VERSE-BY-VERSE STUDY OF GENESIS 1

The Creation of the World

1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

 

My View: God created the entire scope of the earth in six, 24 hour literal days.

 

Why:

• Supernatural God.
• Historical exegetical view of Genesis.
• Linguistic study of the word day.
• Bracketing of each day by morning and evening.

The belief of a literal 6-day creation week comes from Scripture not from science.

The Supernatural ability of God in Scripture regularly operates outside the known scientific facts of our world.

Faith cannot be removed while trying to understand the Scriptures.

 

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

 

Isaiah 55:6-11 6(A) “Seek the LORD while he may be found;

call upon him while he is near;

7let the wicked forsake his way,

and the unrighteous man his thoughts;

let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him,

and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

8For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.

9(B) For as the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.

 

10(C) “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven

and do not return there but water the earth,

making it bring forth and sprout,

(D) giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

11so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;

it shall not return to me empty,

but(E) it shall accomplish that which I purpose,

and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

 

John 3:12 12If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

UNDERSTANDING THE USE OF THE WORD DAY

There are three different translations of the Hebrew word day:

• A 12 hour period of light: Gn. 1:5, 14, 16, 18.
• A 24 hour period. Gn. 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31.
• The entire creative week. Gn. 2:4.

 

Note: There is nothing contextually to give the impression of a day is equal to millions of years.

 

Note: However long the “days” were, they were all the same length contextually, which translates to the reader to take as literal.

 

Note: The longest time period for a “day” in the text and context of the creation is 6 literal days.

 

SCRIPTURE DOES USE THE WORD “YOM” TO REFER TO A MUCH LONGER THAN 24 HOUR DAY.

 

Psalm 90:4. 4For a thousand years in your sight

are but as yesterday when it is past,

or as a watch in the night.

 

2 Peter 3:8. 8But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

 

These verses contextually portray to us the power and patience of God, not an amount of time He requires to do a day’s work.

 

The most common use of the word “yom” is a 24 hour period of time.

 

MOSES CHOSE TO BRACKET EACH PERIOD OF TIME WITH A REFERENCE TO MORNING AND EVENING.

 

Scripture continued through revelation to maintain a 6, 24 hour literal creation:

 

Exodus 20:11. 11For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

 

Exodus 31:17. 17 It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that(B) in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and(C) on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'”

 

THE CONTINUED REVELATION OF SCRIPTURE MAINTAINS THAT GOD’S POWER WAS CERTAINLY POTENT ENOUGH TO CREATE ALL THAT HAD BEEN CREATED IN SIX TWENTY-FOUR HOUR DAYS!!!

 

Creation was spoken by God:

 

6By(A) the word of the LORD the heavens were made,

and by(B) the breath of his mouth all(C) their host.

7He gathers the waters of the sea as(D) a heap;

he(E) puts the deeps in storehouses.

 

8Let all the earth fear the LORD;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

9For(F) he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

 

Colossians 1:16-17. 16For by him all things were created,(A) in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether(B) thrones or(C) dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created(D) through him and for him. 17And(E) he is before all things, and in him all things(F) hold together.

 

Jeremiah 51:15. 15(A) “It is he who made the earth by his power,

who established the world by his wisdom,

and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

 

Ed, I wanted to share this with you and thank you for your passion to have an understanding of God’s word. Hopefully this will help us to defend the Word and to lead people to Christ with an intellectual and scientific viewpoint. Obviously, you can tell I need to change my answer to question # 5. Lo l

Love you brother, God bless and thanks again for challenging me so God could change me!!!!

 

Pastor Billy