Book
Knowing God's Word: Key Issues 1.1 The Biblical Covenants
(2020)
Abstract
Genesis chapter 1 opens with a statement of creation. This is a recreation. The
original creation is in Job 38:1-7. Hebrews 11:3 speaks of this fact as well.
Genesis 1:1 is a summary statement. Genesis 1:2 is the beginning of recreation.1
This first chapter of Genesis is a picture of judgment. In Genesis 1:2, the word
tohu is used in Jeremiah 4:23 for an indication of judgment.2 Bohu, in the same
verse, indicates the earth was shapeless.3 God begins to bring order out of chaos.4
The Spirit of God is hovering over the waters. The Holy Spirit makes preparation
for recreation. A personal observation would be to consider why is the recreation
narrative so brief. My own personal opinion is the author, Moses, is pushing to
get to chapter 3 which is the Fall of Man. In these first eleven chapters, four
events are presented to the reader.
Keywords
- Faith,
- Eschatology,
- Christianity,
- Bible
Disciplines
Publication Date
June, 2020
Publisher
eBookIT
Citation Information
Norm Mathers. Knowing God's Word: Key Issues 1.1 The Biblical Covenants. (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/norm_mathers/24/