IN THE BEGINNING Quarter One Creation To Job. Adult Bible Class 2015 April - June

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1 IN THE BEGINNING Quarter One Creation To Job Adult Bible Class 2015 April - June

2 Lesson Three Part One The Book Of Genesis Genesis 2:7 (NKJV) 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. - The New King James Version. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1982 MAN THE PINACLE OF GOD S CREATION THE GLORY OF OUR DESIGNER CAN BE SEEN IN ALL HIS CREATION. ROMANS 1: CLEARLY SEEN 4/19/2015 From Creation to Job Slide # 2

3 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (Romans 1:19-20)

4 The Glory Of The Designer

5 But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? JOB 12:7

6 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world The small but beautiful & amazing hummingbird testifies of the Designer & sings His glory

Almost constantly moving and at high rates of speed Need extreme fuel which nectar provides, but how can they get it? Must have a piercing beak and hovering ability.

7 Almost constantly moving and at high rates of speed Need extreme fuel which nectar provides, but how can they get it? Must have a piercing beak and hovering ability. Burn the equivalent to us of 1300 hamburgers a day washed down by 60 liters of waters If we were to operate at this level, our heart would beat 1260 times a minute, our body temp would raise to 725 degrees Fahrenheit, and we would burst into flames!

For the hummingbird to survive, it must be able to fly forward to its food source the flowers; it has to hover in order to suck the nectar from the flowers; and it must be able to fly backward to get

The hummingbird has been equipped with a long, needle-like bill which is able to penetrate deep into the flowers and extract the nectar.

8 For the hummingbird to survive, it must be able to fly forward to its food source the flowers; it has to hover in order to suck the nectar from the flowers; and it must be able to fly backward to get its beak out of the flower, all the while sustaining the highest metabolic rate among vertebrates. Additionally, the hummingbird has a specialized feeding tube to suck the nectar from the flower. The hummingbird has been equipped with a long, needle-like bill which is able to penetrate deep into the flowers and extract the nectar. If the corolla of the flower is too long, the sharp bill can pierce it at the base to gain access. The hummingbird also is equipped with a long tongue, which is curled at the edges, forming two troughs that hold nectar. Once the bird pierces the stigmata of the flower and finds the nectar, it retracts its tongue to the back of its head, where it squeezes the nectar into its throat.

9 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world The small but beautiful & amazing hummingbird testifies of the Designer & sings His glory Ever hear of a fish that fishes? The archer fish is a clear example of God s purposeful design

10 Shoots a jet of water out of a tube with sniper like accuracy, knocking its prey off branches and to the water s surface. A fine tuned optical system allowing them to see despite water/light distortion. Can adjust its amount and force of its shot for its specific target. This fish is specifically designed to pull off this feat.

11 The jet spray of water comes from a tube they form in their mouths. Pressing their tongue against the roof of their mouth, they powerfully force water through their gills through this tube, which they are able to aim with deadly precision Recent research reveals that archerfish also possess the ability to finetune the force they use to dislodge prey.

12 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world The small but beautiful & amazing hummingbird testifies of the Designer & sings His glory Ever hear of a fish that fishes? The archer fish is a clear example of God s purposeful design From small animals to tall animals, the giraffe is so well designed evolution is silenced

13 To pump blood through its body, it has a larger and stronger heart. It s blood pressure is two to three times normal. If not for some very specific check valves when it bends over to get a drink it d blow its mind! Also has tissue that creates an anti-gravity suit effect, preventing black outs and fluid leakage

The proto-giraffe had not only to lengthen its neck vertebra (fixed at seven in mammals) but to make any concurrent modifications: the head, difficult to sustain atop the long neck, became relatively

14 The proto-giraffe had not only to lengthen its neck vertebra (fixed at seven in mammals) but to make any concurrent modifications: the head, difficult to sustain atop the long neck, became relatively smaller. Big lungs were necessary to compensate for breathing through a tube 10 feet long; many muscles, tendons, and bones had to be modified harmoniously; the forelegs were lengthened with corresponding restructuring of the frame; and many reflexes had to be reshaped.

15 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world The small but beautiful & amazing hummingbird testifies of the Designer & sings His glory Ever hear of a fish that fishes? The archer fish is a clear example of God s purposeful design From small animals to tall animals, the giraffe is so well designed evolution is silenced They aren t blood sucking vampires, flying rats, or evil creatures from the darkness, they are incredible animals that sing God s glory

16 Bats fly at high speeds, performing incredible areal feats, through caves and catching tiny prey. Have Echolocation Makes shrill high pitched sounds, up to 200 per second, which bounce off their surroundings. The can see by hearing the echo Their design is much more efficient than the best of man s radars and sonar systems.

$And this whole auditory system weighs a fraction of a gram!$

17 In a bat swarm, in cave or night air, a bat can know its own sound among thousands of mobile neighbours, detecting its own signals even if they are 2000 times fainter than background noises. It can see prey, such as a fruit fly, up to 100 feet away by echo location and catch four or five in a second. And this whole auditory system weighs a fraction of a gram! Ounce for ounce, watt for watt, it is millions of times more efficient and more sensitive than the radars and sonars contrived by man.

18 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world The small but beautiful & amazing hummingbird testifies of the Designer & sings His glory Ever hear of a fish that fishes? The archer fish is a clear example of God s purposeful design From small animals to tall animals, the giraffe is so well designed evolution is silenced They aren t blood sucking vampires, flying rats, or evil creatures from the darkness, they are incredible animals that sing God s glory This next animal sure does taste great, but they have also proven to be worthy of research and imitation due to their perfect design

Designed to navigate well through turbulent waters and collect food. Can automatically adjust their posture and position to stay still in fast currents.

19 Designed to navigate well through turbulent waters and collect food. Can automatically adjust their posture and position to stay still in fast currents. Their legs, claws, tail, antenna, & body shape work together in perfect unison to allow it to work in its environment. Bio-mimetics When science looks to and copies nature to create well designed inventions

20 At Northeastern University Joseph Ayers built RoboLobster in hopes of saving lives. The 7-pound, 24-inch lobster-inspired robot can search for deadly mines and carry out other tasks by mimicking how an actual lobster combs the ocean floor for food.

21 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world You may have given a flower basket as a gift, but none like the amazing Venus Flower Basket

22 Fiber Optic Cables A cable with a thin glass core that can carry sound and info in the form of light. These creatures produce natural fiber optic cables 2-7 inches long and about the width of a human hair. These fiber optic creatures are far more advanced than what man has been able to create through years of research and design!

Second, the fibers from the sponge are very strong and flexible, and do not crack and break like the ones humans produce.

23 The fibers produced by the Venus Flower Basket have several advantages over the manmade ones. First, they are produced in cool temperatures. If we humans could learn to copy this, we could save millions of dollars. Second, the fibers from the sponge are very strong and flexible, and do not crack and break like the ones humans produce. In fact, the fibers from the sponge are so flexible they can be tied into a knot. If scientists could learn to make such strong, flexible fibers, we would not have to spend as much time and money repairing our current fiber-optic cables.

24 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world You may have given a flower basket as a gift, but none like the amazing Venus Flower Basket Not just a funny cereal box cartoon character, the toucan s nose shows very specific design

25 It s bill is extremely large and colorful and could prove problematic. How could it sleep? It s neck & back are designed so it can turn its head around, lay its bill across its back and cover it with his tail. Beak is strong but light: Surface is keratin, same as hair and nails Outer shell is hexagonal plates that overlap Interior is light weight foam like material with beams and membranes

26 Scientists have been studying this bird s beak to see if they can reproduce it in the production of vehicles, making them stronger but also more lightweight. The toucan s beak is ingeniously designed to be both strong and light weight. Marc Meyers, National Geographic, Dec 2006

27 The Glory Of The Designer The glory of the Designer in the animal world You may have given a flower basket as a gift, but none like the amazing Venus Flower Basket Not just a funny cereal box cartoon character, the toucan s nose shows very specific design Not only can our mothers feel our temperature, but Mallee birds have been designed with perfect thermometers built in.

Male Mallee Fowl (Australia) start nest building in winter a natural incubator up to 70 feet around and 3 feet deep In spring, he covers it with sand, making a dome

28 Male Mallee Fowl (Australia) start nest building in winter a natural incubator up to 70 feet around and 3 feet deep In spring, he covers it with sand, making a dome for the female to lay eggs in He then takes the temp of the nest, making sure it is exactly 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 F) He makes changes any time the temp varies at all.

After assessing the temperature, the male can act accordingly. If the nest is too hot, he can remove some of the sand that is covering the nest.

29 Several times a day, the male inserts his beak into the pile of debris and sand. He proceeds to stick out his tongue, which is such a good thermometer that it can measure a temperature change as small as 1/10 of a degree! After assessing the temperature, the male can act accordingly. If the nest is too hot, he can remove some of the sand that is covering the nest. If the nest becomes too cold, then the male can insert sticks to produce more heat, and add sand to insulate the mound from the surroundings. The temperature must be kept at exactly 33 degrees Celsius, and this medium must be maintained to within one degree in order for the unborn chicks to survive while still in the nest.

30 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat. (Psalm 19:1-6)

31 To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God"? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:25-31)

Birds Birds are vertebrates (animals with backbones) with wings and feathers. Most birds can fly, using powerful muscles to flap their wings.

Birds Birds are vertebrates (animals with backbones) with wings and feathers. Most birds can fly, using powerful muscles to flap their wings. But a few bird speces do not have strong enough wings to fly,