The order to "replenish the earth" could indicate a pre-existence upon the earth. V.26-28 Man is created in the image of God. V.20-25 God created the families of living things, the species. V.11,12 God created plant life that can reproduce itself. V.6-8 The blanket of moisture that surrounded the earth protected men from cosmic radiation and cell damage so that lifespans were much longer. "But the earth became wasteful and desolate" is another reading of the second verse. Thereafter, the word "asah" is used, which means "to assemble existing materials into an order". In the first verse, the Hebrew word translated "create" is "bara" meaning "to make something out of nothing". V.2 There could be a gap in time between the first verse and the rest of the chapter. This indicates that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit acted together to create the world. The Hebrew word for God in verse 1 is "Elohim" which is plural. Suggested reading: Evolution: The Fossils Say No by Duane Gish and Twilight of Evolution by Henry Morris. The population of earth would be greater if man were as old as the evolutionists claim.ħ. Mutations occur within a species but do not cross over to another species.Ħ. The dating of fossils is often inaccurate.ĥ. Frog cells are more complex than human cells.Ĥ. Complexity of cells is not synonymous with higher life forms. The earth would have to be much older than it is to provide time for simple cells to evolve to the complexity of the cells we see today.Ī. Matter is constantly changing but the trend is downward (deterioration), not upward.ģ. Men who do not accept God as the creator must find other explanations for our existence.Ģ. God is the creator of all things, the object of creation, and the sustainer of creation. We need the Bible to provide us with a unified body of knowledge concerning God. The purpose of the Bible is to bring us to the knowledge of God and His love for us.ĭoesn't nature reveal God to us? Why do we need the Bible to know Him? Nature reveals God's power, greatness, and wisdom, but this revelation is not complete. V.1 "In the beginning God" The subject of the Bible is God. Genesis is the book of beginnings: the beginning of creation, the beginning of man the beginning of sin, and the beginning of God's plan for the redemption of sinning man. The book of Genesis was written by Moses. GENESIS 40: Joseph Interprets Two Dreams.GENESIS 22: The Fellowship of His Suffering.GENESIS 17: The Covenant of Circumcision. GENESIS 5: The Patriarchs from Adam to Noah.With each chapter you’ll see new characteristics of God and of His preparation for the coming Messiah and gain an appreciation of Genesis’s theological truths authored by God Himself. Genesis comes alive in this twenty-three lesson Bible study, providing not only a richer understanding of the book itself but also a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of Christianity. Heavin wrote this resource to support Genesis as believable Scripture compatible with both nature and science. How do we as believers make sense of Scripture when it seems to contradict observations and science in the universe around us?Ī Genesis Bible Study is a comprehensive study for individuals or groups, combining biblical scholarship, the latest archaeology findings, literal biblical interpretations, and scientific findings, to make sense of Genesis and integrate it into our modern culture. Studying Hebrew Scripture and literature genres, from poetry and parables to scientific and ancient genealogies, Myron G. The account of our beginnings in Genesis-creation, Adam and Eve, the first family, the first nations, the flood, good and evil, awareness of God-often gets confused in the collision of science versus Scripture in today’s science-centric world.
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