Gen. 1:1-191In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13And the evening and the morning were the third day. 14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. (Genesis 1:1‑19)
WHEN God made the dry land, there was nothing on it. It was bare.
So God spoke, and things grew out of the ground. Trees came out of it; they were covered with green leaves of different shapes. Some were called oak trees, and some were called elm trees, and some were called beech trees. Some trees bore nice fruit, such as plum trees, apple trees, orange trees and fig trees.
Vegetables grew out of the earth. Potatoes and beans, cabbages and lettuces, are called vegetables. Corn came out of the earth. Some corn is called wheat, and some corn is called barley, and some is called oats. The ears of corn bend down when they are ripe; then they look yellow like gold.
God made the soft green grass to spring up, and flowers to grow among the grass—flowers of all colors, and of the sweetest smell. The yellow buttercup, the white lily, the blue violet—and the rose, the most beautiful of all flowers.
I have told you of five sorts of things that grow out of the earth:
1. Trees.
2. Vegetables.
3. Corn.
4. Grass.
5. Flowers.
The world looked very beautiful when it was covered with grass and trees. But only God and the angels saw its beauty.
Afterward God placed the sun in the sky. He made it shine all day long and go from one end of the world to the other.
God made the moon to shine at night, and He covered the sky with stars.
You never saw anything as bright as the sun. It is very large indeed, only it looks small, because it is a very long way off. It cannot fall, for God holds it up. God makes it move across the sky. The moon does not shine as brightly as the sun, for God lets it be dark at night, so that we may rest, and sleep soundly.
Who can count the stars?
No one but God. He knows their names and their number, too. When we look at the moon and stars, let us think how great God is! Yet He cares for the little birds, and loves little children.
Questions
How many different sorts of things grow out of the ground?
Tell me the names of some trees.
Tell me the names of some vegetables.
Tell me the names of some flowers.
What bright things did God put in the sky?
How many stars are there?
God is wise:
A verse from the Bible for you to learn: