Day 5:
We have learned how God made this beautiful world in which we live. He started with light, day and night, and time. Then He made the earth into a ball with an atmosphere. He made dry land appear with plants and seeds. He put beautiful stars in the universe with the sun and the moon. But if you listened really close, there was nothing but water bubbling. There was no other sounds. The earth needed something, and God knew what it was.
Today, we will learn about the fifth day of creation.
God's world was now ready for living creatures! There was air to breathe. Water to drink. Plants to eat. The sun and moon to keep the seasons and times. Everything that living creatures needed to be able to survive on this planet. What do you think God made first?
Genesis 1:20- And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
God made fish! There's so much water on this planet! He made big fish. He made small fish. He made fish with scales and fish with shells. He made so many fish! Why? Because, God likes to make things special. He made all the stars different from each other, so why not make all the fish different, too? We still can't name all the fish in the sea. Marine biologists are scientists who study ocean life. Did you know they are still finding new fish that we have never seen before?
Why do you think God made so many different fish? Well, did you know that everything God made praises him? Even the fish!
Nehemiah 9:6-Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Not only did God make fish on day five, but He also made birds. There are so many different kinds of birds out there! Again, God made little birds and big birds. He made birds that sing so pretty! Birds that soar high! And even a few birds that can't fly! Birds with beautiful colors! He made a lot of birds!
Genesis 1:21- And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
God even made the whales on day five! Whales are special fish. Did you know that? You see, all fish and birds lay eggs to have babies. All, that is, except the whale. God made the whale different, special. Why? I guess he wanted to mess people up!
Some people like to think that there is no God. And they make up stories to try to make people believe that there is no God. This story is called evolution. Birds did not evolve from fish. God made them both on the fifth day.
There are some scientists who don't want to believe that God made everything how He said in Genesis. They like to say that God messed up because whales don't lay eggs! Did God make a mistake? Nope! He knows what He's doing! But these scientists want to say that whales aren't fish. Are whales fish? Let's see what the Bible says.
Jonah 1:17- Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
What kind of great fish swallowed Jonah? Jesus says what it is.
Matthew 12:40a- For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly;
The great fish that swallowed Jonah was a whale! And God made all the fish on day five, and all the birds, just like Genesis tells us.
Genesis 1:22- And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Here, God is telling the animals to make more! He not only wanted little fish and big fish, crawfish and lobsters, crabs and shrimp, starfish and clams, jelllyfish and sharks, but he wanted parrots and finches, ostriches and eagles, flamingos and penguins! And he wanted them to have babies! He wanted them to jump in the seas and soar through the air! He wanted them to praise his name in the seas and in the skies! He wanted a beautiful earth full of life!
Now, God made fish to have little fish. And God made birds to have little birds. God knew that a mama bird could take care of a baby bird better than anything else. And God knew a mama fish could help a baby fish! So, that's how he made it! A bird doesn't have to learn to hold it's breath to take care of a fish! And a fish doesn't have to learn how to fly to take care of a bird! Isn't God smart!
Genesis 1:23- And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Day five. Boy, was the earth full now! It had lots of life! But was God done? Nope! Remember, there are six days of creation.
