Genesis Apologetics K8 Student Zone Six Days 3 5 Grade

The Six Days of Creation

Well, hello and welcome to The Zone, I'm your host, Big Wave Dave. So today we're going to talk about the six days of creation. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and everything that's in them.

And the Bible tells us that he did all of that in just six days. Let's take a closer look. On day one, God created the earth, space, time, and light. You know, when God first created the earth, it was a lot different than it is today.

The Bible tells us that it was just like a watery ball. You see, God had a plan, and he was just getting started. On day two, God created the atmosphere. That's a pretty big word. What does it mean? Well, it's real simple.

Next time you go outside, look up. When you see the blue sky and the clouds, that is the atmosphere. So my friend here wants to know, why do we need the atmosphere? Well, there are lots of reasons. We need it to breathe and to keep us warm, and it also protects us from the sun's harmful rays and from meteorites when they hit the earth.

Now did you know that even though we can't see it, air has weight? It actually pushes down all around us and creates something that scientists call atmospheric.

Pressure.

Need some proof? Let's do a simple experiment. Okay, so I've got a bucket and some water and a cup here. Here's what we're going to do. I'm going to fill this cup about halfway full of water, and I'm going to take this plate, I'm going to cover the top of it, and I'm going to hold on really firmly, and I'm going to turn it upside down to see what happens.

Are you ready? Here we go.

Ta-da!

So, why is this happening? We'll talk about that in just a minute. Now, in case you're wondering, is there really water in this cup? Yes, there is. So what happened here? I'm glad you asked. Let's take a closer look.

Okay, let's unpack this experiment. So we have the weight of the water pushing down on the paper plate, but what we couldn't see is that the atmospheric pressure was pushing up against the paper plate, and since the air pressure was greater than the pressure caused by the water, it held the plate in place.

Pretty cool, huh? Let's move on. On day three, God created the dry land and the plants. The next time you're outside or go hiking, stop and take a look around. God has created an amazing variety of plants.

You've got grass and trees and bushes, all sorts of things. Now, I don't know if you've ever had a chance to go see the redwoods or some old-growth forest, but they are amazing. Speaking of trees, God made all kinds of different trees.

Some of them have blossoms and fruit. He made tall trees and short trees and wide trees. You name it. I don't know about you, but I love to climb trees. God also made the flowers. They are so beautiful.

So question, why did God make the flowers so beautiful? Well, I think it's so that we can enjoy his creation. You know, but plants do more than just look good. In fact, plants make oxygen for us to breathe that we need.

They also provide food for us. Now, what's really cool is if you cut into a fruit or a vegetable, quite often you'll see a little seed in there. And we can use those seeds to plant more plants to make more fruits and vegetables.

God thought of everything. Now on day four, God created the sun, the moon, and the stars. So why do we need the sun? Well, we need it to keep us warm to create seasons. It also helps the plants grow and to keep us healthy.

Maybe a trickier question is, why do we need the moon? Well, OK, the first thing that comes to my mind is, yes, the moon provides light at night, but it plays an even more important role. You see, the gravitational pull of the moon creates the ocean tides, which keeps all the creatures living in the ocean healthy and happy.

You know, I love the way the Bible says that God just made the stars, like no big deal. Well, how many did he make? Scientists have been trying to figure this out for years. Here's the latest guess. Ah, wow, that's a lot of stars.

I don't even know how to pronounce that number. What's even more amazing is the Bible tells us that God knows each of the stars by name. We have an amazing God. All right, so God has got the stage all set for what he's going to do next.

It's time for the animals. On day five, God created the sea and the flying creatures. You know, my dad is a scuba diver, and he's gone all over the world and brought back pictures of just hundreds of different types of fish.

It's amazing how many different types there are. And I don't know if you've ever had a chance to go watch the whales. If you get a chance, you need to do it. They are so cool. Now, what's really interesting is that when you study whales, you find out how complicated they are.

Obviously, somebody really smart made those whales. God also made beautiful creatures like the sea turtles and the eels and the octopus. Now on day five, God also made the flying things like these birds.

Birds are so cool. They come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. Speaking of birds, when you take a closer look, you see amazing design. Check this out.

Now here's a bird you'll see around your house. But after taking a closer look at it, you might find it unbelievable.

The woodpecker is a very special little bird. The beak of a woodpecker is like industrial strength. It is stronger than other birds' beaks. He has special feet. Most birds have three toes out the front, one toe out the back.

Woodpecker has two toes out the front, two toes out the back, and that's so he can climb around on a tree trunk, a vertical tree trunk, right side up, upside down, sideways. He can crawl any way he wants to.

He has special tail feathers. His tail feathers are different than other birds' tail feathers. They're more resilient. They're spongy, and they're very strong and tough because he tripods himself with his two feet and his tail feathers so that he grabs ahold of that tree, fans out his tail feathers, and then bangs his head into the tree.

Now you would think that a woodpecker would go home every night and say to Mrs. Woodpecker, oh, I got this headache. I was banging my head on a tree all day.

But he doesn't.

Why?

Well, because God made him with special equipment. For instance, between his beak and his skull, there's a piece of cartilage. It acts as a shock absorber. His skull is the thickest bone per body weight of any creature.

As a matter of fact, brain surgeons study the brains of woodpeckers, how they're hooked in there and everything to help them with like trauma people in accidents that they need to put their brains back in there.

And so they study woodpeckers. The woodpecker with his strong skull and his shock absorber and his strong beak and his tail feathers and his feet, he's all ready to go except for one thing. Once he drills his hole, he's got to get that bug out of the tree because that's lunch.

All right.

Well, how's he going to do that? Well, most birds, their tongue goes right to the tip of the beak. A woodpecker's tongue goes as much as 10 inches out of his beak.

Now, why?

Well, because he's going to drill the hole, find the bug tunnel down in the tree, stick his tongue down in the tunnel and drag the bug out. Now, you would have to say, could I stick my tongue down a hole in a tree and drag a bug out?

Of course not. Well, how does the woodpecker do that? Well, God made the woodpecker with little barbs on the tip of his tongue, and he will literally stab that bug larva down in there because it doesn't want to come out.

But in case that's not enough, he has a little glue factory in his tongue that manufactures exactly, precisely the right glue to stick to the bug, but it doesn't stick to his beak. And so he pulls that bug into his mouth.

Now we have a problem.

If evolution is true, let's say over hundreds of thousands of years, this woodpecker got all this equipment, and then he glues his tongue to a bug and he swallows the bug. What just happened to his tongue?

He just swallowed his tongue. He dies. He just strangled himself, okay?

But he doesn't.

Why?

Well, because as he brings the bug into his mouth, he has another little factory that manufactures the solvent to dissolve the glue. So he dissolves the glue, loosens up the bug, swallows the bug.

God made him that way.

Woodpeckers, when they peck, they open their eyes between each peck, and they aim their beak, they focus, they aim their beak, they close their eyes, and then they hit the tree. So you hear a woodpecker out there, he's going...

Every time you hear that... In between each peck, he opens his eyes, focuses, aims his beak, hits the tree.

Why?

Well, they used to think it was just to keep the wood chips out. But now the scientists have measured the force of the impact of the woodpecker's head against the tree, and the force is so great that if he did not close his eyes, he would pop his eyeballs out.

So I would say, have you ever seen a blind woodpecker?

No.

They never miss. They never miss.

Okay? Now, one special woodpecker, the European green woodpecker. I think he's unique in all the animal kingdom. I don't know for sure, but I think he might be. His tongue is different than any other tongue, as far as I know.

Our tongue starts in the back of our throat, comes up and out the front. His tongue starts in the back of his throat, goes down the throat, comes out the back of his neck, up over the top of his head, it's under the skin, comes out a little hole between his eyes, goes in one of his nostrils, and then comes out of his beak.

And you would have to say, now how does that evolve? I've asked evolutionists that question. I've said, now you tell me, how and where did that tongue come from? They don't have a clue. They can't tell me.

I'm saying, well, you're telling me that this bird evolved from some other creature, but there's no other creature that we know of with a tongue like that. How did that happen? They don't have any idea.

Welcome back. Wasn't that amazing? You know, of course, flying creatures include more than just birds. They include really cool things like this dragonfly, and bats, and bees, and let's not forget about these guys.

Day Six: Land Animals and People

Okay, time for the final day, day six. On day six, God created the land animals. And not just a few, he created so many different types. In fact, when you look around, it's amazing to just consider how creative God is.

And let's not forget, God also created these dinosaurs on day six. Now we put together a video on dinosaurs. I hope you check it out. Now it's time for the grand finale. On day six, God created his favorite creatures, people.

Now the other day, I was watching TV and I heard somebody say that people are just intelligent animals. Is that right? Well, let's talk about what we have in common first. Okay, so we eat, we drink, we sleep, we walk upon the earth.

So we do have some things in common, but that makes sense since we live on the same planet. But what do we have that's different? What are some differences between us and the animals? Let's look at what the Bible says.

Bible tells us that we are special, that we were created in the image of God. What does it mean to be made in the image of God? Let's take a look. First of all, we are not animals. The Bible tells us that we are in charge of the animals.

The second thing is that we are very creative. Now have you ever drawn a picture or painted a painting? See, humans are so creative. We make music and we make movies and we make skyscrapers, all kinds of things.

Besides, when was the last time you saw an elephant put together a spaceship? It just doesn't happen. We also experience emotions at a much deeper level than animals. But this is the big one for me. God created us for relationships with each other and with him.

Review of Creation Week

All right, we made it, let's review. Day one, God created the earth, space, time and light. On day two, God created the atmosphere. On day three, the dry land and plants. Day four, the sun, moon and the stars.

On day five, God created the flying and sea creatures. And on day six, God created the land animals and man. Speaking of creative, my friends at the Institute for Creation Research have made a video that kind of shows what it might have been like during Creation Week.

Check this out. That was so cool. The bottom line, my friends, is that we can trust God's Word. You know, just a reminder, this is just one of the topics that we're going to cover here in the zone. I hope you check back often to see what's new.

I'd just like to thank all these ministries for providing content for our time together. And that's all we have for today. I'm Big Wave Dave and I hope to see you soon. God bless you.