
We don’t want to merely take people to the Bible;
we want to take people to the God of our Bible.
Foundation
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 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. —Genesis 1:1-2 (NASB)
Foundation to Forms
The earth was formless (no sphere) and void (no life) and darkness (no light) was over the surface of the deep and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. —Genesis 1:2
Forms to Fullness
Fullness to Foreman
God’s Nature
In the beginning, God… —Genesis 1:1
“Let Us make man in Our image.” —Genesis 1:26
God’s Power
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. —Genesis 1:1
God’s Benevolence
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. —Genesis 1:2
Everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. —1 Timothy 4:4
God’s intentional design
Within creation, there is a mechanism of perpetuation.
Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them. —Genesis 1:11
There is a mechanism of perpetuation, but there is not a migration.
God is Personal
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. —Genesis 1:27
Take home truth
The creation speaks to the greatness and goodness of God
Study Guide
- What is the main idea or “plank” of Genesis 1? What is God trying to communicate about creation?
- What does this chapter communicate about God?
- Moses repeats “and God saw that it was good.” Good for whom? What is Moses trying to communicate to the reader?
- Why is mankind created last in the creation order? What are some things that set us apart from the rest of the created world?
- Where do you see the Gospel or a picture of Jesus in Genesis 1?
- How does Genesis 1 impact your present situation? Your life and relationships? Be as specific as you can.