." And that's what happened.

God named the dry ground "Land," and he named the water "Ocean." God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.

God said, "I command the earth to produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain." And that's what happened.

The earth produced all kinds of vegetation. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.

The Fourth Day God said, "I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.

God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other to rule the night. He also made the stars.

Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth,

to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.

The Fifth Day God said, "I command the ocean to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth."

So God made the giant sea monsters and all the living creatures that swim in the ocean. He also made every kind of bird. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.

The Sixth Day God said, "I command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles." And that's what happened.

God made every one of them. Then he looked at what he had done, and it was good.

God said, "Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures."

So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women.