Genesis 1:20-23And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Let the waters bring forth abundantly creatures, this would be all the sea creatures. Then God creates fowl that may fly above the earth. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply. AND God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14-19And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
This is stated on day 1: “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night”.
Now it is restated. It also appears He now creates the Sun, Moon and Stars. What was the light on day 1?
Genesis 1:9-13And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called the Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Dry Ground appears and now God calls it Earth. And the waters are called seas. God brings forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind. Earth begins to look like what we now know and so ends Day 3.
Genesis 1:6-8And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
The firmament is put into the waters, with water under and above it and then He calls it Heaven. It appears the earth is surrounded by water with a canopy of water above, surrounding it, protecting the earth. And so, Day 2 ends.
In the Bible, the firmament refers to the celestial arch or vault that separates the earthly realm from the waters above, as described in the Genesis creation narrative. It is often understood as a solid expanse or dome created by God to divide the waters and is associated with the sky or heavens. The “firmament” (from the Latin firmamentum, meaning “sky” or “expanse”) is mentioned 17 times in the King James Version of the Bible and refers to the expanse of the heavens above the earth. Genesis 1:6-8,14,15,17,20 9x Psalm 19:1, 150:1 2x Ezekiel 1:22,23,25,26, 10:1 5x Daniel 12:3 1x = 17x
Genesis 1:2-5And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Look at the description of the Earth: without form, void, dark, covered with water! Then God lit it up by creating light. Then dividing light and dark into time periods called Day and Night. End day One.
Interesting that the term earth is mentioned here. It’s not till day 3 that dry ground is formed and then God calls it earth; And God called the dry land Earth.
Is it Authorized (Commanded) by the Scripture? Before the FLOOD Genesis 4:8-15 Cain killed Abel – Banishment Genesis 6:5 Man’s wicked ways lead to the great flood After the FLOOD Genesis 8:21 “for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth;” Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. Exodus 2:11-15 Moses killed an Egyptian THE LAW The 10 Commandments given to the Jews: No. 6Thou shalt not kill. Exodus 20:13 Exodus 21:12 The Penalty – He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. Consider these: Exodus 21:16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. Exodus 22:2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. Exodus 35:2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Leviticus 20:9-16 Cursing Parents Vs 9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: Adultery Vs 10 … the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. Incest Vs 11-12, 14 … both of them shall surely be put to death; … Homosexual vs 13 … they shall surely be put to death; Bestiality Vs 15-16 … he (she) shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. AGAINST John 8:1-11 The Lord Jesus forgives the Woman caught in Adultery (where is the man?) FOR Matthew 5:21-22Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. FINAL ARGUMENT Romans 13:1-7Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The rest of the chapter details what God did. Have you read it lately? Really read it? Reading Genesis 1:1 seems to say it all. In the beginning refers to the Heaven and Earth that we know, obviously there is more: Where does God exist (live) and the Angles? Just who did the creation? The following is a detailed look at each day: Day 1Genesis 1:2-5 Day 2Genesis 1:6-8 Day 3Genesis 1:9-13 Day 4Genesis 1:14-19 Day 5Genesis 1:20-23 Day 6Genesis 1:24-31 Day 7Genesis 2:1-2 Creation Summary
The Bible is a Revelation from God, of the falloff man, the way of salvation and God’s plan and purpose for the ages. It speaks of: Four Persons: God the father, God the Soin, God the Holy Spiri and Satan Three Places: Earth, Heaven, Hell Three classes of people: Jew, Gentile and Believers The Scriptures were given to man a little at a time, “at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets” Hebrews 1:1, “… holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:21 during a period of 1600 years, from 1492 BC to 100 AD. There are 66 books, 39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament. The books wee written by about 40 different authors. By Kings, David and Solomon, by statesmen, Daniel and Nehemiah, by priests, Ezra, by Moses, raised by Egyptians, by herdsmen, Amos, prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel and Zechariah, a tax collector, Matthew, fisherman, Peter, James and John who “were unlearned and ignorant“ Acts 4:13, a man well versed in Jewish Law, Saul (Paul). The Old and New Testaments were not separate and distinct books, but rather are two halves of a whole. The New in “enfolded” in the Old, and the Old is “unfolded” in the New. One cannot understand Leviticus without Hebrews, or Daniel without Revelation or Isaiah 53 without the Gospels. Hidden in the Old Revealed in the New. Three kinds of language in the Bible: Figurative, Symbolical and Literal. Such expressions as “Harden not your heart” are Figurative, there meaning is made clear by the context. Symbolic language like the description of Nebuchadnezzars’ “Colossus”, Daniel’s “four wild beasts” or Christ in the midst of the “seven candlesticks” are explained either in the same chapter or elsewhere in Scripture. Literal are true statements as “the true gospel is the Death, Burial and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus”. Three things that must be avoided when handled in God’s word: Misinterpretation of Scripture Misapplication of Scripture Dislocation of Scripture We must not overlook the “Parable” form of imparting truth. In the Gospels it is used as a “Mystery Form” of imparting truth. Matthew 13:10-13And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 2 Timothy 3:16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: The Old Testament is preparation for Christ; The Gospels Manifest Him to the world; In Acts He is preached and His Gospel Propagated; in the epistles His gospel is explained; and in Revelation all the purposes of God through Christ are consummated.
Christmas Season is here. Tis the Season to be Jolly! Good Will, Peace on Earth to all men! For most of the people this peace, good will, time to be jolly comes STRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE.
During two to three weeks during this season, hundreds of people will die, simply due to Drinking. Thousands of others will be crippled, maimed, seriously injured. WHY? Because someone thought the way to be happy was to get soused … drunk … blasted!
As many will visit family and friends during the holidays, many (most) will be offered a drink (alcohol). Just to be sociable … many will accept it …. Just to be sociable … Well, what does one little drink hurt? Intoxicating drink is the devil’s best friend. If you are a Christian, that one little drink will at best ruin your testimony for the Lord and bring reproach on His name. At worst it can turn you into an alcoholic … “Oh pooh” says you. I DEFY YOU to show me an acholic who never drank and all of them will say “it was just one little drink”.
Now, let’s see what the Bible says about drinking: Wine, in the scripture was (if alcoholic) a natural fermentation …. Alcohol, hard booze, wasn’t invented until 1790 (after Bible Printed) The Bible records the sins of men, and drink is one of those sins: It never condones Sin.
Deuteronomy 21:20 Punishable by death (under the Law) Proverbs 20:21 Makes FOOLS of men Proverbs 23:20-21 Rewards for drinking … Poverty Proverbs 23:29-35 More results of drunkenness Proverbs 31:4-5 Not for kings (righteous) Proverbs 31:6-7 Only for those without hope
Honoring God for His Gift1 Corinthians 1:7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Making room for HimLuke 2:7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Singing His PraisesLuke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Inquiring of Him Matthew 2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Accepting His GiftRomans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Cheerful giving2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Remembering the poorProverbs 28:27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Sacrifice for othersRomans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Thanks Giving 2 Corinthians 9:15Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
Have a very, merry Christmas. Put Christ in your holiday.
