IN THE BEGINNING…CREATION 1:1-31

Genesis 1 is not primarily about HOW or WHEN the world was made.

Read it like an Israelite in the Wilderness

1.Not a myth 2.Polemic (passionate argument; apologetics) Conrad Hyer “Each day of creation...dismisses an additional cluster of deities....”

Read it like an Israelite in the Wilderness 1.Not a myth 2.Polemic (passionate argument; apologetics) 3.Poetic

Study the Details v1: God creates the universe out of nothing Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

Study the Details v1: God creates the universe out of nothing v2: Two glaring deficiencies: “formless” “void” v3-31: Fixes these two deficiencies

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6 Days to Fix 2 Deficiencies DayFORMDayFILL 1Light4 2Sky Seas 5 3Land Vegetation 6 Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 Deficiencies DayFORMDayFILL 1Light4Lights 2Sky Seas 5 3Land Vegetation 6 Day 7:

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6 Days to Fix 2 Deficiencies DayFORMDayFILL 1Light4Lights 2Sky Seas 5Fish Birds 3Land Vegetation 6Animals Humanity Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 Deficiencies DayFORMDayFILL 1Light4Lights 2Sky Seas 5Fish Birds 3Land Vegetation 6Animals Humanity Day 7: Sabbath Celebration

3 Views on Evolution Naturalistic Evolution Theistic Evolution Confined Evolution (within “kinds”) – Broadly confined – Narrowly confined

7 Views on Genesis 1 The Earth is Young 1) Young Earth Creationism The Earth is Old 2) Day/Age 3) Days of Proclamation Age is Indeterminate 4) Gap Theory 5) Days of Revelation 6) Preparation of the Land 7) Literary Framework

What Genesis 1 is About Not HOW or WHEN the world was made Genesis wasn’t written to a convention of scientists… it was written to a people on a journey of faith

What Genesis 1 is About WHO made it: The One True God J.I. Packer “The message of these two chapters is this: ‘You have seen the sea? The sky? Sun, moon, and stars? You have watched the birds and the fish?...You have marveled at the wonderful complexity of human beings...? Fantastic, isn’t it? Well now, meet the one who is behind it all!’”

What Genesis 1 is About WHO made it: The One True God WHY He made it: For us!

What Genesis 1 is About WHO made it: The One True God WHY He made it: For us!

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IN THE BEGINNING…CREATION 1:1-31