Record of Creation
Chapter one of genesis talks about the creation of God, which follows a common pattern. First, He speaks, then creates, names the creation, and then declares the creation good. The chapter teaches that God is the creator, and for those who believe in His words, our response should be nothing less than worshipping Him. According to Genesis chapter one, in the beginning, when God first began to create, He made light on the first day. The sky was made on the second day, and the dry land, the seas, the plants, and the trees were made on the third day. He made the sun, moon, and stars on the fourth day. On the fifth day, He made animals that could swim and fly. He made mankind, as well as land animals, on the sixth day and rested on the seventh day (Bible, 2007).
Genesis chapter 1, verses 6 to 9, talks about God calling on something to be placed between the waters, something solid and supportive. Placing something between the waters meant inserting an open area on the top part of the waters, which we now refer to as the air above the land and the sea. Verse 8 states, “God called Firmament Heaven.” The heaven stated here is not the clouds nor the empty space in the sky; it is a solid arch to which the luminaries of the sky could be attached. Verse 9 begins on the third day of the creation of God. God separates land from the ocean and commands the dry land to emerge and the earth waters to be gathered in one location. The account reads show as if the earth existed previously but had been submerged in the water. He calls upon all the waters to be gathered in one place as it is today when all the oceans are connected together. The verses demonstrate God’s omnipotence by showing that He has the power to direct creation to carry out His will (Yancey & Stafford, 2011).
Psalm 19 talks about the works and the word of God. The theme of the psalm is displayed through the world God created and the word He spoke. David begins by saying that all the creation shows the glory of God. The vast expanse of creation, including the stars, moon, planets, animals, and the sun, is the work of His hands. Psalm 2 to 3 states that volumes of the word of God are communicated to the world daily, and there is no language that does not hear the voice of God. Verses 4 to 6 are used to reveal how nature shows the wisdom of God. The psalmists describe heaven with “n them, and in the heavens, He has made a tent for the sun (Bible, 2007). He describes it to form a tent above the earth and the space lighting the space like a torch. To know that God exists, we need to look at His creation, but the revelation is insufficient to know the fullness of God’s character. From verses 7 to 9, David gives us “Six descriptive titles, six characteristic qualities mentioned, and six divine effects declared.” His conclusion in psalm 19 connects with the introduction, and he concludes from psalm 19 verses 12 to 14. David concludes with the desire to conform to that glory and turns his eyes from the world and word back to himself. In verse 12, he asks a question on who can understand their errors. In his conclusion from verse 3, knowing ourselves leads to fearing ourselves, and we must depend on God to protect us from ourselves. The psalm says that we should respect the work of God and urges us to live sincerely before God.
Noah and the Floods
The book of Genesis, chapter 6, contains the biblical narrative of floods. God looked down and saw that the human race was wicked and evil, and with the exception of Noah, who won favor in God’s eyes, he chose to eradicate all life on earth (Yancey & Stafford, 2011). He then gave Noah the order to construct an ark and to bring two of each kind of animal inside the ark so that each species would be preserved through the two specimens after the other species were wiped off. God released the rains when Noah was 600 years old, and it lasted for forty days and nights, leading to floods. The species which had boarded the ark were spared by the floods, while the rest were destroyed outside the ark. The ark came to a rest after the floods in the mountains of Ararat. When the floods receded, a raven was sent by Noah from the ark to search for dry land, followed by a dove (Bible, 2007). The dove eventually returned bearing an olive branch leaf as a peace sign. God revealed the rainbow to Noah after the floods, which he had created as a symbol of a covenant with man that He would never again flood the earth. The tale of Noah and the deluge serves as a metaphor for God’s retribution for humankind’s wrongdoing. Since life is a precious gift that can be snatched if a man spends his entire lifetime indulging in violence and corruption, the moral lesson of the flood story can be understood as a warning of the consequences of evil.
References
Bible, H. (2007). New International Version,(Holy Bible). Australia. Author.
Yancey, P., & Stafford, T. (2011). NIV, Student Bible. Zondervan.
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