# Day 2

# God Creates the Earth

Genesis 1:20–2:3

On the fifth day, God spoke again. He said, “I want the seas to be filled with living things. I want birds to fly in the sky.” So God created everything that lives in the sea and flies in the sky. And God blessed them.

Then God said, “Let the animals live on earth.” So he created big animals and little things that creep on the ground. God saw that all this was good.

Finally God said, “Now I am going to make human beings. Unlike the animals, they will stand up tall and have a soul. They will be like me, rule the earth, and care for it.” So God took some dust from the ground and formed man. He breathed the breath of life into him. Man became alive.

God blessed them saying, “I want you to live all over the earth.” God saw that everything he had made was very good. This ended the sixth day.

On the seventh day God rested. His work was done. So He blessed that day and made it holy.

Questions: How many days did God use for creation? What did God do on the seventh day?