Gênesis 1

Gênesis 1

Genesis 1:1 Commentary Genesis 1:2 Commentary Genesis 1:3 Commentary Genesis 1:4 Commentary Genesis 1:5 Commentary Genesis 1:6 Commentary Genesis 1:7 Commentary Genesis 1:8 Commentary Genesis 1:9 Commentary Genesis 1:10 Commentary Genesis 1:11 Commentary Genesis 1:12 Commentary Genesis 1:13 Commentary Genesis 1:14 Commentary Genesis 1:15 Commentary Genesis 1:16 Commentary Genesis 1:17 Commentary Genesis 1:18 Commentary Genesis 1:19 Commentary Genesis 1:20 Commentary Genesis 1:21 Commentary Genesis 1:22 Commentary Genesis 1:23 Commentary Genesis 1:24 Commentary Genesis 1:25 Commentary Genesis 1:26 Commentary Genesis 1:27 Commentary Genesis 1:28 Commentary Genesis 1:29 Commentary Genesis 1:30 Commentary Genesis 1:31 Commentary Genesis Next cChart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Summary Chart of The Book of Genesis Focus Foundation Events (Four Events) (Events Predominant) Foundation People (Four People) (People Predominant) Divisions Creation (Ge 1-2) Fall (Ge 3-5) Flood (Ge 6-9) Nations (Ge 10-12) Abraham's Faith (Ge 12-24) Isaac's Family (Ge 25-26) Jacob's Conflicts (Ge 27-36) Joseph's Calamity (Ge 37-50) Topics Beginning of the Human Race (Race As A Whole) Beginning of the Hebrew Race (Family of Abraham) Faithfulness of Mankind (Noah) Faithfulness of One Man's Family (Abraham) Historical Biographical Place Eastward From Eden to Ur Westward From Canaan to Egypt Time ~2000+ Years (20% of Genesis) (~4004-2090BC) About 300 Years 193 Yr in Canaan, 93 Yr in Egypt (80% of Genesis) (2090-1804BC) Primeval History of Humanity Patriarchal History of Israel Author Moses BEGINNINGS Ge 1:1-25 - The Universe (Everything) Ge 1:26-2:25 - The Human Race Ge 3:1-7 - Sin Enters the World Ge 3:8-24- God Promises Redemption from Bondage to Sin Ge 4:1-15 - Family Life Ge 4:16ff - Civilization Ge 10:1-11:32 - The Nations of the World Ge 12:1ff - The Story of Israel and the Jews Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. KJV Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. NET Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. BGT Genesis 1:1 ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν NLT Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ESV Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. NIV Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. YLT Genesis 1:1 In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth -- LXE Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth. CSB Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. NKJ Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. NRS Genesis 1:1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, NAB Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, NJB Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth. GWN Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth. BHT Genesis 1:1 Bürë´šît Bärä´ ´élöhîm ´ët haššämaºyim wü´ët hä´äºrec BBE Genesis 1:1 At the first God made the heaven and the earth. Num 1:21; 1:42; 2:28; 4:36; 7:17; 7:73; 10:14; 26:51; 31:32; 35:4; 2 Chr 9:1; Ezra 1:11; Ecc 11:1; Ezek 43:14; Deut 11:29 beginning: Pr 8:22-24 16:4 Mk 13:19 Joh 1:1-3 Heb 1:10 1Jn 1:1 God: Ex 20:11 Ex 31:18 1Ch 16:26 Ne 9:6 Job 26:13 Job 38:4 Ps 8:3 Ps 33:6,9 Ps 89:11,12 Ps 96:5 Ps 102:25 Ps 104:24,30 Ps 115:15 Ps 121:2 Ps 124:8 Ps 134:3 Ps 136:5 Ps 146:6 Ps 148:4,5 Pr 3:19 8:22-30 Ec 12:1 Isa 37:16 Isa 40:26 Isa 40:28 Isa 42:5 Isa 44:24 Isa 45:18 Isa 51:13,16 Isa 65:17 Jer 10:12 Jer 32:17 Jer 51:15 Zec 12:1 Mt 11:25 Ac 4:24 14:15 Acts 17:24 Ro 1:19,20 Ro 11:36 1Co 8:6 Eph 3:9 Col 1:16,17 Heb 1:2 3:4 Heb 11:3 2Pe 3:5 Rev 3:14 Rev 4:11 Rev 10:6 Rev 14:7 Rev 21:6 Rev 22:13 See 148 Questions Related to Creation at bottom of this page - all from Gotquestions.org - a highly recommended website. Elohim - Creator of Heaven and Earth - Scripture and notes that describe God as the Creator Genesis 1 Resources - Multiple sermons and commentaries Related Passages: Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’; 2 Timothy 3:16-17+ All (HOW MUCH?) Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING! TESTING! TESTING! TESTING! 1-2-3. TESTING! TESTING! TESTING! You are probably asking "test what?" Your faith. The test is found in God's Word of Truth recorded in Genesis 1,2,3 (thus the "1-2-3"). The test is simple. Do you believe God? Do you believe His Word? Do you believe that a natural, simple, literal reading of His Word is profitable and sufficient to fuel your life (2Ti 3:16+)? That's the test found in these first three chapters of Genesis. It is not just a test for unbelievers, but in some ways, even more importantly, is a test for believers. Will we believe God or will we allow the teachings of the secular, pseudo-scientific world to "color" (or better "discolor") the pure milk of God's Word which alone will cause us to grow in respect to salvation (1Pe 2:2+)? That's the "sixty four dollar question." As an aside if you don't think God created the heavens and the earth as a finished product but you think He also needed so-called "evolution", how do you think God is going to create a new heaven and a new earth (Rev 21:1)? Do you think it will be by "evolution"? Before we begin might I suggest you take a moment to worship our great Creator Elohim by singing one of Isaac Watts great hymns (As you sing ponder what you think Watts most likely believed about Genesis 1?) I Sing the Mighty Power of God"... I sing the mighty pow’r of God, that made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, and built the lofty skies. I sing the wisdom that ordained the sun to rule the day; The moon shines full at His command, and all the stars obey. I sing the goodness of the Lord, who filled the earth with food, Who formed the creatures with the Word, and then pronounced them good. Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed, where’er I turn my eye, If I survey the ground I tread, or gaze upon the sky. There’s not a plant or flow’r below, but makes Thy glories known, And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from Thy throne; While all that borrows life from Thee is ever in Thy care; And everywhere that man can be, Thou, God, art present there. Amen! The wonders of the universe should compel us to worship our wonderful God. The reader should be aware that I am a literalist. Simply stated, if God says it, that settles it for me, whether I can comprehend it or explain it or not. Therefore this commentary will not dive very deep into non-literal interpretations (which are many), speculations, theories, etc, but will seek to stick with the facts which are undeniably true, because our God is a God "Who never lies" (Titus 1:2ESV+). In many ways this is one of the simplest chapters I have ever commented on because God is speaking clearly and without confusion about how this universe began. There are many evangelicals who say Genesis 1-2 are only of secondary importance, but I strongly disagree. If one is "off" on the beginning, where else in the 66 books might they veer off of a literal interpretation of God's Word? I fear that some who call themselves evangelical, have more faith in the pseudo-science of evolution than in the literal record of the creation. Dr John MacArthur does not mince words when he says... I would like to suggest a sort of basic test for any Christian ministry that you might be drawn toward, either to participate with them or to support them in some way. I would suggest that you ask any ministry – any so-called Christian ministry, especially a Christian college, Christian seminary that you’re thinking about going to or sending your friends or your children to or church that you might attend – one question. And here is the first question you should ask them. Write it in a letter and send it to them next time some ministry solicits money from you. “Do you believe completely in the literal interpretation of Genesis chapter 1 and chapter 2?” There are 106 Christian colleges in what is called The Christian College Coalition. Five would say yes to that. A hundred and one would say no. Now just exactly what does Genesis 1 and 2 mean then? If it doesn’t mean what it says which even a child can understand, then how are we to know what it means? And at what point can we trust anything that the Bible says? (The Theology of Creation - 2008) The reader, whether a believer or non-believer, who questions God's sovereign power to create EVERYTHING in six days, needs to realize they are NOT in the good company of the later writers of Scripture who again and again refer to these first chapters of Genesis, always accepting them as both factual history and authoritative doctrine (See related study Elohim-Creator of Heaven and Earth, a compilation of all the passages that exalt God as the Creator of the Universe). We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator, In grateful devotion our tribute we bring; We lay it before Thee, we kneel and adore Thee, We bless Thy holy Name, glad praises we sing. (Play Hymn) Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones has a comment in his opening sermon series on Ephesians that is applicable to the study of Genesis reminding us that "The Bible is God’s book, it is a revelation of God, and our thinking must always start with God. Much of the trouble in the Church today is due to the fact that we are so subjective, so interested in ourselves, so egocentric." (Sermons on Ephesians) It seems that one of the main problems with the "Genesis conundrum" is that we don't "start with God." We don't let God simply, naturally speak to us, but we inject ideas and teachings that have been foisted off on most of us from our secular, basically godless educational system. The result is that we come to Genesis with a host of preconceptions of what it must mean in order to fit into the evolutionary dogma most of us have been forced to take at face value. The truth is that the more one studies evolution, the more it becomes apparent that you need more faith to accept it as "gospel truth," than to accept the true gospel of God! One must try to read Genesis as if they had been stranded on a desert island away from all secular, pseudo-scientific interpretations of Genesis. Matthew Henry writing in the 1700's (1708–10) opens his highly respected commentary with these thoughts on Genesis - The foundation of all religion being laid in our relation to God as our Creator, it was fit that the book of divine revelations which was intended to be the guide, support, and rule, of religion in the world, should begin, as it does, with a plain and full account of the creation of the world-in answer to that first enquiry of a good conscience, "Where is God my Maker?'' (Job 35:10). Concerning this the pagan philosophers wretchedly blundered, and became vain in their imaginations, some asserting the world's eternity and self-existence, others ascribing it to a fortuitous concourse of atoms: thus "the world by wisdom knew not God,'' but took a great deal of pains to lose him. Sidlow Baxter emphasizes the importance of Genesis writing "besides being introductory, Genesis is explanatory. The other writings of the Bible are inseparably bound up with it inasmuch as it gives us the origin and initial explanation of all that follows. The major themes of Scripture may be compared to great rivers, ever deepening and broadening as they flow; and it is true to say that all these rivers have their rise in the watershed of Genesis. Or, to use an equally appropriate figure, as the massive trunk and wide spreading branches of the oak are in the acorn, so, by implication and anticipation, all Scripture is in Genesis. Here we have in germ all that is later developed. It has been truly said that "the roots of all subsequent revelation are planted deep in Genesis, and whoever would truly comprehend that revelation must begin here." (Explore the Book-volume 1 online) Bereshith is the first word in the Hebrew text and gives us the name for the book of Genesis which means "in the beginning.” Notice that the key "Player" in this chapter is God (Elohim) which is used 32 times in 26 verses. Couple that fact with the truth that "God is not a man, that He should lie." (Nu 23:19). Acceptance (belief) of this attribute of God is pivotal because if you are like me, you have been taught many things from MEN (many of whom are brilliant in human terms) regarding the interpretation of Genesis 1-2. Beloved follower of Christ, I would urge you to lay aside all your preconceptions and past teachings on these first two crucial chapters, even teachings from supposedly "evangelical" sources. You need to approach the text with a "clean slate" so to speak. You need to trust implicitly and without question, hesitation or reservation the God's pure milk of the Word, and surrender your will wholly to your Teacher, the Holy Spirit, Who inspired this text, and He "will guide you into all truth" in these great opening passages of the Bible. The Spirit Alone can supernaturally enable you to read and understand the God breathed truths in Genesis 1-2. John writes that as a true disciple of Jesus... "you have an anointing from the Holy One (THE HOLY SPIRIT), and you all know....As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. (1 John 2:20, 27+) If you want to test your faith, read Genesis 1:1 and you will immediately realize you have only two choices! Like Robert Ripley once said said concerning strange and unusual things, you can choose to either "Believe It or Not! If you choose not to believe it, the question then arises as to when (and/or what) you will believe in Genesis? Will you believe when Adam and Eve fell into sin in Genesis 3 or will you reject that event as a fable, myth or mere story.If you reject Genesis 3+, then there would be no need for a Redeemer, for you are rejecting the truth that every man is dead in his trespasses and sins from the moment of his conception! (Ro 5:12+, Eph 2:1+, Ro 3:23+, 1Ki 8:46, Ps 130:3; Pr 20:9, Ecc 7:20; ) and is in desperate need for redemption! You may be asking but what about the scientific writings on Genesis? The answer is that there are no valid scientific writings on Genesis because no scientist was at Creation, therefore no scientist could even reproduce the conditions necessary to conduct a valid experiment (I have a BS in chemistry and graduated number one in my class from the U of Texas in 1969, obtained my Doctor of Medicine in 1973 and then specialized in Pathology in 1977, so I have experience with the scientific method). Let me quote from Dr John MacArthur in his message on the Theology of Creation... There are a lot of people who...call themselves Christians who believe that Genesis is an inadequate presentation of what happened, and we have to marry it with scientific discovery in order to get to the truth....Get past that notion, and you will free yourself from needless doubts and endless confusion. Get past the idea that science makes any contribution to an understanding of creation. It makes none. Now this may shock you. There is no such thing as the science of creation. There is no such thing...Why? Because there is no scientific way to explain creation. It was not a natural event...It was a brief series of monumental supernatural events that cannot be explained by science....All science is based on observation and no one observed creation. All science necessitates verification by repetition and creation cannot be repeated and thus it cannot be verified (ED: SEE THIS SCHEMATIC OF THE "SCIENTIFIC METHOD" - NOTE THE "ACHILLES HEEL" IS "OBSERVATION"! NO SCIENTIST WAS THERE!). Creation had no observers and cannot be repeated. It is not observable. It is not repeatable. It did not happen by any uniform, predictable, observable, repeatable, fixed natural laws....Creation was a series of supernatural, instantaneous, inexplicable miracles – supernatural. That is why there is nowhere in the Genesis account where evolution is mentioned or even hinted at. There are no natural processes in creation. They are all supernatural. Evolution was not the means or a means by which God created. It was all supernatural and miraculous. There’s only one record of creation, Genesis 1 and 2. You can believe it or you can reject it, but that’s all there is. (Bolding Added. If you are struggling with what Dr MacArthur has stated above, you might want to read or listen to his entire message Theology of Creation in which he gives some excellent logical illustrations of the deficiency of the scientific method as an aid to understand creation). In the beginning (reshith) God created (bara') the heavens and the earth - The Hebrew word for God is Elohim. See related study "Elohim: My Creator" on this great Name of God. Created is bara’ which emphasizes initiation of something new. God did not just re-form existing matter when He made the universe; He brought something totally new into existence. "Thus we are immediately introduced to an eternal person who existed before the universe and who is Himself its origin. There is no confusion about the relationship between Elohim and the material universe, no doubt as to which has precedence, and no uncertainty about the power possessed by Israel’s God." (Larry Richards) John