GENESIS 1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the First Day.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the Second Day.
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the Third Day.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the Fourth Day.
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that
it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth . And the evening and the morning were the Fifth Day.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
And God said, Let Us make man in Our Image, after Our Likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in His Own Image, in the Image of God created He him; male and female created He them .And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.,
And God said Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the Sixth Day.
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Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
And on the Seventh Day God ended His Work which He had made; and He rested on the Seventh Day from all His work which He had made.
And God blessed the Seventh Day, and sanctified It: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the Day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground .And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the Breath of Life; and man became a living soul.
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. ]The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.
What foolish and simple folks we are considered to be as Believers of Scripture. What a phenomenal story Creation is! How could we possibly subscribe to this thinking? Some great being, actually spoke the universe into existence? Man was formed from dust and a holy God breathed life into him? Then there’s that thing about Eve., taken from a man, designed to be his “helper”! Surely our God is a chauvinist, right? That certainly makes even a traditional wife seem progressive! You know, Pilgrim women and the old fashioned ladies who had no real life, outside the home. Sorry, I lept head first into a rabbit hole for a moment! Boy, I’m glad those days of judging women who stay at home are past! Right!
Moving on, what makes us appear to be so UN-enlightened? Yes, the story of Creation is remarkable (and TRUE). Let’look at another angle then. How reasonable is it to consider that everything came from a giant BANG? Seriously, does that explain the buds on a rose bush, soft feathers of a bird, what about the sun, moon and the stars?
Let’s say in some kind of sci fi world, you’ve justified all of that, please, can ANYONE explain mankind? Breath from where and how? The ability to think and reason? How about the human body itself? What genius can explain how the delicate system of the human body just happened? How also, do two such creatures come together and form another?
So that train of thought has derailed in my simple mind, how about the idea that we “evolved”? Okay, what made that happen? Why doesn’t it still happen? Aren’t zoos a bit cruel if someday those caged animals could “become” like us? We sure are going to have a good explanation for years of captivity if indeed a few years from now they are our leaders as developed humans. I have never heard of the process ending. Isn’t it arrogant to think we have reached a point that other species never can?
To wrap it up, I’m sticking with the Scriptural account of the beginning. Call me what you will, but I have read the end of the Bible as well as the Beginning, One day ALL will understand that God is THE SOVEREIGN CREATOR. Don’t take my word, study and read the WORD of GOD for yourself! All you need to know is there.
MOST IMPORTANT, ABOVE ALL ELSE is the DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION of JESUS CHRIST! JESUS DIED FOR OUR SINS, HE WAS BURIED AND ON THE THIRD DAY, AROSE! You can study Creation and learn about Him, but please, put your faith in JESUS! Time is drawing close to His return! Hell is NOT A PARTY! TORMENT FOREVER! Think about the longest you have waited on something or the worst thing that has never happened to you, Hell far exceeds that! BUT GOD, GLORIOUS and WONDERFUL, sent HIS SON so we can spend eternity with HIM!
Father God
Merciful and Mighty Creator and KING
Please forgive our sins
We come before You, wretched and filthy but by the BLOOD Your Son shed on the CROSS
We can be washed clean
Thank You
Thank You for this and every day You have created
Please reach those who have not come to know You
For Your Children, thank You for revealing Yourself
As without You We could have never discovered Who You Are
In humble gratitude
In the Name of Jesus
AMEN
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