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Chapter 6: The Days of Creation - continued

Connect…

Just as you build a house for your family to live in, one that will be comfortable and functional and meet
all your needs. So God, during the six days of creation, had man in mind when he was creating. He was
building a house for mankind. It was to be a place where man could live, eat, raise a family, and live in
perfect harmony with all the creation. That’s why God called what he created “GOOD!” Let's see the
steps daily as God creates a house for mankind.

Objectives…

1. The student should be able to describe Day 2 through Day 6, learning what God created on each of
the creation days. You should be able to list all that God made on each day.

2. The student should be able to list all the various “origins” found in the Book of Genesis.

3. The student should be able to show how other Old Testament and New Testament books validate the
authenticity of the book of Genesis.

The Lesson ...

Day 2 – Waters and Separation of Firmament Genesis 1:6-8

6 And God said, “Let there be an expansein the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from

the waters.” And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from
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the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven. And there
was evening, and there was morning, the second day. (ESV)

God separated heaven from earth. That's what the expanse is
referring to. On day three, as we shall see, God separated water on
earth from dry land. So, days one, two, and three are a series of
separations.

God put an expanse between heaven and earth - some water was
above, and some remained on the earth. So, you have the water
that was still on the earth, and now some water that's separated and taken above. In between those
two elements of water, there is an expanse.

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