Day6:AnimalsandHumanity(1:24-31)24Elohimsaid,"Lettheearthproducelivingcreaturesaccordingtotheirtype:beastandswarmerandlandanimalaccordingtoitstype.Andithappened.25Elohimmadethelandanimalaccordingtoitstype,andthebeastaccordingtoitstype,andtheswarmerofthegroundaccordingtoitstype.Elohimsawthatitwasgood.26Elohimsaid,"Letusmakehumanityasourimage,accordingtoourlikeness.Andletthemruleoverthefishofthesea,...[
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Day5:BirdsandFish(1:20-23)20Elohimsaid,"Letthewatersswarmwithswarmsoflivingcreatures,andletbirdsflyovertheearthupagainstthebarrieroftheheavens."21Elohimcreatedthegreatseamonstersandeveryteeminglivingcreaturewhichswarmsthewatersaccordingtotheirtype,andeveryflyingbirdaccordingtoitstype.Elohimsawthatitwasgood.22Elohimblessedthembysaying,"Befruitfulandincreaseinnumberandfillthewatersintheseas,andbirds...[
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Day4:HeavenlyLights(1:14-19)14Elohimsaid,"Lettherebelightsinthebarrieroftheheavenstoseparatedayandnight,andletthembeusedforsigns,seasons,days,andyears.15Lettherebelightsinthebarrieroftheheavenstolighttheearth."Andithappened.16Elohimmadethetwogreatlights,thegreatlighttogoverndayandthesmalllighttogovernnightandthestars.17Elohimputtheminthebarrieroftheheavenstolighttheearth,18togoverndayandnight,andt...[
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Day3:DryLandandVegetation(1:9-13)9Elohimsaid,"Letthewaterundertheheavensbegatheredtooneplaceandletdrylandappear."Andithappened.10Elohimcalledthedrygroundearthandthewatersgatheredtooneplacehecalledseas.Elohimsawthatitwasgood.11Elohimsaid,"Lettheearthsproutgreeneryontheearth,seed-producingplants,fruittreesproducingfruitaccordingtotheirtype.Andithappened.12Theearthbroughtforthgreenery,seed-producingp...[
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Day2:WaterBarrier/Dome(1:6-8)6Elohimsaid,"Lettherebeabarrierinthemiddleofthewater,aseparatorbetweenwaterandwater."7Elohimmadethebarrierandseparatedthewaterunderthebarrierfromthewaterabovethebarrier.Andithappened.8Elohimcalledthebarrierheavens.Soeveningandmorningoftheseconddaycameabout.(1:6-8)OntheseconddayGodcreatedasolidbarriertoseparatetheoriginalwatersofchaosintotwomassivebodiesofwater.Thisbarr...[
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Day1:Light(1:3-5)3Elohimsaid,"Lettherebelight!"Andtherewaslight.4Elohimsawthatthelightwasgood,andheseparatedthelightfromthedarkness.5Elohimcalledthelightdayandthedarknesshecallednight.Eveningandmorningofdayonecameabout.(1:3-5)OrionNebulaMosaic,takenbytheHubbleorbitingtelescope.God'sworkofcreatingthingsbeginsatversethree,andthemeansturnsoutnottobemanuallaborbutspeech.WhenGodspeaks,thingshappen.This...[
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Day0:WatersofChaos(1:1-2)ThefirsttwoversesofthePriestlycreationstorydescribetheworldbeforeGodshapeditintoalife-sustainingcosmos.ThencomethesixdaysinwhichGodcreatedtheelementsofthisnewworld.Lastly,theseventhdaymarksthegrandconclusionoftheprocessbytheabsenceofcreatingactivity.ThebookofGenesisreceiveditsHebrewtitlebereshitfromthefirstphraseofitsfirstline,insomeversionstranslated"inthebeginning."Indee...[
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1.PriestlyCreationStory(1:1-2:4a)ThePriestlycreationstoryopenswithanearththatwas"shapelessandvoid."Thisworldwasdominatedbyvastdepthsofominousandunrulywater.IntothewaterywildernessGodinjectedhisvoiceandcreatedlife,alongwiththemeanstosustainit.Firstcamelight,thenthefirmamenttocontrolthewaters,thenlandandvegetationtosustainlife.InsuccessionGodcreatedbirds,fish,terrestrialanimals,andhumanbeings.Separa...[
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A.Creation(1-3)Thedeepesthumanquestionsgiverisetocreationmyth:Whoarewe?Howdidwegethere?Whatisthepurposeoflife?Itisnosurprisethatvirtuallyeverypeoplehasgiventhoughttoultimateoriginsandeveryculturehasshapedcreationmyths(seeSproul1979foracollectionofcreationmythsfromaroundtheworld).TheHebrewBiblecontainsreflectionsoncreationinvariousplaces,includingthePsalms(Psalm33),wisdomliterature(Proverbs8:22-31;...[
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1.CreationtotheFlood(1-7)ThefirsthalfofthePrimevalStorycontainstwoversionsofcreation.Thefirstversioniscomprehensiveinscope,givingaccountofthebigmomentsofworldcreation,yetalsotreatingthecreationofhumansinGod'simage.Thesecondversionmakesonlypassingreferencetothegrandenvironmentanddwellsonhumanorigination.
AfterGodcreatedAdamandEvetheydisregardedtheirmaker'sexplicitcommandnottoeatthefruitfromthet...[
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