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Genesis 1 is not primarily about HOW or WHEN the

world was made.

Read it like an Israelite in the Wilderness

Read it like an Israelite in the Wilderness1. Not a myth2. Polemic (passionate argument;

apologetics)

Conrad Hyer“Each day of creation...dismisses an additional cluster of deities....”

Read it like an Israelite in the Wilderness1. Not a myth2. Polemic (passionate argument;

apologetics)3. Poetic

Study the Details

v1: God creates the universe out of nothing

Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

Study the Details

v1: God creates the universe out of nothingv2: Two glaring deficiencies:• “formless”• “void”

v3-31: Fixes these two deficiencies

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 42 53 6

Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 Light 42 53 6

Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 Light 42 Sky

Seas5

3 6Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 Light 42 Sky

Seas5

3 LandVegetation

6

Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 Light 4 Lights2 Sky

Seas5

3 LandVegetation

6

Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 Light 4 Lights2 Sky

Seas5 Fish

Birds3 Land

Vegetation6

Day 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 Light 4 Lights2 Sky

Seas5 Fish

Birds3 Land

Vegetation6 Animals

HumanityDay 7:

6 Days to Fix 2 DeficienciesDay FORM Day FILL1 Light 4 Lights2 Sky

Seas5 Fish

Birds3 Land

Vegetation6 Animals

HumanityDay 7: Sabbath Celebration

3 Views on Evolution• Naturalistic Evolution• Theistic Evolution• Confined Evolution (within “kinds”)– Broadly confined–Narrowly confined

7 Views on Genesis 1The Earth is Young

1) Young Earth Creationism

The Earth is Old

2) Day/Age3) Days of Proclamation

Age is Indeterminate

4) Gap Theory5) Days of Revelation6) Preparation of the Land7) Literary Framework

What Genesis 1 is About• Not HOW or WHEN the world was

made

Genesis wasn’t written to a convention of scientists… it was written to a

people on a journey of faith

What Genesis 1 is About• WHO made it: The One True God

J.I. Packer“The message of these two chapters is this: ‘You have seen the sea? The sky? Sun, moon, and stars? You have watched the birds and the fish?...You have marveled at the wonderful complexity of human beings...? Fantastic, isn’t it? Well now, meet the one who is behind it all!’”

What Genesis 1 is About• WHO made it: The One True God• WHY He made it: For us!

What Genesis 1 is About• WHO made it: The One True God• WHY He made it: For us!

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