Genesis Ch 1 v 1 to 5
The Early Beginnings of things are given to us in Ch 1 to Ch 11.
The Creation. Ch 1 v 1 to Ch 2 v 25. God is the Creator of all things.
From the start in the Book of Genesis, the focus of the strong light of revelation turns upon the Almighty God. He is the Beginning, the Cause, the Source of all that is.
He brought into being all the things and the people that were to fit into His plan for the ages.
All the matter necessary for his later working, He miraculously created.
V 1. In beginning. Moses takes the reader back before time, into the unfathomable reaches of eternity, though language fails him as he seeks to suggest the state of things before time was.
He gives no hint of a tangible date for this beginning. His account reaches back into the time before the dating of events. God created.
The beautiful certainty of revelation is based on this one mighty assertion. God did it
Nothing more amazing could be declared. 'Elohim is the usual word for "God" in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic. It is actually plural in form, but it used with a verb in the singular.
In this One are united all the powers of eternity and infinity.
Created is a verb used exclusively of God.
Man could not reach up to the powers that are in this word, for it describes full miracle.
By the sovereign power of God something absolutely new was brought into being.
The heavens and the earth. Here Moses focuses interest upon all the areas of the world above, around, and below. In this phrase he includes the completed universe as it was known (or might come to be known) by the Hebrews, and all the raw material needed to make suns, planets, stars, galaxies, molecules, atoms, electrons, and all the specific things and beings on the earth.
Men of science reveal that our galaxy contains more than 100 billion stars, and that our sun is 150 trillion miles from the center of our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of a small cluster of 19 galaxies the nearest of which is 30 million light years from us (1.50 million trillion miles). Our research Scientists, by using powerful telescopes, have made reasonably sure that there are more than a billion galaxies.
They estimate the number of stars in these galaxies as close to 100 quintillion,
The candle power of one of the galaxies is equal to that of 400 million suns.
As a man looks on this vast creation and compares what he sees with the inspired writer's account of its origin, his heart must be filed with awe. He recognizes the hand of God in the beauty and order of the solar system and in the power at the center of the atom.
Whether he looks upon the sun holding the planets, he senses the wisdom, power, and grandeur of God.
In the light of all this, a reverent man bows before his Creator in awe and genuine dedication, and pours out worship, adoration, thanksgiving, and praise.
The beautiful creation of the Lord is that being greatly beloved, who He chose to create in His own image.
V 2. The earth was without form, and void. The inspired Moses quickly turns his attention to the earth, for his story has to do with God's plans and provision for human life on this planet.
He describes the earth in its unfinished state. There was plenty of material at hand for every work God planned to create, though in a chaotic state waste, void, dark.
Six full creative days were to make remarkable changes.
God's purpose could not be satisfied until his miraculous touch had made something of this chaos.
Even darkness (often, in Scripture, associated with evil) was to be made obedient to his will.
The Spirit of God was hovering.
The words portray the energy giving presence of God, enveloping and caressing the chaos and unfinished earth as He prepared to complete his creation.
Like a devoted mother bird, he moved about, lavishing his love on the newborn world.
V 3. Then said God, Let there be light. Moses presents God's first creative word,
With unbelievable ease and deliberate consciousness, the almightyGod brought light into existence.
He uttered His word, and instantly His will was accomplished (Ps 33:6,9).
Light was God's answer to the dominance of darkness.
It was the Lord's first positive move toward completing the full program of creation.
Without it, the other steps would have been meaningless.
The Apostle John tells us that "God is light" (I Jn 1 :5).
V 4. God saw ... that it was good. When the Creator looked upon the product of his will, He found it perfectly complete and admirable; and He was pleased.
Seven times this statement is made.
Every one of God's creative acts was perfect, complete, pleasing, satisfying,
It is good to remember that this was the same light man sees and enjoys today.
V 5. Evening and morning, In the book of Genesis evening always comes before morning,
The creation of light ended the reign of darkness and brought on the first day.
Since it was still some time before the creation of the sun and moon, it is hard to think of hours, days until after that point The beginning of each act of creation is called morning, and the close of that specific divine act is called evening.
News from the Church
New dates
17th June …. Knit and natter is a time to finish old projects or learn new skills
if you just want to talk well that’s OK too
1st July..…..Friendship Group, (this covers all ages and the lonely people)
ANSWERS TO 31st May QUESTIONS
1) Bitter 2) He cut down a tree and threw it in the water 3) it was an Oasis with 12 wells of water and 70 Palm trees 4) Bread provided by God in the wilderness 5) Moses smote the rock and water came out
6) Israel started to lose the battle 7) Aaron and Hur 8) On mount Sinai 9) They are our relationship with God 10) They are ourrelationship with fellow human beings 11) A tent building for the worship of God 12) 40 days and nights 13) A wooden chest overlaid with gold 14) It was the table in the tabernacle which has 12 loaves of unleavened bread displayed on it continually 15) 7 16) A great big curtain that separated the Holy place from the Holy of Holies
Bible Quiz this week’s Quiz is about Exodus and Leviticus
1 Who was the first High Priest?
2 What are the Urim and Thummim?
3 What was written on Aaron’s crown?
4 What is the Alter of Incense
5 What was the Brazen Laver?
6 What is the meaning of Atonement?
7 Why did Moses put a veil on his face?
LEVITICUS
8 What is the theme of Leviticus?
9 Who wrote the book?
10 What is the meaning of the word Leviticus?
11 What 5 kinds of animals were acceptable for a sacrifice?
12 About how long was this before Jesus came.?
13 Who were Nadab and Abihu?
14 What was a scape goat?
15 Dose the Bible say that the life is in the blood?
16 Were people forbidden to eat blood?
God Bless