See in Reader
1.4 KiB
1.4 KiB
God Created the Birds and Fish [01-07]
On the fifth day, God spoke and made everything that swims in the water and all the birds. God saw that it was good, and he blessed them.
第五天，神创造水里游的一切生物和飞鸟。神看了认为好，遂赐福它们。
Important Terms:
Translation Notes:
- the fifth day - God continues his orderly progression of creation that he started during the previous four days.
- God spoke - God created the birds and water creatures by speaking a command.
- everything that swims - God not only made fish, but every kind of living thing that lives in the waters. Every one exists because God chose to create it.
- all the birds - God did not make just one kind of bird, but all of the amazing variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and kinds of birds.
- it was good - This phrase is repeated throughout creation to show that every step went exactly according to God's wise plan and purpose.
- blessed them - God speaks his desire that they would prosper and that things would go well for them in the world in which he had placed them.