1. Genesis: In the Beginning

2. Author: Tradition is Moses
Author: Tradition is Moses. Date: Exact Date Unknown, but most Scholars believe it to be around 1446 B.C.

3. From Hebrew Word, “bara” which means “to create” Genesis 1:1 begins with the assumption that God has existed from the very beginning. The Bible begins with a faith claim! In this first chapter the name “Elohim” is used for God. God creates EX NIHILO, or “out of nothing”

4. From His voice. - “Let there be light and there was light!”
How Does God Create?
From His voice. - “Let there be light and there was light!”
- before there was nothing, just darkness
- The earth was formless and void. There was no form to the earth
- God speaks and creation come into existence

5. How Does god Create?
2. With the Trinity. Three in One: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. - Father is the Author of Creation. He speaks, creation comes into existence - Son is the Agent of Creation, he is the means through which the Father creates. Colossians 1:16 Paul recognizes the vital role the Son plays in Creation. -The Holy Spirit, the Sustainer of Creation., Genesis 1:2 says that the Spirit was hovering over the face of the waters.

6. How Does God Create?
3. With Purpose - Each day of creation has a corresponding day. it can be outlined as the first three days as “the forming” and the final three days as “the filling” Forming Filling Day 1 = Light Day 4 = Sun/Moon/Stars Day 2 = Waters/Skies Day 5 = Fish/Fowl Day 3 = Land/Plants Day 6 = Animals/Man

7. What is meant by the term “day”?
24 hour. The Hebrew word “yom” means “day” or “24-hour day
Gap Theory
Two –different accounts
Comparative Religions View (