“In the beginning”
Night 1 – The Divine Plan
Seedbed of the Bible
Challenge:
EVERYTHING in the Bible comes out of
Genesis 1-3
ALL Doctrines and Principles found in
the Bible originate from Genesis 1-3
THM: We must value, understand and interpret correctly!
“In the beginning God”
1 Cor
8v6
Prov
8v22-31
Isa
40v21
Yahweh
Elohim
John
1v1-14
Isa
41v4
Isa
57v15
A God of Purpose
“Declaring the end from the
beginning, and from ancient
times the things that are not yet
done, saying, My counsel shall
stand, and I will do all my
pleasure” (Isa 46v10)
“God himself that formed the
earth and made it; he hath
established it, he created it not
in vain, he formed it to be
inhabited: I am the LORD; and
there is none else” (Isa 45v18)
“He hath made every thing
beautiful in his
time…whatsoever God doeth, it
shall be for ever…and God doeth
it, that men should fear before
him” (Ecc 3v11, 14)
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to
receive glory and honour and
power: for thou hast created all
things, and for thy pleasure
they are and were created.”
(Rev 4v11)
THM: God is in control. TRUST Him! Rom 8v28-31
Genesis Breakup
Prologue
Chapter 1v1
General Account
Chapter 1v2-2v3
Overview of entire work
Specific Account
Chapter 2v4-2v25
Focus on Man & Woman
Structure of Creation
And the Earth was without
FORM
and
EMPTY
v3-5
1. Realm of Light
4. Creation of
Light to Rule
v14 19
v6-8
2. Realm of Sky &
Sea
5. Creation of
Birds & Sea
creatures
v20 23
v9 13
3. Realm of Land,
Plants
6. Creation of
Animals. Man!
v24 31
7. Heavens and Earth Finished. God Rested
Divine Hierarchy
“And God SAID…”
Divine Word
Isa 55v8-11
“I have sworn by myself, the
word is gone out of my
mouth in righteousness, and
shall not return (empty),
That unto me every knee
shall bow, every tongue shall
swear.” (Isa 45v23)
Days 1,4
•HEAVEN
Days 2,5
•SKY
Days 3,6
•EARTH
“Thy will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven”
Power of 7
Number of Perfection!
First sentence of Gen 1 made up of 7 words*
Second sentence made up of 14 words
Word “God” occurs 35 times
Word “earth” occurs 21 times in Gen 1*
Word “heaven” occurs 21 times in Gen 1*
“And it was so” occurs 7 times
“God saw that it was good” occurs 7 times
Account of 7th day has 35 words
Verb “bara” (“create”) used 7 times
(*Masoretic Text, same Hebrew words)
Interpreting Genesis
How does God work?
Interpreting Genesis?
Barak – 10,000 men
Kingdom (1000 yrs)?
Gideon – 300 men
Heb 4v1-10
Jesus – 3 days
= “God did rest the 7th
day from all His work”
God – 7 days
HOW God works is based on WHY! PLAN precedes the EVENT!
A REVELATION of LITERAL events – PRINCIPLES behind FACTS!
Elpis Israel
Let the reader peruse the history of creation as a
revelation to himself as the inhabitant of the earth. It
informs him of the order in which things narrated
would have developed themselves to his view, had he
been placed on a rock, the spectator of the events
detailed. (Bro Thomas)
Literal Contradictions?
Day 1 – Light created. Day 4 – Sun. Contradiction?
“Made” (v16) – means to appoint, place in
arrangement for seasons and pattern.
Light and Sun symbol of Christ.
1 Pet 1v20, 2 Tim 1v9-10
Christ’s light proceeded his actual birth!
“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self
with the glory which I had with thee before the world
was” (John 17v5)
Order in Creation
“God saw that it was Good…very Good”
Occurs 7 times
“After its kind”
God designated boundaries in all living things
Stg: “species”…more scientifically an “Order”
“Whose seed is in itself”
Built in reproductive mechanism
Blueprint for adaption & variety
God’s Promise
“Darkness on earth”
“Let there be Light”
“The evening…”
“…and the morning”
THM: “For now is our salvation nearer than when we
believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on
the armour of light” (Rom 13v11-12)
God is Light
“Let there be Light…”
“And there shall be no night there; and they need no
candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God
giveth them light: and they shall reign forever and
ever” (Rev 22v5)
Divine Pattern
God’s Work
Week
Gen 1
Man’s Work
Week
Ex 20v8-11
Man’s time
of Release
Lev 25
God’s time
of Release
Divine Purpose

God had a focus – a special creation…
Days 1-6
World & all for
in it
Day 6
Man
for
Day 7
God’s
Rest
“Image and Likeness”
Isa 45v18 “I formed it to be INHABITED” – Heb “A place to dwell”.
God dwells in us when we reflect & manifest Him.
THM: Render to God the things that are God’s!
Divine Focus
Heb 1
Col 1
John 17
JESUS
CHRIST
Framed the Ages
1. Separate: Light &
Darkness
Word (light) preached to man. Called out of darkness
(1 Pet 2v9, 2 Cor 4v6, 1 John 1v5)
2. Separate:
Waters Sky & Sea
Separation of Sons of God from Daughters of Men.
Abraham called out, to “things above”
3. Separate: Sea &
Dry Land. Plants
Separation of Israel from sea of nations. God’s seed
planted in Promised Land
4. Appointed: Sun,
Moon & Stars
“In fullness of time” God sent His Son (sun of
Righteousness Mal 4). Moon (Ecclesia) reflects!
5. Appointed: Sky
& Sea Animals
Gospel preached to “all creatures” resulting in “new
creation”, called to “things above” (Col 3)
6. Appointed: Land
Animals. MAN
Final creation, from dust (resurrection). Preparation
for marriage of Christ to Bride.
7. God’s Rest
Finally all labour ceased – God’s Millennial Rest and
1000 year reign of Christ & Saints over creation
Christ & the Ecclesia
Christ
Ecclesia
Sun “greater
light, rule day”
Moon “lesser
light” (reflected)
to rule night”
“In the image of
God created He
HIM…”
“…Male and
female created
He THEM”
Formed man 1st
from “dust of
ground”(2v7)
Formed woman
2nd “out of man”
(2v22)
Next Class…
Night 2 – The Divine Allegory
Night 3 – Divine Salvation