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Creation: The Initial Act of
Promise
THE CREATION
• In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth. 2 Now the earth was [a] formless and
empty, darkness was over the surface of the
deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over
the waters.
• 3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there
was light. 4 God saw that the light was good,
and He separated the light from the darkness. 5
God called the light "day," and the darkness he
called "night." And there was evening, and there
was morning—the first day.
• And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the
waters to separate water from water." 7 So God made
the expanse and separated the water under the expanse
from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the
expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was
morning—the second day.
• 9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be
gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it
was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the
gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it
was good.
• 11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation:
seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit
with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it
was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing
seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with
seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it
was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was
morning—the third day
• And God said, "Let there be lights in the
expanse of the sky to separate the day from the
night, and let them serve as signs to mark
seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be
lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on
the earth." And it was so. 16 God made two
great lights—the greater light to govern the day
and the lesser light to govern the night. He also
made the stars. 17 God set them in the expanse
of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern
the day and the night, and to separate light from
darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And
there was evening, and there was morning—the
fourth day.
•
• 20 And God said, "Let the water teem with
living creatures, and let birds fly above the
earth across the expanse of the sky." 21 So
God created the great creatures of the sea
and every living and moving thing with
which the water teems, according to their
kinds, and every winged bird according to
its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22
God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and
increase in number and fill the water in the
seas, and let the birds increase on the
earth." 23 And there was evening, and there
was morning—the fifth day.
•
• 24 And God said, "Let the land produce living
creatures according to their kinds: livestock,
creatures that move along the ground, and wild
animals, each according to its kind." And it was
so. 25 God made the wild animals according to
their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds,
and all the creatures that move along the ground
according to their kinds. And God saw that it was
good.
• 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our
image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the
fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the
livestock, over all the earth, [b] and over all the
creatures that move along the ground."
• So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
• 28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful
and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air
and over every living creature that moves on the
ground."
• 29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing
plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree
that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for
food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the
birds of the air and all the creatures that move on
the ground—everything that has the breath of life in
it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
• 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very
good. And there was evening, and there was
morning—the sixth day.
THE CREATION ( In Depth Look)
• DAY 1Genesis 1:3-5“Let there be Light” Light-
Day, Darkness-Night
• Light as a symbol and a sign of hope and life.
• DAY 2Genesis 1:6-8“Let there be a firm ceiling
between waters” Separation of waters and Firm
ceiling is called “Sky”
• Sky – as a symbol of longingness and desire to
be with God.
• DAY 3 Genesis 1:9-10Genesis 1:11-13“Let the
water below the sky be gathered together in one
place and let dry appear”
• Dry Land – “Earth" Waters – “Seas”
• “Let the earth produce vegetation; seed-bearing
plants, fruit-trees bearing fruit with seed”
• Division of Land and Water Vegetation is
created through Mother Earth, the productive
power of earth comes from God; thus the earth’s
power is not to be worshipped
• DAY 4Genesis 1:14-19“Let there be lights in the
Ceiling of the sky to separate day from night and
sing for seasons, days and years”
• Personification of the lights – to “rule” the day
and night. It serves God’s purpose over us.
• DAY 5Genesis 1:20-23“Let the waters teem with
an abundance of living creatures, and let the
birds fly above earth…”
• Animals were superiors to plants because they
were created by God and not simply made
“Barra” special and uniquely divine act.
• DAY 6 Genesis 1:26“Let us make man in our image,
to our likeness. Let them rule over all things on
earth…”
• Let there Be…” / “Let Us…”Together with the
heavenly court, God created Human being in His
Image and Likeness “Salem” means image or “exact
copy” We are created in God’s image
Representative on earth Genesis 1:31
• “God saw all that He had made and it was very
good.”
• Very Good… - the affirmation will enable us to
realize that we are the most important creation of
God.
• DAY 7Genesis 2:1-2“He rested on the seventh day
from all the works He had done…“Seventh Day”
signals the rest day that we need to rest from all the
things we do.
WHY CREATE?
Creation is God’s gift to us as a
sign of His love for us. Creation
is part of God’s plan of salvation
for us. The care we give to
creation will lead us to salvation.
FROM CHAOS TO ORDER
• The Holy writer of Creation wished to tell his
readers in the simplest way possible how God
made everything in an orderly manner (Genesis
1:2)
• He chose the framework of a seven-day week
with six days of work and one day at rest
because this was the way the Israelites live their
lives.
• They could best understand the work of
Creation in this form. The seven-day framework
emphasizes the importance of giving one day a
week to the creator.
Genesis 1:27 “So God created man
in His image; in the image of God.
He created them, male and female
He created them.”
• The distinction between sexes is divine
and origin and therefore good. The full
meaning of humankind is realized in the
equality and mutuality of man and woman.
• We, male and female as God created us
in His image, because we are social
beings. We are person in-community and
we are called to social responsibility.
Creation and Evolution:
• Evolutionary theory does not necessarily lead to
atheism and is perfectly compatible with
religious belief as it is more concerned with
“how” than the “why” questions.
• Using Science, God reveals this to us (creation
and evolution theory) now because it is only now
that we can grasp it.
• We can choose to see evolution as a threat to
our belief, or to accept Science as a process
through which God reveals hi magnificence and
wonder in the details.
GENESIS IN REVERSE
In the beginning, was the Earth
It was beautiful
And humans lived upon the Earth
and humans said:
“Let us build skyscrapers and
expressways.”
And humans covered the Earth
with steel and concrete
And humans said, “it is good!”
On the second day, humans looked upon
The clear blue waters of the Earth.
And humans said: “Let us dump sewage
and wastes into the waters.”
And humans did.
The waters became dark and murky.
And humans said: “It is good.”
On the 3rd
day, humans gazed
at the forests of the Earth
They were tall and green. And humans said:
“Let us cut the trees
and build things for ourselves.”
And humans did
And the forest grew thin. And humans said:
“it is good.”
On the 4th
day, humans saw
the animals leaping in the fields
and playing in the sun.
And humans said: “Let us trap the animals
For money and shoot them for sport”
And humans did
And the animals became scarce
And humans said: “it is good”
On the 5th
day, humans felt the cool breeze in their
nostrils,
And humans said: “Let us burn our refuse and let
the wind blow away the smoke and debris.”
And humans did.
And the air became dense with smoke and carbon.
And humans said:
“it is good.”
On the 6th
day, humans saw many kinds of people
on the Earth,
different in race, color and creed
And humans feared and said: “Let us make bombs
and missiles in case misunderstanding arise.”
And humans did.
Missile sites and bomb dumps checkered the
landscape
And humans said: “it is good.”
On the 7th
day, humans rested.
And the Earth was quiet and deathly still.
For humans was no more.
And it was good

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Creation2

  • 1. Creation: The Initial Act of Promise
  • 2. THE CREATION • In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was [a] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. • 3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
  • 3. • And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. • 9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good. • 11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day
  • 4. • And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. •
  • 5. • 20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day. •
  • 6. • 24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. • 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, [b] and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
  • 7. • So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. • 28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." • 29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so. • 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
  • 8. THE CREATION ( In Depth Look) • DAY 1Genesis 1:3-5“Let there be Light” Light- Day, Darkness-Night • Light as a symbol and a sign of hope and life. • DAY 2Genesis 1:6-8“Let there be a firm ceiling between waters” Separation of waters and Firm ceiling is called “Sky” • Sky – as a symbol of longingness and desire to be with God.
  • 9. • DAY 3 Genesis 1:9-10Genesis 1:11-13“Let the water below the sky be gathered together in one place and let dry appear” • Dry Land – “Earth" Waters – “Seas” • “Let the earth produce vegetation; seed-bearing plants, fruit-trees bearing fruit with seed” • Division of Land and Water Vegetation is created through Mother Earth, the productive power of earth comes from God; thus the earth’s power is not to be worshipped
  • 10. • DAY 4Genesis 1:14-19“Let there be lights in the Ceiling of the sky to separate day from night and sing for seasons, days and years” • Personification of the lights – to “rule” the day and night. It serves God’s purpose over us. • DAY 5Genesis 1:20-23“Let the waters teem with an abundance of living creatures, and let the birds fly above earth…” • Animals were superiors to plants because they were created by God and not simply made “Barra” special and uniquely divine act.
  • 11. • DAY 6 Genesis 1:26“Let us make man in our image, to our likeness. Let them rule over all things on earth…” • Let there Be…” / “Let Us…”Together with the heavenly court, God created Human being in His Image and Likeness “Salem” means image or “exact copy” We are created in God’s image Representative on earth Genesis 1:31 • “God saw all that He had made and it was very good.” • Very Good… - the affirmation will enable us to realize that we are the most important creation of God. • DAY 7Genesis 2:1-2“He rested on the seventh day from all the works He had done…“Seventh Day” signals the rest day that we need to rest from all the things we do.
  • 12. WHY CREATE? Creation is God’s gift to us as a sign of His love for us. Creation is part of God’s plan of salvation for us. The care we give to creation will lead us to salvation.
  • 13. FROM CHAOS TO ORDER • The Holy writer of Creation wished to tell his readers in the simplest way possible how God made everything in an orderly manner (Genesis 1:2) • He chose the framework of a seven-day week with six days of work and one day at rest because this was the way the Israelites live their lives. • They could best understand the work of Creation in this form. The seven-day framework emphasizes the importance of giving one day a week to the creator.
  • 14. Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in His image; in the image of God. He created them, male and female He created them.”
  • 15. • The distinction between sexes is divine and origin and therefore good. The full meaning of humankind is realized in the equality and mutuality of man and woman. • We, male and female as God created us in His image, because we are social beings. We are person in-community and we are called to social responsibility.
  • 16. Creation and Evolution: • Evolutionary theory does not necessarily lead to atheism and is perfectly compatible with religious belief as it is more concerned with “how” than the “why” questions. • Using Science, God reveals this to us (creation and evolution theory) now because it is only now that we can grasp it. • We can choose to see evolution as a threat to our belief, or to accept Science as a process through which God reveals hi magnificence and wonder in the details.
  • 17. GENESIS IN REVERSE In the beginning, was the Earth It was beautiful And humans lived upon the Earth and humans said: “Let us build skyscrapers and expressways.” And humans covered the Earth with steel and concrete And humans said, “it is good!”
  • 18. On the second day, humans looked upon The clear blue waters of the Earth. And humans said: “Let us dump sewage and wastes into the waters.” And humans did. The waters became dark and murky. And humans said: “It is good.”
  • 19. On the 3rd day, humans gazed at the forests of the Earth They were tall and green. And humans said: “Let us cut the trees and build things for ourselves.” And humans did And the forest grew thin. And humans said: “it is good.”
  • 20. On the 4th day, humans saw the animals leaping in the fields and playing in the sun. And humans said: “Let us trap the animals For money and shoot them for sport” And humans did And the animals became scarce And humans said: “it is good”
  • 21. On the 5th day, humans felt the cool breeze in their nostrils, And humans said: “Let us burn our refuse and let the wind blow away the smoke and debris.” And humans did. And the air became dense with smoke and carbon. And humans said: “it is good.”
  • 22. On the 6th day, humans saw many kinds of people on the Earth, different in race, color and creed And humans feared and said: “Let us make bombs and missiles in case misunderstanding arise.” And humans did. Missile sites and bomb dumps checkered the landscape And humans said: “it is good.”
  • 23. On the 7th day, humans rested. And the Earth was quiet and deathly still. For humans was no more. And it was good