Creation – God … is GOD!

The Foundation on Which Our Faith Is Built

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Creation is one of my biggest passions. Specifically, what I’ll refer to as young-earth creation (YEC).

Now, the term young isn’t really accurate, for the universe is ancient; it’s over 6000 years old. No, the term young is used to be in contrast with the other, old-earth (OE), models like day-age creation, theistic evolution, and secular evolution. Those theories hold that the universe is much more ancient than YEC holds: billions vs. thousands of years.

But, the Bible tells us how old the universe is. We can map out the whole history of the universe to a fair degree of accuracy by adding up the numbers from Adam to Solomon’s time, which is fairly well accepted.

Even Jesus Himself, the Creator, knew that the creation happened in a short time. “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?” (Matthew 19:4-5 NASB, bold emphasis mine, italics in original) “From the beginning” does not fit into any of the other models. To them, Mankind’s entire existence is barely noticeable on a timeline of the universe/earth.

Here are some links:

Genesis One

It all starts in the beginning.
On the second day, God separates the waters.
For the third day, God really rolls up his sleeves.
On the fourth day, God creates the rest of the universe.
On the fifth day, God fills up the waters and the atmosphere.
On the sixth day, God creates animals and finally the first people.
On the seventh day, God declares His creation complete, and rests.

Genesis Two

There’s a break called a Toledot at the beginning of the detailed story of the creation of Mankind.
The story continues with a retelling of the day Man was created.
Then God plants a garden.
Adam gets a job and a wife. Life is gooood!

Genesis Three

Uh-oh. There’s trouble in paradise.
There are consequences.
And, there’s the Curse.

Genesis Four

Adam and Eve start a family when Cain is born.
Cain is not the Messiah.
Cain proves to be a cheapskate.
Adam and Eve lose their first son, Abel.
Confronted by God, Cain produces excuses.
Finally, we’re given the names of some of Cain’s descendants.
Then comes the end of partial Paradise.

Genesis Five

Genealogy. Boring?
More on genealogies.
An interesting note on Methuselah, the man who lived longer than anybody else.

Genesis Six

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