Book Of Genesis Analysis
Is there a God? How was the world formed? How did it come into existence? In Genesis 1:11, it offers insight into these questions and many more. It sets the foundation on how I view the world. Do I believe in a creator or creation? Do my values and morals line up with the word of God? The book of Genesis can offer us much truth and understanding as we go back through history to learn about the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and civilization.
“In the beginning there was no earth. Only a formless mass without shape” (Genesis 1:1a) Moses describes the events of creation to last six days, with God resting on the seventh. Ed Hindson recalls the events as “instantaneously spoken into existence.” A verbal command given by the …show more content…
If we look into the characteristics of God we would see He is love, He is holy, pure, and righteous. God intends for our human identity to follow his example. After all, he said, “Let us” make man in our image. Our identity then should be found in Jesus Christ. God created us for a purpose. He wanted to have fellowship with us, to commune with us, to have a loving relationship with us. He gave us a spirit of creativity just like his, the desire to appreciate beautiful things. To love good and hate evil. Unfortunately along with our human identity we were also given a free will. We were given the opportunity to choose sin over obedience, a wrong over a right, a delicious fruit over dependency on God. The fall brought upon by man changed the way man would be created, no longer in the perfect image of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but in the likeness of our human parent. “When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.” (Genesis 5:3 …show more content…
No confusion, no cross communication, no need for an interpreter. “At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.” (Genesis 11:1 NLT) The people were united, ready to build a city. Not just any city, a city with a stairway to heaven. They wanted to be renowned for erecting this great tower, and not to be spread out all over the globe. “…they said, Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.” (Genesis 11:4 NLT) So the Deity watched his people join together in perfect unity, seeking to obtain security in this city and tower. Dejectedly they hardened their hearts against Jehovah. So to stop this ungodly construction, the Triune God confused their language; no longer could they understand each other. No longer would they speak in one tongue, they would be divided and scattered across the face of the
“In the beginning there was no earth. Only a formless mass without shape” (Genesis 1:1a) Moses describes the events of creation to last six days, with God resting on the seventh. Ed Hindson recalls the events as “instantaneously spoken into existence.” A verbal command given by the …show more content…
If we look into the characteristics of God we would see He is love, He is holy, pure, and righteous. God intends for our human identity to follow his example. After all, he said, “Let us” make man in our image. Our identity then should be found in Jesus Christ. God created us for a purpose. He wanted to have fellowship with us, to commune with us, to have a loving relationship with us. He gave us a spirit of creativity just like his, the desire to appreciate beautiful things. To love good and hate evil. Unfortunately along with our human identity we were also given a free will. We were given the opportunity to choose sin over obedience, a wrong over a right, a delicious fruit over dependency on God. The fall brought upon by man changed the way man would be created, no longer in the perfect image of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but in the likeness of our human parent. “When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.” (Genesis 5:3 …show more content…
No confusion, no cross communication, no need for an interpreter. “At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words.” (Genesis 11:1 NLT) The people were united, ready to build a city. Not just any city, a city with a stairway to heaven. They wanted to be renowned for erecting this great tower, and not to be spread out all over the globe. “…they said, Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.” (Genesis 11:4 NLT) So the Deity watched his people join together in perfect unity, seeking to obtain security in this city and tower. Dejectedly they hardened their hearts against Jehovah. So to stop this ungodly construction, the Triune God confused their language; no longer could they understand each other. No longer would they speak in one tongue, they would be divided and scattered across the face of the