"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. God saw that the light was good and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light 'day,' and the darkness he called 'night.' And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day."
Genesis 1:1-5
I suppose this post might just as easily go under my "EARTH" page. The first chapters of Genesis are the only complete account of the Creation that can be wholly trusted. Even so, there are innumerable controversies among Christians as to how to interpret it. My views may not be the same as your views, but here is the artistic way of putting it.
"In the beginning" implies that this chapter starts at the beginning (interestingly, some people can't figure out when the beginning was). The heavens and earth were created at this time. The earth was the first thing of the two to be created, it seems, and was composed of water ("formless," "empty," "surface of the deep," and "waters" in verse 2; see also 2 Peter 3:5). I guess it would have been unseen to the human eye at that point because suddenly, at God's word, there was light beaming into the darkness to reveal the watery earth for what it was. And it was decided, then and there, that the light would last for the day, and the darkness for the night. "And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day." The first dawn, on a perfect world.
Well put and a perfect picture to go with it.
ReplyDeleteLove, Mom
Thanks Mother dear. I was worried I came across to harsh with the whole lot about the beginning. I do realize there are different views out there about this but, of course, I think my view is right. That time starts at this verse and there is nothing before it. Though, those ideas of time before verse one of Genesis are very rare (in my circles). More common are gap-theorists.
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