From Ages to Universe

Day 2

‘By faith we understand that the ages were framed by the word of God.’ — Hebrews 11:3

In Greek the word was ‘αἰών’, first meaning life or a span of years, later the whole sweep of time itself. Latin writers used ‘universum’ — ‘turned into one’ — for everything that exists as a single whole. When the verse speaks of the ages made by God’s word, it joins these ideas: many ages held together by one creative command. From this meeting of words came our own — ‘universe’.

Each word card set begins with an image that captures the theme of the word. The following cards trace its story: a main word card (or two, if extended), a junior version with a paler border, an etymological breakdown showing how the word travelled through time, and a list of sources. Some sets also include cards for related words or translations across other languages. Together they show where each word came from, how it changed, and what it still carries with it.