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God’s Creation (Genesis 1) Genesis, meaning origin or beginning, is an inspired, historical account of a number of beginnings that fittingly starts with the very beginning of creation. Let’s see what we can learn from this account. |
God’s Creation (Genesis 1)
Genesis, meaning origin or beginning, is an inspired, historical account of a number of beginnings that fittingly starts with the very beginning of creation and shows us:
- God’s Creation — He made everything out of nothing!
- All three members of the Godhead were involved (Gen. 1:1, 3, 26; John 1:1-3)
- He created all things (Ps. 33:6-9; Heb. 11:3; 3:4).
- God’s Order — He did in an orderly fashion.
- V1-31 detail the orderly fashion in which God created all things with evidence of His design and handiwork (Ps. 19:1; Rom. 1:20).
- Also set order/structure within His system (after their kind, v11-12, 21, 24-25; idea of rule and dominion v6, 28).
- God’s Time — He did this on His own timetable/order, but in so doing He established/defined time.
- Light/day and darkness/night defined a day (v5); sun, moon, and stars given to mark days and seasons (v14, 16); seven days defined the week of creation.
- The text describes these days as literal 24-hour days and Moses defined their week and Sabbath by it (Ex. 20:11)
- God’s Perfection — God saw that the things He did were good, and the whole was seen as very good.
- Everything of God’s creation fit together and worked perfectly (amazing design) (Ps. 139:14; 8:1-5).
- This was a world without imperfection!
