I do hope and pray your understanding deepens with the words written in this book, and although written for the benefit of the reader, it is not written for the reader, but for God. Even though the reader is a recipient and the audience of this book, this work has not been commissioned and undertaken
HEAVEN AND EARTH
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”M19 I have read these ten words from Genesis 1:1 over a hundred times, without stopping to think about the meaning behind these words. It’s simple enough to understand, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. It seems like a daunting task to
In Genesis 1:2 it is written, the earth was formless and void, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.M35 From my perspective six things are being said, and a lot of things appear to be happening in between them. The fact
It is said that the Bible is the Word of God, but do we really understand what that means. Why is the Bible the Word of God? Gods’ Word is akin to Gods’ promises, one could even say it is a book of promises and rules. A history book of how we got to where
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.M168 These are the words spoken in Genesis 1:1-3
How a day is defined may seem elementary and the study of how a day is defined unnecessary. However, we need to learn how a day is defined in heavenly terms or more bluntly how God has defined it. When reading the Bible, we know that there is a spiritual undertone to understanding things. God
You will begin to notice a theme once God decided to separate light from darkness. On the first day, He went on to create distance or space between heaven and earth. In Genesis 1:6 (NIV) God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”N34 What exactly is a vault?
On the second day of creation in addition to dry ground appearing, God said in Genesis 1:11-12 (NIV), “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to
On the third day in Genesis 1:14-18 (NIV) God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light
On the fourth day in Genesis 1:20-22 (NIV) God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according
On the fifth day in Genesis 1:24-31 (NIV) God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to
Reading these chapters may seem disorientating at first. Re-reading it will help dismiss the shadow of disbelief. Our minds might be trying to comprehend what is being said and during that process, it will find it easier to dismiss this information. I recommend reading the Bible and these chapters again slowly and maintain the logic
Merriam-Webster Dictionary References Preface MW1 – “Ungodly.” Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed March 26, 2016. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungodly. God’s Love MW2 – “Create.” Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed March 26, 2016. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/create. MW3 – “Matter.” Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed March 26, 2016. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matter. Chains of Darkness MW4 – “Void.” Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed March 26, 2016. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/void. MW5 – “Formless.” Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed March 26, 2016. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formless. MW6