Notice the transition and the narrative that is unfolding. There is nothing – except God. Then there was something – and God made it – from nothing. Then God created the only being in the universe that could deny Him and be salvaged by Christ's blood. He breathed life into him and saw that he needed a her. This her came from him and He was together with them. Too many pronouns, I know, but God made man and woman in His own image. He gave them this planet to explore and work in. We were to do what He wanted us to do. Yet we didn't think He was good enough for us. Some of you reading this are thinking, "Chris, don't put that on me, I wasn't there, I am not Eve or Adam." Yet you have and do believe this all the time. You don't think He is worth listening to. Yet in spite of our disobedience and wandering, He was going to send someone (Gen. 3:15) that would win all back to Himself. He was coming. So, here's the story so far. God created all, including man and woman, and charged them to live for Him. They chose not to, and God said He would clean it up one day. This is what I see in Genesis 1-3.
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I have had a pretty firm understanding in the creation story though out my life. i recently bought this ESV bible and i have a few questions. From what I previously know, god created everything from the nothingness that there was. My ESV Bible says in verse 1-2 of Genesis, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."
ReplyDeleteWell first off, i always learned that the waters hadn't previously existed. Which is the main thing that is confusing me.
Secondly, which i thought of while i was typing this which isnt directly connected to the topic, and mayb not even answerable, but if nothing existed except for God, if there was nothing but god, wouldn't there be light in the nothingness? Evidence that i know, but i may be wrong, and if so please correct me, but all the evidence i know is that god shines with light. Moses came down from the mountain glowing. When Jesus showed himself to the deciple's next Elijah (and Moses was it?), He was said to be glowing/shining. It doesnt really mean much, but it is just a question i have. again, maybe im wrong. But please can u explain to me about the "Over the face of the waters" deal?
hey sorry, but im trying to figure out my phony name settings, attempting to change it. Its Joe Jankowski
ReplyDeletealright, i apologize, but i think i have it finally figured out, sorry for ruining the comments
ReplyDeleteI thought I'd throw up a comment from study hall to let you know that I did todays and yesterdays devos.
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When does it say in Gen. 3:15 that he will send someone?
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ReplyDeleteHey Joe- I think when the verse says that he is hovering over the waters, it means that he is hovering over the earth that he has just made because in the first verse it says that he created the heavens and the earth. I think he still could have been hovering over the waters even if they hadn't been separated from the sky.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if my previous comment made any sense, so sorry :)
ReplyDeleteoh, i didnt think about that, thanx a bunch, i thought it meant that he created it, then went on to say in later verses how he did it. so i inferred that it meant pre-creation
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ReplyDeleteHey guys - didn't get any indication that there were comments - I am going to change that. Joe, it is interesting to look at this story in contrast to other middle eastern creation accounts. Water is incredibly important in the Middle East, so often it was the "water" god that had all the power. In one way this is to show that God is more of them. He was more powerful and there in the beginning! This is one possibility. Also, the creation account tells us that the waters are separated and that dry land rises from the sea - which suggests that the water was already there. Sky was to be created, as was the dry land, but not the water.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about darkness is interesting and I don't have a great answer for you. One thing to think about is that the sun and moon, etc had not been created, so it may be more figurative (showing that our current source of light did not exist yet). Also, it is possible that God was not letting His glory fill Creation yet (don't know why, but it is a possibility) Feel free to keep interacting on this, this is good!
One thought I have, though I haven't found anyone who thinks the same, about the light and darkness in the first few verses in Gen 1 is that it isn't as much about physical light and physical darkness, but is about God creating the Light (His Word, truth, order). Often the Bible uses the term Light to speak of God's truth.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if after creating the initial aspects of creation and it is in chaos, God creates the Light which is the system in which His creation will be guided by.
I hope that makes sense.