Genesis
1 – 3
Creation to the Fall in Three Short Chapters
Genesis 1:1 has to be considered the most important verse in
the Bible today:
In the beginning, God created everything: the heavens above and the earth below. Here’s what happened:
The
key to the Bible is here, since if you have a tough time believing “God created
everything” then the rest of this book is more a story with good morals. Think
about how significant that statement is and how faith in this is critical. I
could spend hours upon hours discussing the scientific aspects of how Genesis 1
can be proven as true, but will save space by suggesting you search “Walter
Veith” for a clear scientific explanation on this subject. The key is faith and
belief that Genesis 1 is true and not allow the atheists/ Satanist to sway you
into thinking otherwise.
Genesis
1:26 mentions man’s rule of the species:
Now let Us
conceive a new creation—humanity—made in Our image, fashioned
according to Our likeness. And let Us grant them authority over all the
earth—the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, the domesticated animals
and the small creeping creatures on the earth.
Notice how God has given us rule over the
domesticated animals and small creeping creatures but not the wild animals
described in verse 24. That makes one understand more fully why it is almost
impossible to tame a wild beast today, the Bible is clear we do not have
dominion over them. Notice how in verse 30 all the creatures from verse 24 are
mentioned:
As for all the wild animals, the birds in
the sky, and every small
creeping creature—everything that breathes the breath of life—I have given them
every green plant for food.
Also notice how everyone was vegan!! There
was no consumption of flesh, even by the wild animals. This may be why the lion
and the lamb could hang together without one becoming a snack.
On day 6 God created mankind, but did not
detail Adam and Eve until chapter 2. Why was this. Also, where did Cain and
Abel get their wives? These are big questions that are difficult to explain.
Many believe that Cain married his sister while others believe they were there
with them. I tend to fall on the side that humankind was created, and that Adam
and Eve were created to head the “Chosen People”. So where most believe Adam
and Eve are the head of ALL mankind, one might suggest that they are just the
head of the Jewish people through which the Messiah was to come.
Verse 3:12 is the start of the blame game:
It was she! The woman You gave me as
a companion put the fruit in my hands, and I ate it.
And then it continues where no one can take
responsibility. It’s ALWAYS someone else’s fault. The last president I knew
that really lived by that was Truman, who said “the buck stops here” when it
came to responsibility. I wish the most recent bunch of occupants of the White
House were as honorable. I think the most IMPORTANT thing to take from these
chapters is this lesson! When you mess up, take responsibility and your
punishment will be less. 1 John 1:9 gives us the ability to “own it” and
confess to God. Continue to do this to
hold your salvation true.