Genesis 1 - And So It Begins!

Season 3 Episode 1 – And So It Begins!

Genesis 1 1-2  - 3:07

• We are Introduced to the Main Character of this Collection of Books

• Who He is

• What He does

• His existence outside of His creation

• His Creation is Heaven and Earth (Everything)

• Hebrew Word used to convey God’s act of Creation

• What did God Start with?

• Where did God begin

• The Earth was void and formless

• Darkness over the Face of the Deep

• Spirit of God Hovering over the Face of the Waters

• Understanding The Relationship of verses 1 and 2 to the rest of Ch 1

Read Genesis 1 3-5 - 27:38

• We see a formula 

• God Spoke and what He wanted Was

• What He wanted was there

• God named it

• Ended the Day

• The Power of God’s Word

• God is dealing with the Darkness over the Face of the Deep

• Light is not of the sun rather the The Light of Jesus

• Light is called Good

• Names the Light and Darkness

• Separates the Light from the Darkness

• Calls the Light Day and the Darkness Night

• First Day complete

Read Genesis 1 6-8 - 37:29

• God is Dealing with the Waters

• An Expanse - Separator of the Lower Waters from the Upper Waters

• God Again named His creation - The Expanse is Called Heaven (Sky)

• And It Was So - no choice but to respond to His command.

• Second Day complete

Read Genesis 1 9-13 - 41:48

• God’s Command to Gather the Waters Beneath the Expanse

• God names the gathered waters and dry areas

• Creating Seas

• Creating Land

• God commands plant life

• Commands the Earth to bring it forth

• The Earth does what He says

• Bringing forth plant life on the land

• Vegetation

• Plants Yielding Seed

• Trees Bearing Fruit

• God saw that it was good (Day two and Day three)

• And it Was So - no choice but to respond to His Command

• Third Day complete

Read Genesis 1 14-19 - 46:03

• God is creating purpose with the lights

• Setting up Days and Nights

• Setting up signs and seasons

• Setting up Days and Years

• Note that there have been two heavens mentioned so far

• The heavens that are the expanse

• The heavens the the stars lights inhabit

• Lights to rule over the Day and the Night

• And it Was So - no choice but to respond to His Command

• Fourth Day Complete

Read Genesis 1 20-23 - 53:17

• The LORD populated the Heavens (Sky) and Waters

• Swarm with Swarms in the waters

• Birds fly in the expanse of the heavens

• Created According to their kind (discounts Theory of Darwinism?)

• God saw that it was good

• God blesses them (water animals and birds)

• Endue with special power to carry out tasks

• Fill the waters and the earth

• Fifth Day Complete

Read Genesis 1 24-31 - 59:50

• The LORD populates the earth

• Living Creatures (Beasts of the Field, Livestock and Creeping Things)

• According to their kind (discounts Theory of Darwinism?)

• The Pinnacle of Creation - Man

• A concerted effort (Let Us Make Man)

• A special creation (Make not used for any of the other items of creation)

• Made in God’s Image and After God’s Likeness (synonyms)

• Gave them purpose - To have Dominion (to rule) over all in creation

• God Blessed them (like the sea animals and the birds) 

• To be fruitful and multiply

• To Fill the Earth and Subdue It

• God Provided For Them - What to eat

• Sixth Day Complete

Read Genesis 2 1-3 - 1:26:08

• All of creation was finished (nothing else coming)

• God rested on the 7th day

• This day was blessed and consecrated - because of the rest that God took

It Was So - What does that mean?

It was Good, It was Very Good (Good, Good) - What is your takeaway from the LORD’s statement?

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