b'Creation(Days 1 & 2)GENESIS 1 Creation(Days 5 & 6)I N THE BEGINNING GOD created the heavens and the earth.GENESIS 1 and the small animals that scurry The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered thedeep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surfaceT HEN GOD SAID, Let the watersalong the ground.of the waters. swarm with fish and other life. Then God said, Let there be light, and there was light.And God saw thatLet the skies be filled with birds ofSo God created human beings[d] in his the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.Godevery kind. So God created great seaown image.called the light day and the darkness night. creatures and every living thing thatIn the image of God he created scurries and swarms in the water, and And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day. every sort of birdeach producingthem; Then God said, Let there be a space between the waters, to separate theoffspring of the same kind. Andmale and female he created them.waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.And that is whatGod saw that it was good. Then GodThen God blessed them and said, Be happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from theblessed them, saying, Be fruitful andfruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and waters of the heavens. God called the space sky. multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, andgovern it. Reign over the fish in the let the birds multiply on the earth. sea, the birds in the sky, and all the And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.And evening passed and morninganimals that scurry along the ground.Genesis 1:1-8 (NLT) came, marking the fifth day. Then God said, Look! I have given you Then God said, Let the earth produceevery seed-bearing plant throughout every sort of animal, each producingthe earth and all the fruit trees for offspring of the same kindlivestock,your food. 30 And I have given every small animals that scurry along thegreen plant as food for all the wild ground, and wild animals. And thatanimals, the birds in the sky, and the is what happened. God made allsmall animals that scurry along the sorts of wild animals, livestock, andgroundeverything that has life. small animals, each able to produceAnd that is what happened.offspring of the same kind. And GodThen God looked over all he had saw that it was good. made, and he saw that it wasThen God said, Let us make humanvery good!beings[b] in our image, to be like us.And evening passed and morning They will reign over the fish in thecame, marking the sixth day.sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock,Genesis 1:20-31 (NLT) 4all the wild animals on the earth,[c] Tempation & Sin8 GENESIS 23he Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the Lord God warned him, You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.THE MAN AND WOMAN SINT HE SERPENT was the shrewdesteyes will be opened as soon as you eat of all the wild animals the Lordit, and you will be like God, knowing God had made. One day he asked theboth good and evil.woman, Did God really say you mustThe woman was convinced. She saw not eat the fruit from any of the treesthat the tree was beautiful and its in the garden? fruit looked delicious, and she wanted Of course we may eat fruit fromthe wisdom it would give her. So she the trees in the garden, the womantook some of the fruit and ate it. Then replied. Its only the fruit from theshe gave some to her husband, who tree in the middle of the garden thatwas with her, and he ate it, too. At we are not allowed to eat. God said,that moment their eyes were opened, You must not eat it or even touch it; and they suddenly felt shame at their if you do, you will die. nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves You wont die! the serpent repliedtogether to cover themselves.to the woman. God knows that yourGenesis 2:15-17; 3:17 (NLT) 10 Before Jesus Was Born An Angel Appears to MaryLUKE 1 LUKE 1HENHEROD WAS KING OF JUDEA, there was a Jewish priestI n the sixth month of Elizabeths pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order ofto Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestlyengaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King line of Aaron. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous inDavid. Gabriel appeared to her and said, Greetings, favored woman! Gods eyes, careful to obey all of the Lords commandmentsThe Lord is with you!and regulations. They had no children because ElizabethConfused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. Dont was unable to conceive, and they were both very old. be afraid, Mary, the angel told her, for you have found favor with God! You will One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on dutyconceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very that week. As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to entergreat and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared towill never end!him, standing to the right of the incense altar. Zechariah was shaken andMary asked the angel, But how can this happen? I am a virgin.overwhelmed with fear when he saw him. But the angel said, Dont beThe angel replied, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will giveMost High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he you a son, and you are to name him John. will be called the Son of God. Whats more, your relative Elizabeth has become He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare thepregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathersconceived a son and is now in her sixth month. For the word of God will never to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept thefail.wisdom of the godly. Mary responded, I am the Lords servant. May everything you have said about Zechariah said to the angel, How can I be sure this will happen? Im an oldme come true. And then the angel left her.man now, and my wife is also well along in years. Luke 1:2638 (NLT)Then the angel said, I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news! But now, since you didnt believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. 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