GENESIS 1:1-27
The Book of Beginnings –
written by Moses
Real science
is the study of physical things as they really are. Genesis conforms to every aspect of real science. First
there was nothing. Then there was the universe. Then came light, the unifying
theory of physics. Next came the earth. After that, the land separated the
waters. Space lit up next. Then came living creatures, in the sea, in the air
and on land. Finally came mankind.
This
sequence conforms to theoretical science. The only two things science has wrong
is the length of time it all took and the so-called evolution of earth’s creatures. That’s because science operates within
the confines of time. God doesn’t.
Chapter 1
A. Creation
- In the beginning
a.
The Hebrew word
is reshith
b.
It assumes that
there is an existence outside of time
c.
The science of
time
1)
Time is relative
a)
Time slows as C2
is reached
b)
Sometimes time
flies, sometimes it crawls
c)
Time is about
perception
2)
God is not bound
by time
a)
What seems a long
time to us is no time to Him
b)
God’s timing is
perfect because time does not exist with Him
- God
a.
The Hebrew word
is elohim (el means God; ohim is a
plural ending)
1)
a plural noun
(more than one)
2)
from the context
of the rest of Scripture, we know it refers to only one God…yet as a plural it
cannot refer to one God.
a)
First hint of the
triune God called the Trinity
b)
Later we read “Let us make man in our own
image…(Gen 1:26)
b.
Scripture makes
no attempt to prove God, it assumes God
c.
Other Hebrew
names for God: Yahweh (unpronounceable)
; elah (focus of worship) & tsur (rock)
- Created
a.
The Hebrew word
is bara (to prepare, form or fashion)
1)
Implies formation
from nothing
a)
“Big Bang” theory
does not explain creation – what existed before the mass that exploded?
b)
We can be
creative in the sense of reorganizing things, but we cannot make anything out
of nothing
c)
If a scientist
“creates” life in the laboratory, that proves the necessity of intelligence
(the scientist) to create life
2)
Side Note:
The current debate over intelligent
design and evolution in our
public schools is evidence of how important it has become to our society to
keep God out of the equation of education.
4. The Heavens
a. The
Hebrew word is shamayim (the heaved
up things)
b. There
are at least three heavens referred
to in Scripture
1) The
air we breathe (in the NT Greek: ouranothen
[Acts 14:17 & 26: 13])
2) The
Mid heaven (in the NT Greek: mesouraxema [Rev8:13; 14:6 & 19:17- referring to
space, stars and heavenly bodies])
3) The
dwelling place of eternity with God (NT Greek: epouranios [Matt. 18:35; Phil 2:10, etc.)
5. The Earth
a. The
Hebrew word is erets (land)
1) This
is a reference to the whole planet, but not as it exists now
a) It
had no particular shape (without form and void)
b) It
had no inhabitants
c) It
had no atmosphere
d) It
had no light
2) The
shape of the earth is yet to come
6. The Spirit of God was hovering over the
waters
a. The
Hebrew word is ruach (wind; breath)
b. This
is what we now know as the Holy Spirit and should remind us of what we studied
in Acts 2 (“as a mighty rushing wind”)
It is exciting to realize that the Bible contains 66 books,
written over several thousand years by at least 40 different authors, most of
whom had no contact with the other writers or even access to their books, yet
is constantly relating each of its parts to each of its other parts.
That’s because it
really has only one author: God.
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