BIBLICAL COSMOLOGY

1The Hebrew word "raqia" (firmament) literally means:

2According to Genesis 1:6-8, the firmament separates:

3In Job 38:14, the earth is compared to:

4According to Scripture, what did Yahuah command to stand still in Joshua 10?

5The global Flood of Noah's day provides evidence for:

6According to Psalm 19:1, what declares the glory of Elohim?

7In Genesis 1:16, the sun and moon are described as:

8The "fountains of the great deep" in Genesis 7:11 refers to:

9According to 1 Chronicles 16:30, the earth is:

10Fossils of marine creatures found on mountaintops are evidence of:

11The Bible describes the earth as a spinning ball orbiting the sun.

12According to Genesis 1, the sun, moon, and stars were placed IN the firmament (raqia).

13Noah's Flood was a local event affecting only the Mesopotamian region.

14The "windows of heaven" opening in Genesis 7:11 suggests water above the firmament.

15Psalm 104:5 states that Yahuah "laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever."

16Complete the Scripture:

17According to Genesis 1:14-18, the sun, moon, and stars were created for signs, , days, and years.

18The Flood lasted a total of approximately one (12+ months).

19In Isaiah 40:22, Yahuah is described as sitting upon the of the earth.

20The Hebrew word for "firmament" is .

26Explain what the "waters above" in Genesis 1:7 might refer to and how this relates to the Flood.

27How does a global Flood better explain fossil formation than evolutionary theory?

28What are two Scriptures that describe the earth as fixed/immovable, and what do they say?

29According to Scripture, what is the purpose of the sun, moon, and stars? (List at least 3 purposes)

30Draw and label a diagram of the Biblical cosmology model based on Genesis 1. Include and label these elements:

• Waters above the firmament (4 points)
• The firmament (raqia) (4 points)
• Sun, moon, and stars in the firmament (4 points)
• Waters below the firmament (4 points)
• The earth with its foundations (4 points)