THE BEGINNING. -- Genesis 1:26-31; Genesis 2:1-3. GOLDEN TEXT. --_ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth._ -- Genesis 1:1. TIME. --Unknown. Placed by Usher B. C. 4004. PLACE. --Eden. HELPFUL READINGS.-- Genesis 1:1-26; Genesis 2:4-25; John 1:1-5; Hebrews 1:1-5;... [ Continue Reading ]
SO GOD CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE. In the first two Chapter s we meet with four different verbs which express the creative work of God, viz: (1) To create; (2) to make; (3) to form; (4) to build. The first (to create) is used of the creation of the universe (verse 1), of the creation of the great... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE COMMISSION TO MAN. 28. AND GOD BLESSED THEM. The nature of the blessing is explained in the rest of the verse. He made them fruitful, capable of reproducing rational beings like themselves, and gave the empire of the earth and its tenantry to them. REPLENISH THE EARTH, AND SUBDUE IT. It w... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE GIVEN YOU EVERY HERB-BEARING SEED. In this and the following verse are given the provisions made for the sustenance of man and the lower animals. To man is assigned every herb yielding seed, as the different kinds of cereal grains, and every fruit tree, suffering him to choose those which were... [ Continue Reading ]
TO EVERY BEAST OF THE EARTH. To animals there is assigned for food "every green herb." While there are animals that live upon grain or fruits, or even upon other animals, the great source of food of the brute creation is the herbage of the earth. "All flesh is grass," and is either sustained by the... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD SAW EVERYTHING THAT HE HAD MADE AND IT WAS VERY GOOD. He contemplated it and pronounced his approval upon the entire finished creation. Nothing but what was good, unless perverted, could come from the hand of an all-wise and benevolent Creator. Even after the distortion which has been caused by... [ Continue Reading ]