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The Creation Week. Genesis 1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1. Beginning - Universe is not eternal Before this time did not exist God Created - Brought Something new into existence Matter did not create itself Heaven and earth. No Gap.
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The Creation Week Genesis 1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 • Beginning - • Universe is not eternal • Before this time did not exist • God Created - • Brought Something new into existence • Matter did not create itself • Heaven and earth No Gap
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2 • Without Form and Void - • Not Chaos • Not habitable for man • Darkness - • Plants would need light • Plants necessary for man’s existence Now God is Ready to speak
1 2 3 4 5 6 The Creation Week v.1 and 2 Genesis 1:1-5 • Let there be light • It was good • Divided light from darkness • The First Day • Literal day • Evening and Morning • Not eons of time • Divided into day and night
1 2 3 4 5 6 The Creation Week Genesis 1:6-8 • Firmament - Expanse • Atmosphere • Water in the form of clouds • Divided • Waters above and under • Second Day - Evening and Morning
1 2 3 4 5 6 The Creation Week Genesis 1:9-13 • Dry Land - Earth • God was forming a habitat for man • Water - Sea • 71% = water 29% = land • Plant Life • 1st Natural Law • Seed produces after its own kind
1 2 3 4 5 6 The Creation Week Genesis 1:14-19 • Let there be lights • Division of time • Signs • Seasons • Greater Light and Lesser Light
1 2 3 4 5 6 The Creation Week Genesis 1:20-23 • Sea life - animals in the water • Abundantly • Swarm with living beings • Sea life is most prolific • Fowls - animals in the air • Reproduce after their own kind
1 2 3 4 5 6 The Creation Week Genesis 1:24-31 • Land Animals • Wild beasts and tame • Man • In our image - male / female • Be fruitful - replenish • Have Dominion • Very Good
Were the days Long periods of Time?
Were the days of Creation 24 hour days ?
Fourth Commandment “Remember the Sabbath day”
Exodus 20:8-11 8. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jewish Work Week Were these six 24 hour days? Were they six ages of millions of years? Did Moses really mean to say: “Remember the Sabbath age to keep it holy . . . for in six eons Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is”?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jewish Work Week Were these six 24 hour days? Were they six ages of millions of years? Genesis 1:14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
The days of Creation were 24 hour days
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” Psalms 19:1 “Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.” Psalms 19:2
The Creation Week Genesis 1
Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning September 9, 2012