Know Your Bible, Level 1, Lesson 1

Scripture

(All passages are from the NET Bible)

Genesis 1:9-19

9 God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.

11 God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” It was so. 12 The land produced vegetation – plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. God saw that it was good. 13 There was evening, and there was morning, a third day.

14 God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, 15 and let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” It was so. 16 God made two great lights – the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. 17 God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good. 19 There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day.

Psalm 95:5

The sea is his, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land.

Psalm 104:1–34

1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, you are magnificent.

You are robed in splendor and majesty.

2 He covers himself with light as if it were a garment.

He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,

3 and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds.

He makes the clouds his chariot,

and travels along on the wings of the wind.

4 He makes the winds his messengers,

and the flaming fire his attendant.

5 He established the earth on its foundations;

it will never be upended.

6 The watery deep covered it like a garment;

the waters reached above the mountains.

7 Your shout made the waters retreat;

at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off –

8 as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down –

to the place you appointed for them.

9 You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross,

so that they would not cover the earth again.

10 He turns springs into streams; they flow between the mountains.

11 They provide water for all the animals in the field;

the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12 The birds of the sky live beside them;

they chirp among the bushes.

13 He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace;

the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.

14 He provides grass for the cattle,

and crops for people to cultivate,

so they can produce food from the ground,

15 as well as wine that makes people feel so good,

and so they can have oil to make their faces shine,

as well as food that sustains people’s lives.

16 The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need,

the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

17 where the birds make nests,

near the evergreens in which the herons live.

18 The wild goats live in the high mountains;

the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.

19 He made the moon to mark the months,

and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.

20 You make it dark and night comes,

during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

21 The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

22 When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens.

23 Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.

24 How many living things you have made, O Lord!

You have exhibited great skill in making all of them;

the earth is full of the living things you have made.

25 Over here is the deep, wide sea,

which teems with innumerable swimming creatures,

living things both small and large.

26 The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.

27 All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.

28 You give food to them and they receive it;

you open your hand and they are filled with food.

29 When you ignore them, they panic.

When you take away their life’s breath, they die

and return to dust.

30 When you send your life-giving breath, they are created,

and you replenish the surface of the ground.

31 May the splendor of the Lord endure!

May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!

32 He looks down on the earth and it shakes;

he touches the mountains and they start to smolder.

33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!

34 May my thoughts be pleasing to him!

I will rejoice in the Lord.

Psalms 147:7–9

7 Offer to the Lord a song of thanks!

Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!

8 He covers the sky with clouds, provides the earth with rain,

and causes grass to grow on the hillsides.

9 He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.

Psamls 147:16,17

16 He sends the snow that is white like wool; he spreads the frost that is white like ashes.

17 He throws his hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand the cold wind he sends?

Jeremiah 10:12 & 13

12 The Lord is the one who by his power made the earth.

He is the one who by his wisdom established the world.

And by his understanding he spread out the skies.

13 When his voice thunders, the heavenly ocean roars.

He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons.

He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain.

He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.

And now for our lesson....