Day 1 Part 2: 12/12/05 Genesis 1:1-16:16
There is so much ground covered today! The Creation, Adam and Eve, Noah, Abram and Lot. It all flies by so quickly. I have too many questions and comments to name them all.
First, Creation. It strikes me as easy to feel condescending to the writer of Genesis, traditionally thought to be Moses, but we are uncertain. When we see the writer saying, " God made two great lights--the greater to govern the day and the lesser to govern the night," we might be tempted to think, "What a quaint way of saying that." But let's think about it for a moment.
God designed this world to work! When you are awake, there is plenty of light around. When you need to sleep, the big light goes away and the little light comes out, so you don't run into things. How easy it would've been to just have the one light, but God knew we would need these things. The moon's purpose is so huge! It's gravitational pull affects the tides, and the tides have a purpose in the scheme of things. I have to wonder as well, when God made the moon, did he think, "Someday man will stand here and look down at my home for him." Wow! Nearly all of this creation material can be dealved into. It is awesome what God has created.
Okay, a couple of more thoughts. I'm skipping over the fall of man. It's important, but there's too much to cover. Did you notice that in Chapter Five, God appears to take Enoch directly to Heaven or wherever? All throughout Chapter Five it says, "So and so lived x number of years and then he died." But with Enoch it says, "Enoch walked with God 300 years...then he was no more because God took him away." There's some Bible trivia I would've missed.
Also, I would've liked to have known more about the Nephilim in Chapter Six. "They were heroes of old, men of renown." Hmm. Sounds like there were some great stories there that will have to wait.
In Chapter 13, we see Abram and Lot parting ways. They have a practical issue of resources and they decide to part company. How rare is that in history? Everywhere, when resources get scarce, people fight. When the herdsmen began to fight, Abram and Lot just got smart. Note that Lot picked the good land.
Chapter 15 is crucial. Much of history and what has transpired throughout the centuries hinges on the Covenant of God with Abram.
I'm peeking ahead to tomorrow's reading. Looks like Abram uses multiplication instead of addition to increase his decendents. I bet that gets him into trouble!
I hope you had a good day of reading. I'm praying for you. Tune in tomorrow! Comment if you wish.
First, Creation. It strikes me as easy to feel condescending to the writer of Genesis, traditionally thought to be Moses, but we are uncertain. When we see the writer saying, " God made two great lights--the greater to govern the day and the lesser to govern the night," we might be tempted to think, "What a quaint way of saying that." But let's think about it for a moment.
God designed this world to work! When you are awake, there is plenty of light around. When you need to sleep, the big light goes away and the little light comes out, so you don't run into things. How easy it would've been to just have the one light, but God knew we would need these things. The moon's purpose is so huge! It's gravitational pull affects the tides, and the tides have a purpose in the scheme of things. I have to wonder as well, when God made the moon, did he think, "Someday man will stand here and look down at my home for him." Wow! Nearly all of this creation material can be dealved into. It is awesome what God has created.
Okay, a couple of more thoughts. I'm skipping over the fall of man. It's important, but there's too much to cover. Did you notice that in Chapter Five, God appears to take Enoch directly to Heaven or wherever? All throughout Chapter Five it says, "So and so lived x number of years and then he died." But with Enoch it says, "Enoch walked with God 300 years...then he was no more because God took him away." There's some Bible trivia I would've missed.
Also, I would've liked to have known more about the Nephilim in Chapter Six. "They were heroes of old, men of renown." Hmm. Sounds like there were some great stories there that will have to wait.
In Chapter 13, we see Abram and Lot parting ways. They have a practical issue of resources and they decide to part company. How rare is that in history? Everywhere, when resources get scarce, people fight. When the herdsmen began to fight, Abram and Lot just got smart. Note that Lot picked the good land.
Chapter 15 is crucial. Much of history and what has transpired throughout the centuries hinges on the Covenant of God with Abram.
I'm peeking ahead to tomorrow's reading. Looks like Abram uses multiplication instead of addition to increase his decendents. I bet that gets him into trouble!
I hope you had a good day of reading. I'm praying for you. Tune in tomorrow! Comment if you wish.
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