8:18–22) and that all of God’s creation was “very good” upon its completion (Genesis 1:31). All animals and humans were originally vegetarian (Genesis 1:29–30). But if we compromise on the history of Genesis by adding millions of years, we must believe that death...
Does Genesis chapter 1 mean literal 24-hour days? How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day? What is the Gap Theory? Did anything happen between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? Why is a day measured from evening to morning in Genesi...
The Creation of the World - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over
Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath 1 When God began to create[a] the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[b] swept over the face of the waters. Read full chapter Footnotes 1.1 Or In the beginnin...
The concept of "beginning" is echoed in John 1:1, where the Word is described as being present at the start, indicating the eternal nature of Christ. The Hebrew word "bereshit" implies an absolute beginning, emphasizing that God existed before creation and initiated all things. GodThe Hebrew...
Chapter Commentary on Genesis 1 - Matthew HenryChapter Commentary on Genesis 1:1-1:31 - John Peter LangeOverview of the Old Testament Video by and with Permission fromTorah Series: The Book of Genesis - Part 1 of 2 Video by and with Permission fromGenesis 1-11 ...
Genesis 1-5: The History Of Creation In Genesis 1 The passage that I choose to write about was Genesis chapter 1 verses 1-5. I choose this passage because I was interested in studying how God supposedly created the earth and turned darkness into a world full of life and spirit. Genesis...
Read ChapterCompare NEXTGenesis 1:2 Images for Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. By the heaven some understand the supreme heaven, the heaven of heavens, the habitation of God, and of the holy angels; and this being made perfect at once, no...
The order of creation for plants and humans is also inverted compared to the previous chapter: Within Genesis 1, the plants are created on day three and the humans on day six, whereas in Genesis 2–3, there were not yet any plants when God created man. While the pentateuchal compilers...
1-2 and then proceeds to declare the work of each of the six days of creation, and to give an account of light, its separation from darkness and the names of both, the work of the first day, Ge 1:3-5 of the firmament, its use and name, the work of the second day, Ge 1:6...