![]() 3:6 through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.ĢPet. 3:5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,ĢPet. 3:4 and saying, “ Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.”ĢPet. 3:3 Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts,ĢPet. There will also be a point when it has ceased to existĢPet. It also implies that if everything had a beginning, then it likely has an end as well ![]() We must be willing to acknowledge that there was a source of all things, which implies an authority, a judge We must seek our answers from a source that existed before the creation of all things They will only accept answers taken from what can be observedīut since we can only observe what already exists, we can never hope to learn what came before things existed The reason the unbelieving world has no answer for what came before everything, is that they limit their sources of information The theory of the Big Bang is the secular answerīut it still begs a question of where did the material for the Big Bang come from? ![]() The heavens and earth refers to the physical earth and the atmosphereįrom the first verse, “In the beginning, God…” we learn four important thingsįirst, our world and everything in it had a beginningĮvery man has contemplated the question of where did everything beginĮven atheists pursue the question of the beginning of all things 1:2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The Greek translation of the OT (Septuagint) translated this word into geneseos, from which we get Genesis Taken from the Hebrew word toldot, which means the generations Must go from Exodus to Revelation to cover an equal amount of time Mark 12:26 “But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB’?Ĭovers human history from about 4,000 BC – 1800 BC ![]() Originally 1 work – not split into 5 books (Mark 12:26) Moses wrote the Torah (around 1445-1405 while wandering in the desert) Genesis makes sense of everything in life Reveals our purpose for existence and the reason for our conditionĪnd it reveals God’s intentions for our relationship with Him Most quoted by other Bible authors, except Psalms and Isaiahīy itself, Genesis reveals virtually everything we need to know about the person of God and man’s relationship to God Matter, energy, life, marriage, family, society, morality, Law, even the 7-day weekįirst human beings, marriage, birth, death, lie, trial, murder, first self-defense, ownership of property, natural death, rainfall, boat, nations formed, cities built, calendar established, first example of God’s grace, first covenant, on and on Some consider it a book of stories (Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, Noah, etc.) Genesis may be the most important book of the Bible Beginning of the Jewish race and nation (12-50)
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