Creation ( Day Three )

Up until this point (Genesis 1:1-8) God has created the:

• Heavens and the Earth
• Light and Darkness
• Separation of the Waters

Now that the waters have been separated and the waters and heavens created, God now creates the dry land and the seas.

Let’s examine two words in the above verses; dry land and seas. What exactly was created?

Dry Land

Genesis 1:10 God^H430 called^H7121 the dry^H3004 land^H3004 earth^H776, and the gathering^H4723b of the waters^H4325 He called^H7121 seas^H3220…

H3004

yab-baw-shaw’
A feminine noun meaning dry land. This word can be an adjective as well. In all uses, it is contrasted with water. It often describes land formerly covered with water…

This land is in the same condition as when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea with Moses when leaving their bondage in Egypt. The waters were parted and they walked on the dry land [H3004]

Seas

Next we will look at the word seas as defined in verse 10 and learn what was considered as the seas.

H3220

yawm
From an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large river, or an artificial basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south: – sea (X -faring man, [-shore]), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

The seas also include the rivers that run into the seas, the surf, the wave breaks, ocean boundaries and shorelines. When you think about this it in these terms you can see that this was quite an amazing thing that has happened. God commands the waters where to stop; how far the ocean waves are allowed to travel up along the shores, where they will stop, and the distance they can travel from continent to continent. After the dry land ( earth ) and the seas were created, God then created the vegetation and seed bearing plants and trees.

At this point, the earth now contains has rivers and oceans, as well seed bearing plants, fruit trees, food and vegetation^H1877. What is considered vegetation?

H1877

deh’-sheh
From H1876; a sprout; by analogy grass: – (tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.

Day three complete!

Keep an eye out for day’s four to seven!

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Creation ( Day Two )

Now we see that here on day two, after God separated the light from the darkness on day one.
Day One Recap

Genesis 1:2 NASB The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.

God now creates a separation from the waters – the expanse, as we can see in verse six.

Verse 6

Let’s take a closer look at the word expanse in the above verse:

Genesis 1:6 …”Let there be an expanse^H7549

H7549

raw-kee’-ah

From H7554; properly an expanse, that is, the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky: – firmament.

H7554

raw-kah’

A primitive root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by implication to overlay (with thin sheets of metal): – beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch.

Here we can see that in verse six God created a separation in the middle of the waters that separated them, like a skilled craftsman working majestically with his hands, He separated the waters into the heavens and the waters below.

Verse 7-8

What exactly does heaven encompass as specified above? Let’s dive back into the Hebrew text to see!

Genesis 1:8 …God^H430 called^H7121 the expanse^H7549 heaven^H8064

H8064

shaw-mah’-yim, shaw-meh’

The second form being dual of an unused singular; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve): – air, X astrologer, heaven (-s).

Here we see that heaven refers to the sky that we see above; clouds, sky and the atmosphere / space; the universe – the heavens!

And all this beautiful work of God was created on day two.

Days three to seven still to come !

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Creation ( Day One )

Starting off with Genesis 1:1, we see that it was God who created the havens and the earth. Not the big bang theory, spontaneous combustion, or some magical happening that evolved; it was God who created everything in the known Universe.

Genesis 1:1-2 NASB In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (2) The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.

As we continue with the second verse in Genesis, we see that when God created the earth it had no form.

It was a formless void where darkness was over the surface of the deep.

Let’s look at what deep refers to in this verse:

Genesis 1:2 …the surface^H6440 of the deep^H8415

H8415

teh-home’, teh-home’
(Usually feminine) from H1949; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water supply): – deep (place), depth.

From the Hebrew word we can see that, “the deep“, refers to a massive body of water. This mass of water according to verse two had no form and was covered in darkness.

Also notice that in verse two we see that Gods Spirit was moving over the surface of the water.

This is the first time in the Bible, right at the beginning, that the Holy Spirit is mentioned.

Verses 3-5

Next in verses 3 – 5 light was created, and God separated the light from the darkness and called the light day and the darkness night.

This was the first day.

A Thought

One thing that verse four reminds me of is how Jesus (the Light) saves us from the darkness ( sin ).

Only through the Light ( Jesus ) can we be saved from the darkness ( our sinful nature ).

Praise God for His mercy and the gift of salvation…

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Creation ( Overview )

As I am starting over on my journey through the Bible, I wanted to spend a little time studying Genesis chapter 1 in depth.

This first chapter is packed with so much information that if we open our eyes and hearts we will be able to learn a great deal about our Lord and Savior, and how He created the earth and all things living within it, and how He provided for us from the very beginning.

As you study the 31 verses in this chapter, you will see that from the very beginning of the scriptures it talks about:

• The trinity of God
• The purpose of man and woman
• How God provides for His creation
• Mans roles and responsibilities
• Definition of time

To name a few…

In the next few post, I will try and dive a little deeper as best I can to share with you what the Holy Spirit has shared with me.

If I miss anything, I urge you to please post a comment and share your findings as well in this journey through chapter one of Genesis.

I look forward to hearing from you…

PS: There might be a few post in between the series…

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