A Deep Dive into Scripture
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light… “Let there be lights … and let them be for signs and seasons…” We now turn our attention to light and darkness in days 1 (1:3-5) and 4 (1:14-19). Again, we are faced with the fact that darkness precedes the creative acts of this … Read more
Chaotic Elements STAGE ONE: STAGE TWO: Giving Form to the Formlessness (Days 1-3) Filling the Void (Days 4-6) Darkness 1a. Creation of Light (Day, v. 5), v.3b. Separation from Darkness (Night) v.4 4a. Creation of Sun v. 16 b. Creation of Moon and Stars v. 16 Watery Deep 2a. Creation of Firmament, vv. 6-7b. Separation of … Read more
The Earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the Waters. The contemplation of creation is an act of worship, and the first line of the Bible is, as we established in the last post, a worshipful … Read more
In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth! In our last post we briefly introduced what Genesis 1:1 was; a prelude, or preface, of a hymn of worship. Here we will have to say something about what it is not. The primary and original meaning here is not creatio ex nihilo (creation out … Read more
In the Beginning, God Created the Heavens and the Earth! What did the ancient Hebrew mind experience when it read the first verse of the Bible? As strange as it might appear to many of us today, it is an introduction to a sacred worship text comprised of Genesis 1:2- 2:4. It is a shout … Read more