The Days of Creation 5-7 | Genesis 1:20-2:3
We continue our exploration of the days of Creation with days 5 through 7. The key day is day six, when God creates man. So, we see that everything in creation was done for man. (Psalm 8)
We continue our exploration of the days of Creation with days 5 through 7. The key day is day six, when God creates man. So, we see that everything in creation was done for man. (Psalm 8)
After the chaos of the original creation, God begins the restoration of the universe. But this time, the world is being remade for humanity. So, on the first day He restores the lights of the heavens. On the second day He pulled back the waters of the first worldwide flood (deluge). And on day three He created vegetation. Then on the fourth day God set the stars and planetary bodies.
In Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman in John 4, we learn some very important truths – namely that salvation is from the Jews. In this video I try to deal with some of the issues of antisemitism (hatred and jealousy of the Jewish people) and how the Jews fit into God’s overall plan of salvation.
In Genesis 1:1 God created the universe (heavens and the earth). The grammatical construction of the Hebrew texts as well as the context of Scripture teaches us that this was a perfect and orderly creation. However, without explanation that universe is found in total disarray in the very next verse. Join me as we explore what has happened to completely “undue” God’s perfect world.
Genesis 1:1 is the creation of the universe. This very first verse of the Bible teaches many principles. Some of them are the origins of the universe, the creator of the universe, and the orderliness of the first creation.