The Story of Creation

Big Bang Theory?

Bible Study Lesson from Genesis 1:1-2:3

Here is the beginning of a Bible study for the book of Genesis and how it applies to our daily living. The story of creation as presented in these passages of scripture and, believe it or not, seems to support the big bang theory.

But, this passage can also mean the beginning of God's relationship with man (and woman ).

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God's Creation

1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.

8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.

11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so.

12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,

15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.

16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

22 God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.

25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

27 So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.

28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Genesis 2:1-3

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

The Story of Creation

Did the universe just "happen"?

Ask any given scientist or historian and you'll get hundreds of answers. Some say that there was an explosion started from nothing which caused the universe to form.

I'm not sure how you feel about this but I find it very hard to believe that the universe, the sun, the moon, the earth, the oceans & lakes, the animals, the insects, the germs, and people all came about in perfect precision because of a blast from a single atom.

And, who created that single atom?

Big Bang and Creation

However, I also believe in my humble understanding, that this hypothesis fully supports the creation theory and the story of God creating all things.

If the universe was created from nothing, who or what started the process. If you resound that the universe was created - then you need a Creator, don't you?

Creation vs. Intelligent Design

Genesis tells us that God created all things from nothing which ties into the big bang theory and the teachings of intelligent design.

It is just as easy for me to believe that an all-loving, all-knowing God put the universe and the earth together and set it in motion as it is to trust the remarkable story of the big bang theory.

Faith Is Not Science

But, don't think of God's creation in terms of science. He is more than that. God created all of this and made us in His image because He wanted us as His companions and to have somebody to love. It's that simple.

I don't know if I could go through life believing that I am just a freak of nature which just "happened" and put on this earth only to live, work, die, and then be forgotten.

What kind of existence would that be?

Why Are We Here?

According to the Bible, we were placed on this earth to work God's plan He has for all of us.

There is no greater reward than doing what God asks us to do and now, through Christ, we have the promise of eternal life if we only believe.

Hard to Believe?

Is it any less likely that God created the earth and us than to believe that God is just particles in space - gas?

God is not gas. That's very insulting.

Love in Christ

- Bob

Bible Study Lessons from Genesis

Benjamin is set up with a Silver Cup

Joseph Reveals Himself to His Family

Jacob Blesses His Family

Death of Jacob