GOD FILLS THE EMPTINESS

Passage: Genesis 1:14-25

Key verse: 21

NIV

14 And God said, “Let there be lights(A) in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night,(B) and let them serve as signs(C) to mark sacred times,(D) and days and years,(E) 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.(F) 16 God made two great lights—the greater light(G) to govern(H) the day and the lesser light to govern(I) the night.(J) He also made the stars.(K) 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night,(L) and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.(M) 19 And there was evening, and there was morning(N)—the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures,(O) and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”(P) 21 So God created(Q) the great creatures of the sea(R) and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it,(S) according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.(T) And God saw that it was good.(U) 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”(V) 23 And there was evening, and there was morning(W)—the fifth day.

24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures(X) according to their kinds:(Y) the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.(Z) 25 God made the wild animals(AA) according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds.(AB) And God saw that it was good.(AC)

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ESV

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for (A)signs and for (B)seasons,[a] and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16 And God (C)made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to (D)rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[b] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21 So (E)God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, (F)“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

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Footnotes
  1. Genesis 1:14 Or appointed times
  2. Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20
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1. The fourth day of creation (14-19)

God put a great light in the sky--the sun. He put it there to give light to the earth, to rule the sky, and to glorify himself. He filled the night sky with the moon and stars. These lights mark the orderly flow of time. So God created time. Time is the stuff of which history is made.

2. The fifth day of creation (2

-23)

God created the creatures of the sea--fish and reptiles; he created the birds to fly across the sky. He blessed his creatures and commanded them to fill the empty ocean and sky. Each living creature was made to reproduce according to its kind. God was pleased, and he blessed his work.

3. The beginning of the sixth day (24-25)

On the sixth day God made the land animals. The stage was set for the creation of mankind. On the 4th, 5th and 6th days God filled the environment he had prepared with life and beauty. God was pleased.

Prayer: Father, praise your holy name, for you are almighty and you are good. Help me to give you glory during my brief lifetime.

One Word: God made everything beautiful