This is Creation Day 3 of a vintage Creation Circles felt board set.
You can build this set together in class by gluing on felt pieces to form a layered picture.
On Day 3 of Creation, God made dry ground to appear and vegetation covered the land. The following needs to be glued down during this lesson:
grass and tree
apples
pumpkin vine
red and yellow flowers
You can also place the correct number on or near the circle, but I don't think it is meant to be glued down, just matched for re-use.
A space for the beasts and mankind to inhabit has been made ready for Day 6.
I believe this set is a vintage version of these Creation Circles by Betty Lukens. You can get the new ones in a larger option with one circle and 17 pieces to form various overlays, or a smaller version with seven separate circles like this set.
You can get a cartoon type version, Beginner Bible Creation from Little Folk Visuals as well.
Once published, I will link the other Creation Circle posts below (you may find something different in each post):
In Psalm 85, God provides a way for His justice and His mercy to prevail together.
Memory Verse: Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven. Psalm 85:10-11 (NKJV).
Materials needed to create the Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed quiet book page:
7 black grommets and tool set - I used 3mm inside diameter (perhaps 5mm height)
round hat elastic in black
4 small thin buttons
sewing thread to best match the page
Cut out your hill piece from green felt and insert grommets where indicated. Thread your elastic through to the front and thread your "mercy" and "truth" beads on at either side (remember to thread "truth" in reverse order so it shows correctly - a little ironic, I know!). Detach the magnetic hand beads from the keychains and thread them onto either end of the elastic before threading the elastic back through the "mercy" and "truth" beads and then to the back of the felt. Thread the elastic through a thin button and tie together to prevent the elastic knot from making it's way to the front of the felt, making sure the correct length is achieved for the hands to clasp each other without too much slack or needing the elastic to stretch. Sew the green hill to green felt to cover the back button and cut it out.
Repeat this process with the two cross pieces, although you don't need to double the elastic back through the beads (just thread them straight back through the other grommet to the back). Then addon your buttonholes where indicated.
Use the template pieces to position the green hill on your page and sew along the sides and bottom leaving the top open to form a pocket.
Use the template pieces to mark the position of where to place the kissing lips button. Add a grommet to the page background. Thread more elastic through from the back of he page and thread on your lips, then pass the elastic back through the grommet to the back of the page.
Again, thread the elastic through a thin button and tie together to prevent the elastic knot from making it's way to the front of the felt, making sure the correct length is achieved to allow both cross pieces to be buttoned on comfortably.
Finished! Now you can play with your page.
Difficulty Level = Easy
Grommet installation can be scary - but the following YouTube tutorial by Irina Sorokina from My Craft Quiet Books should help.
Eyelets and grommets - My Craft Quiet Books
Key Learning Areas and Skills
Psalm 85 - the cross was the only solution for God to both uphold justice and extend mercy
Imaginative Play/Clasping - clasp and unclasp the hands as if they are "meeting together" or shaking hands greeting each other
Buttoning - button the sections of tthe cross to the kissing lips button
Spelling - learn to spell the words "mercy", "truth", "righteousness" and "peace"
Pocket Play - young children love pulling things out and placing items and putting them back (not always lol) into pockets - the cross pieces can be stored in the hill pocket
Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination
There is a great deal to learn from this Psalm and Matthew Henry's commentary on it is very enlightening. I will summarise one point only. Ultimately Jesus is the mediator who brings Heaven and earth together again. He is the truth that sprang out of the Earth (rose from the grave). And God justifies us by looking down favourably from Heaven because of Jesus' restoration. The cross is where God's mercy meets Truth, and where Righteousness brings Peace to men.
The penalty of sin is death. If God wants goodness to exist and goodness to rule, the rules He established to make good conditions must be kept. If He forgave without justice then why bother having laws - kaos and death would dominate instead of love. In order to forgive and keep the good rules in place, He had to pay the penalty (death) for us.
Here is another interesting read on Mercy and Truth by Ismar Schorsch from the Jewish Theological Seminary.
There is an interesting history of Aaron and Moses representing mercy and truth respectively via the atoning sacrifices and the provision of the law. Additionally, during the Zugot (pairs) time period of Judaism (c. 170 BCE – 30 CE), after the loss of confidence in the High Priest, the Sanhedrin was ruled by two appointed rulers, the Nasi (President) representing mercy, and the Ab Bet Din (Vice President) representing truth.
This video explains how God upholds justice and can deliver mercy at the same time. It's a great listen, and not too long.
