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The first lesson covers the events of the first three days of the creation account
Before the beginning God was, and His spirit hovers over the surface of the waters
At this time, the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters
On the first day, God commanded light and there was light. (This is not the light that came from the Sun or Moon)
He separated the light from darkness and called the light “day” and the darkness “night”
On the second day, God separated the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth putting a space between them, and He called the space “sky”.
On the third day, God commanded the waters beneath the sky to flow together in one place, and the dry ground appeared which He called “land” and the waters “seas”
The land then sprouts with vegetations, seed-bearing plants and trees that grow seed-bearing fruits, and they are made to reproduce their kind
The second lesson affirms God in the beginning.
The Word which existed prior creation, now became flesh
God’s Word in the Old Testament is his powerful self-expression in creation, revelation, and salvation. Now, Jesus personifies the Word as God’s ultimate self-disclosure.
All things were made through him. In him there was life and that life was light for people of the world
John testifies of him so that through John, all people could hear about the light and believe.
The Word already came and the world did not recognize him, but some people accepted and believed Him. To them, He gave the right to become the children of God.
Not as babies are usually born but they were born from God himself.
The Word not only became a man and lived among the people, but they also saw his divine greatness, for he was full of grace and truth
The Word is himself God and has made the Father known.