LESSON 18 

 AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING 



MEMORY VERSE 



In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And 

 the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of 

 the deep: and the Spii-it of God moved upon the face of the waters. 



Gen. 1:1, 2. 



The Purpose 



The Lessons 18 to 29, inclusive, tell of the forces that 

 have made our planet the wonderful world we know, 

 and that are still at work, alike in organic and in inorganic 

 nature, perfecting what has already been done. The 

 purpose throughout is to show not only th-at there is 

 change and growth, but that these are indications of 

 that great watchful love and care which has so far been 

 present and is still carrying creation on to even greater 

 perfection. 



The pupils should learn, as these lessons of beginnings 

 are taught, that the same forces are still at work, that 

 the Spirit of God still moves upon the waters. Then to 

 his Bible verse which tells him what happened ''in the 

 beginning" he will learn to add: ''From everlasting to 

 everlasting God creates the heavens and the earth." 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



No attempt has been made in this lesson to account 

 for the actual beginning of our planet. For our purpose 

 the story may well begin after its position in the solar 

 system has been established. 



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