HEAVEN AND EARTH

MODULE 3: SESSION 15: Relationship Between Days

In the creation narrative, days one through three establish the environments God forms, while days four through six fill those spaces with inhabitants. The structure follows an ABC A’B’C’ pattern: day one pairs with day four, day two with day five, and day three with day six. This arrangement reveals that creation is centered on bringing order and then populating the heavens and the earth.

Within this pattern, days four and six share a special focus on rulers—day four introducing rulers above and day six appointing rulers below. The account reaches its climax with the creation of human rulers, who are called to work alongside God in stewarding His world.