iv. Male and female He created them: This should not be construed to mean Adam was originally some type of androgynous being, being both male and female. Johannine Writings Try this amazing Genesis Chapter 1: Bible Quiz! Prosecuting the case was William Jennings Bryan, former Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson, and a three-time Democratic candidate for President. Honest scientists, those who are not proud or arrogant, appreciate how little they do know, and hold their present discoveries with a sense of humility. b. Zuckerman has subjected key fossils to years of biometric testing and declares that the idea that they walked and ran upright is flimsy wishful thinking. (Titus 1:2), iii. ii. In Genesis Chapter 1- Genesis Chapter 1 is the first of eleven in a series of studies of the first 11 chapters of the Book of Genesis. But assigning such power to chance is crazy. If you believe Genesis 1:1, you really have no problem believing the rest of the Bible. a. Minor Prophets So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. When God pronounced the creation good, He really meant it. Now, it is important to remember as you romantically gaze at the beauty of the moon that it has no light of it's own. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Why is evolution so universally believed today? Sorcery is universally condemned in the Bible (Exodus 22:18, Deuteronomy 18:10, 2 Chronicles 33:6, Revelation 21:8 and 22:15). For example, Adam was already of mature age when he was created; there was age “built in.” Likewise, the trees in the Garden of Eden had rings in them, and there were undoubtedly canyons and sand beaches in Adam’s world. Only an intelligent designer could create a just-right universe, not “chance.” Our universe is a just-right universe. Also, some have a wrong understanding of Mark 11:22 which is taken to literally mean “have God’s faith” as if we are to have the same faith God has. It means to create out of nothing, showing that that God created the world out of nothing, not out of Himself. a. We come to the Bible believing it is the place where God has spoken to man, perfectly and comprehensively. ii. Is it a reference to our physical image? 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man … He wanted to know how many myths the man had read. “And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered” (13:16). i. “If the days were not days at all, would God have countenanced the word? Without any help or resources from us, He can create something out of nothing and a somebody out of a nobody. And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. The Bible would be incomplete and perhaps incomprehensible without the Book of Genesis. 'Image' is used figuratively here, for God does not have a human form. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point God was pleased with His creation, and so are we! Genesis 16:1-16 Study Guide: the God Who Sees. iv. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. d. He made the stars also: With all the other stars in our universe, we often wonder if there is life on other planets. 2. It was created by God, who, by definition, is eternal and has always been. Lewis wrote that when he heard a Biblical scholar claim the Genesis creation account was a myth, he didn’t want to know about the man’s credentials as a Biblical scholar. But God is bigger and greater than all His creation: Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, measured heaven with a span and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. Those who propose these days of creation were not literal days, but successive “ages” of slow, evolutionary development have a real problem here. All life did not come from the same primordial cell, but it did all come from the same Designer. He has been doing it right from the days of  Genesis 1:1  . (  1 John 3:2  ), Heb 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, Genesis Chapter 1 Bible Study: In the Beginning... was the Word. (Gen 1:2) The state of the earth before God organized creation. (Gen 1:20-23) The fifth day of creation: birds and sea creatures are created. The Whole Bible It is hard to explain how plants and all vegetation could grow and thrive eons before the sun and the moon. Major Prophets Genesis 1:24-27 background notes 1. Minor Prophets This is demonstrated in several passages of Scripture. A STUDY OF GENESIS . God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.'. But God did all this Himself: “Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has stretched out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand up together.” (Isaiah 48:13), iv. 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Learn who helped God create our world, learn whether evolution is supported, and see how we fit into the picture. Poetical Books The Old Testament There are indicators of where these records begin and end. Pentateuch Some say, once there was absolutely nothing, and now there is something. They were thus created as mature plants, having the “appearance” of age. a. practical application 1. Jacques Monod, a biochemist, wrote: “Chance alone is at the source of every innovation, of all creation in the biosphere. Prophets And God called the firmament Heaven. But certainly, not every herb is good for every purpose. God created plants and animals according to their kind. (Gen 1:9-13) The third day of creation: the land is divided from the sea; plants and all types of vegetation are created. i. Those who follow this idea look to Isaiah 45:18: For thus says the Lord, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “I am the Lord, and there is no other.” The idea is God here says He did not create the world in vain (the Hebrew word is the same as the word for void in Genesis 1:1). General Epistles d. So the evening and the morning were the first day: Many wonder if this was a literal day (in the sense we think of a day) or if it was a geological age. This means the plants must have had sufficient nourishment because of the light God had created before the sun and the moon. The Old Testament 12. In Our image: An understanding of who man is begins with knowing we are made in the image of God. Others (including the Bible) say before there was anything created, there was a Personal Being. b. Hemlock is natural, but not good. However, it does tell us how we can know God exists. Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. Again, this is a most wonderful picture that God has placed as a perpetual reminder of Jesus' importance and place in your life! It is said there would be at least 40 different stages of evolution required to form an eye. Genesis 1:1 In the Beginning, God. iii. questions 1. Atoms merged to form dust clouds, which grew into stars and galaxies and clusters. Finally, out of what did Jesus create this world? But that does not automatically give us confidence in the answer found in the Book of Genesis. -------------------- Dialing back the cosmic clock about 15 billion years, they depict a time before time, a place before space existed. And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. ( AI) and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. 4. b. 2. The concept of man being created in the image of God is repeated to give emphasis to the idea. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. a. The Old Testament This shows us that light is more than a physical substance; it also has a supernatural aspect. Human ovulation has no outward sign; humans have sex in private; humans have secondary sexual characteristics (only in humans do females develop breasts before the first birth). Bryan believed in the Bible, but not literally. But the moths are still moths, and the finches are still finches. Prophets e. God created: Inherent in the idea of God is that He is an intelligent designer. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. i. Man is different from every other order of created being because He has a created consistency with God. One may doubt the ability of many modern scientists to answer the question of origins. (Isaiah 40:12). The biggest mystery, however, strikes even scientists as so astonishing as to be absurd: 99% of the universe, according to some estimates, is made of totally unfamiliar stuff. The Beginning - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And God saw that it was good. The universe has a just-right gravitational force. But if God gave us a truly scientific, detailed account of creation, written in scientific language, there would be no one who could understand it and no end to the length of such an account. This passage of Genesis gives us an overview of God’s creation of man, and Genesis 2 will explain how exactly God created male and female. a. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. This is perhaps one reason why Satan wants to pervert and destroy God’s plan and standard for sexuality; it is deeply connected to our being made in the image of God. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. From what we see of heaven and earth, we learn the power of the great Creator. The wrong use of drugs is often associated with sorcery and the occult. Grammatically it is a plural word used as if it were singular. It might have been wiser to spend the money cultivating intelligent life in Washington. Sold as a slave, second youngest son of Jacob (Israel), came to power in Egypt, 4th Patriarch, favorite son until presumed dead, given Technicolor robe with sleeves, dreams that brothers and … God gave Noah the same kind of mandate He gave Adam in the beginning of creation (Genesis 1:28), since Noah essentially began all over again. CHAPTER ONE . c. Let them be for signs and seasons: When God set the lights in the heavens to be for signs, it probably includes what we commonly call the zodiac, but was called by the ancient Hebrews the Mazzaroth (Job 38:31-32). To God, the differences between men and women are not accidents. What possible benefit could there be for the first 39 stages? But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is." Pentateuch ii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Though there are poetic elements to the account, we believe it was still written to record a historical reality. i. As Goldschmidt put it, ‘This time I was not only crazy but almost a criminal.’…To suppose that such a random event could reconstruct even a single complex organ like a liver or kidney is about as reasonable as to suppose that an improved watch can be designed by throwing an old one against the wall.” (Johnson). If we don’t approach the Bible this way, then we can only come to it with how we feel about the text, and we decide what is true or false about the text — making ourselves greater than the text itself. f. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth: This tells us that God used no pre-existing material to create the earth. But this is only our galaxy; there are many other galaxies with many other shapes, including spirals, spherical clusters, and flat pancakes. ii. Amen, and Amen.” For this reason (according to the legend), the Hebrew Book of Genesis begins, “Bereshit God created the heaven and the earth.”. So the evening and the morning were the second day. -------------------- In both the Old and New Testaments, the word sorcery was connected with the making and taking of drugs. Other Scriptures, in their approach to Genesis 1, demonstrate this. (2 Timothy 1:9), v. Believers in Jesus Christ were chosen in Him before the foundation of the world: just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Johannine Writings Einstein thought their estimate was a little generous, but he replied: “Is it possible God exists in the 95% you don’t know?”. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. By habit, he usually dressed like a vagrant, and one day he sat on a park bench in Berlin, deep in thought. It describes the beginning of heaven and earth obviously. c. There was light: Genesis tells us that light, day, and night each existed before the sun and the moon were created on the fourth day (Genesis 1:14-19). The primary reason God created sex was to contribute to the bonding of a one-flesh relationship. The vapor blanket would filter out ultraviolet radiation, cosmic rays, and other destructive energies bombarding the planet. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. 7. Pauline Epistles At the point of salvation, God's command is 'let there be light' in our lives as the presence of God through the Holy Spirit is restored back into humanity. i. And God saw that it was good. i. i. Mencken, Broadway, and Hollywood, and was a huge public relations triumph for Darwinism. (Gen 1:3-5) The first day of creation: light is created and divided from the darkness. Pentateuch Minor Prophets 16 God made two great lights - the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. However, they won’t become mice, no matter how much breeding is done. Historical Books ii. It was right, not wrong; and it was right concerning all things. Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. Darkness is not destroyed, however, but only separated from the light. And God saw that it was good. 1. a. Psalm 136 connects the Genesis account of creation with the rest of Israel’s history in a seamless fabric. What does this mean? e. Evolutionists are not interested in testing if their theory is true. ii. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, So the evening and the morning were the first day, The waters which were above the firmament, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together, The earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed…and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself, Let the earth bring forth…every herb that yields seed … the herb that yields seed according to its kind … And God saw that it was good, God set them in the firmament of the heavens, Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, Let the earth bring forth the living creature, God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion, God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good, David Guzik :: Génesis 14 – Abram Rescata a Lot y Conoce a Melquisedec, G1 - alpha - Strong's Greek Lexicon (KJV), David Guzik :: Hechos 9 – La Conversión de Saulo de Tarso, David Guzik :: 1 Corintios 7 – Principios Sobre el Matrimonio y la Soltería, A Summary of Each Bible Book - Study Resources, Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Matthew 7:6, David Guzik :: Génesis 3 – La tentación y caída del hombre, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), Genesis 6-7 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), A Quiet Heart Means Confidence in God (Elisabeth Elliot), Genesis 1:1-8 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Genesis 4-5 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith). 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This uncertainty is shown in a March 6, 1995, front-page article in the Los Angeles Times headlined, “Rethinking Cosmic Questions”: Ever since people first stood up amid the tall grasses and looked about the world in wonder, religion, mythology and science all have struggled to explain how the world came to be. Men cannot create in the sense the term is used in Genesis 1:1. Psalm 19:1-6 tells us the heavens contain a message from God. b. And God saw that it was good. Angels cannot have the same kind of relationship of love and fellowship with God we can have. The third question may have got you thinking a little more. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a f. God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good: God’s final analysis of His work of creation is that it was very good. In the 1920’s, a former substitute teacher in a Tennessee school volunteered to be the defendant in a case meant to challenge a state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in the public schools. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. The Bible’s clear teaching of God’s creation and the uncertainty of modern science. Some scientists now say life on earth began when immense meteorites carrying amino acids impacted earth at a time when the sun was cooler and the earth was a watery ball covered with ice up to 1,000 feet thick. In 1919, another American astronomer named Edwin Hubble used this information to develop a theory of an expanding universe, which is the foundation of the “Big Bang” idea. c. In 1913, an astronomer in Arizona discovered that stars appeared to be moving away from the earth at tremendous speeds, up to two million miles an hour. If everything around us, including ourselves, is the result of random, meaningless occurrences apart from the work of a creating God, then it says something about who I am, and where I, and the whole universe, are going. Then God speaks and light comes to be. He was with God in the beginning. A woman is absolutely superior at being a woman. iii. Genesis 1:14-19  And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.' God created man in His own image. As  John 1:4  states 'In Him (Jesus) was life and that life was the light of men.' He created you... for Himself. iii. d. God created the heavens and the earth: If God created the heavens and the earth, then we must forever put away the idea that anything happens by chance. You will notice that in reference to the creation of mankind, the Bible reveals God saying 'Let US make man in our image.' d. In fact, the more they find out, the more they discover how much they don’t know. Thank you for registering. His appearance made a policeman suspicious, so the policeman asked the philosopher “Who are you?” Schopenhauer answered, “I would to God I knew.”. Learn how and why God created our world and what He considered good and blessed. Reputable dictionaries…know nothing of this notion. v. “The only proper way to interpret Genesis 1 is not to ‘interpret’ it at all. It's in the book! God created: This summary statement will be detailed in the following verses, but the Bible simply and straightforwardly declares the world did not create itself or come about by chance. -------------------- Let me quote an Aramaic text, which as you can see, places God first in the verse.. Genesis 1: 1 -- God created the heavens and the earth in the very beginning. Then they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.”. Michael S. Turner, an astrophysics professor at the University of Chicago, said: “It’s very humbling. He thought the “days” of Genesis referred not to 24-hour days, but to historical ages of indefinite duration. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. This demonstrates a certain supernatural element, which can be related to light and darkness. b. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. ii. When critics ask, ‘Is your theory really true?’ we should not be satisfied to be answered that ‘it is good science, as we define science’.” (Johnson). b. i. Genesis shows us the origins of the universe, order and complexity, the solar system, the atmosphere and hydrosphere, the origin of life, man, marriage, evil, language, government, culture, nations, religion. iv. Leupold quoting Luther on Elohim: “But we have clear testimony that Moses aimed to indicate the Trinity or the three persons in the one divine nature.”. -------------------- God is separate from His creation. (1 Peter 1:20), ii. For example, when a coin is flipped, the chance it will land heads is 50%; however, chance does not make it land heads. But Revelation tells us of a coming day when we won’t need the sun, moon, and stars any longer (Revelation 21:23). Commonly known as dark matter, it is actually mostly transparent; it neither shines nor casts a shadow. i. Additionally, God gave mankind a desire for sex, which would make the populating of the earth quick and likely. Genesis chapter 12 is all about the plans of God. Though there is disagreement among Christians on this, the most plain and simple meaning of the text is that He created in six days as we think of days. d. According to its kind: This phrase appears ten times in Genesis chapter 1. i. Here are some questions for you -. Wisdom Literature ii. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. [A previous revision of this page can be found here]. b. Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. a. Psalm 147:4 and Isaiah 40:26 tell us God has the stars all numbered and God has a name for them all. H ere is a quick survey or summary of Genesis chapter 1 with a Bible study and associated questions. God allows tremendous variation within a kind, but one “kind” will never become another “kind.”. 17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. To Start Your Genesis Bible Study - Choose A Lesson. Let the earth bring forth the living creature: On the fifth day of creation, God made birds and sea animals, but now God turns His creative attention towards land animals of various types. In chapter 16 we learn that Sarai had a plan because in her mind God had delayed too long. For more information on this, have a look at  Psalm 104:5-9  . v. A vapor blanket would provide the necessary reservoir for a potential worldwide flood. The mission of Jesus was foreordained before the foundation of the world: He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you. “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed” (22:18). iv. Luke-Acts -------------------- i. The waters of the land are separated from the water vapor in the sky. 2. Then the only dignity or honor we bestow upon men is pure sentimentality, because I don’t have any more significance than an amoebae; then there is no greater law in the universe than survival of the fittest. They simply believe once you ignore the creating hand of God, it is the only explanation available, so their job is to figure out how it works, not if it is true. And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. Significantly, the sequence of the zodiac is the same in every language and culture, even if the specific names of the constellations change. There would be lush, tropical-like vegetation, all over the world, fed not by rain, but by a rich evaporation and condensation cycle, resulting in heavy dew or ground-fog. The Big Bang spewed out energy that condensed into radiation and particles. 2. Then God said: God did not have to fashion light with His hands. The mystery of the gospel (the cross) was foreordained before the ages: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory. The chicken really did come before the egg. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. Also, we know the figures of the constellations suggested to us don’t look like those things at all, and, they never did. 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