2.1 Accounts of Creation

• Features of the natural environment as God's creation
• The first biblical account of creation (Genesis 1:1-2:4a)
• The second biblical account of creation (Genesis 2:4b-25)
• Similarities and differences between the two accounts of creation
• Five attributes of God from the creation accounts
• Valuing God's creation by conserving the environment

• narrate the biblical accounts of creation
• discuss the similarities and differences between the two accounts of creation
• identify five attributes of God from the creation accounts
• value God's creation by conserving the environment

“How is the first account of creation different from the second account?”

“Why is it important to learn about the creation accounts?”

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1. God's creation around us
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   A nature walk of the mind and compound: name natural features and see why Grade 7 studies the creation accounts.
2. The first account of creation
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Genesis 1:1-2:4a narrated day by day: God speaks an ordered world, makes humans in his image, then rests.
3. The second account of creation
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Genesis 2:4b-25: the Lord God forms man from dust, plants Eden, gives a command, names animals, and forms woman.
4. Similarities and differences in the two accounts
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Paired discussion of what the two accounts share, how they differ, and why both are in the Bible.
5. Five attributes of God from the creation accounts
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Learners research and compile five attributes - Creator, all-powerful, orderly, good, provider - with Genesis clues.
6. Valuing God's creation by conserving the environment
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Appreciation of the accounts becomes planting, clean-ups and integrity on the path, with a short review of the sub-strand.