KING of GLORY Illustrated Study Guide

4 T he F irst D ay & GENESIS 1 A Circle the words that make this paragraph read correctly. In the creation account we learn that God is the invisible / visible eternal Spirit / creature who can be everywhere at once. He sees and knows most things / everything . Even when He alone existed, He was never alone. God is light / darkness , which means that He is pure and perfect / imperfect . Another word for God’s unique perfection is holy / unholy. B List the six characteristics of God which you circled above. C Fill in the blanks using the words from the box below. Remember to use each word only once and cross it out after it is used. 1. The __________ of God which is most used in the Old Testament is the LORD or ________________ , which means the One Who IS , or simply I AM. 2. According to the Bible, ____________ is the Source of light. First John 1:5 says, “God is _____________ ; in him there is no ____________ at all.” 3. God, His Holy Spirit, and His Word are ______________ . His Holy Spirit and His Word were with God at _______________ Genesis 1:1-3; John 1:1-3). His Holy Spirit was hovering over the waters as His Word _____________ light into the darkness. name light • name • Yahweh • darkness one • God • creation • spoke In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. J ohn 1:1-3 D Answer the following questions. 1. How do the pictures above remind you of what God did on the first day of creation? Why do you think God chose to bring light into the world before He created the sun? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 2. Name some ways in which God and light are similar. What does this teach us about God? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. G enesis 1:3 _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ He is invisible 26 27 2