Genesis 1

Gen. 1:20-23 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

Genesis 1 Gen. 1:20-23 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.

Gen 1:20-23 And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." Genesis 1

Gen 1:20-23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

Day Five: Animals Each according to their own kind Kind = phylum, group of species Development with each kind Genesis 1

Gen 1:24-25 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. Genesis 1

Gen 1:24-25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1

Day Six: Animals Multiply Genesis 1

Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." Genesis 1

Day Six: Mankind Let us make man... Elohim God created man... bara... from nothing “One of the great statements of the Word of God” Genesis 1

Man in God's Image Trinitarian composition Physical, mental, spiritual 1 Thess 5:23 May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Genesis 1

Man in God's Image More than sprit/soul/body trinity To be expanded upon in Gen 2 Man is a free moral agent Genesis 1

Male and Female How male & female in Gen 2 Details beyond that are by faith Genesis 1

Heb 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Genesis 1 Something from Nothing Creation was made this way Evolution cannot explain ex nihilo We cannot explain it either God did it!

Gen 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Genesis 1

Be Fruitful & Increase Sex invented by God Many think that they know better! Genesis 1

Methods of Creation Direct creation: produced Adam Indirect creation: produced Eve Virgin birth: incarnated Christ Natural generation: well known today Genesis 1

Procreation Perverted God invented it God's way works Many think that they know better “Some call it art” God never intended for sex misuse Genesis 1

Free Choice God gave man free will, free choice With this comes moral responsibility Genesis 1

Subdue the Earth Basis of learning and science Prov. 25:2: It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Genesis 1

Hidden Treasure Beneath Earth surface In God's Word Genesis 1

Rule Over the Earth Jesus calmed storms & fed 1000's Adam may have been able to do this Until the fall Genesis 1

Gen 1:29 Then God said, "I give you every seed- bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. Genesis 1

Herbivore Man ate only vegetation Till after flood Genesis 1

Gen 1:30-31 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground— everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so. Genesis 1

Gen 1:30-31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. Genesis 1

Gen 1 Summary God mentioned 32 times No attempt to prove existence of God Fool says in his heart: no God (Ps 14:1) God is the One Who created all By faith (Rom 1:20; Heb 11:23) Genesis 1

Gen 1 Summary Denies polytheism  One God created all It all had a beginning  Matter is not eternal Genesis 1

Gen 1 Summary Denies pantheism  God is before all things  God is apart from all things Denies fatalism  God acts upon His free will

Genesis 1 Striking Features in Gen 1 Order Progress Promptness Perfection

Genesis 1 References J. Vernon McGee Commentary

Genesis 1