Creation

Scripture:
Genesis 1 & 2



Summary:
The Bible is all about God. It is an incredible love story, culminating in the coming of Jesus to earth. In today’s passage we are introduced to Him, and we learn how He made the universe. We see Him implementing the plan and design He had for His world. The first part of the passage (Genesis 1 - 2:3) is a broad overview of His creation. The second part (Genesis 2:4-25) is a more detailed account of the creation of mankind.

In Part 1, God took 6 days to create the universe and the world, and then rested on the 7th day. Some notes of interest:

• God spoke creation into existence
• God had an ordered plan for how He would bring about this world He was creating
  • Day 1: Light (day and night)
  • Day 2: The Heavens (sky)
  • Day 3: Land, Seas, and Vegetation (plants and trees)
  • Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars
  • Day 5: Water Creatures (e.g. fish) and Birds
  • Day 6: Land Animals and Humans
• God created man in His image
• God gave man authority over the earth
• Upon completion of His creation, God saw that His creation was very good
• By the seventh day, God’s work had been completed, and He rested

In Part 2, we find a more detailed description of the creation of man. Some notes of interest:

• God had not sent rain on the earth
• God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed the breath of life into him - IMAGINE! God’s own breath gave life to the first man!
• Trees were given for two reasons
  • to be pleasing to our sight
  • to be good for food
• Creation was very beautiful, with vegetation and rivers as well as precious metals (gold), fragrant perfumes (bdellium) and precious stones (onyx)
• The man was placed in The Garden of Eden (only a part of creation) to care for it
• The man was commanded not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil before the woman was created
• The man named all of the living creatures
• No helper was found suitable for the man from the living creatures, so woman was made from one of the man’s ribs
• God’s creation plan included marriage and families (no other people were in existence, yet father and mother are referenced)

God created this world, and us, because of His great love.






Speculation:

What evidence of God’s love do you see in the world around you?

How does creation reflect Who He is?



Supplication:

Father God, thank You for loving us! Thank You for the gift of creation. Thank You for revealing Yourself to us! Help us to treat this world just as You intended for us to from the beginning of time. And help us to know You more each day! In Jesus’ Name, amen.