I.
God's creation
1:1—2:25
A.
God's desire and purpose
1:1—2:3
1.
God's original creation
1:1
Gen. 1
:1
1:1
1aIn the
2beginning 3God 4bcreated the
5heavens and the earth.
2.
Judgment and corruption
1:2a
3.
God's restoration and further creation
1:2b—2:3
a.
The Spirit, the word, and the light coming, the first day
1:2-5
Gen. 1
:2
1:2
1But the earth became
awaste and emptiness, and
2darkness was on the surface of the
3deep,
4and the
5bSpirit of God was brooding upon the surface of the waters.
Gen. 1
:3
1:3
And God
1asaid, Let there be
blight; and there was light.
Gen. 1
:4
1:4
And God saw that the light was
agood, and God
1bseparated the light from the darkness.
Gen. 1
:5
1:5
And God called the light
aDay, and the darkness He called Night. And
bthere was evening and there was morning, one day.
b.
The waters under the expanse separated from the waters above the expanse, the second day
1:6-8
Gen. 1
:6
1:6
And God
asaid, Let there be an
1expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it
2bseparate the waters from the waters.
Gen. 1
:7
1:7
And God made the expanse and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the
awaters which were above the expanse, and it was so.
Gen. 1
:8
1:8
And God called the expanse Heaven. And
athere was evening and there was morning, a second day.
1
c.
The earth separated from the seas and the plant life generated, the third day
1:9-13
Gen. 1
:9
1:9
And God
asaid, Let the waters under the heavens be
bgathered together into one place, and let the
1cdry land appear; and it was so.
Gen. 1
:10
1:10
And God called the dry land
1Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called
1Seas; and God saw that it was
agood.
Gen. 1
:11
1:11
And God
asaid, Let the earth
bsprout 1grass, herbs yielding seed,
and fruit trees bearing fruit
caccording to their kind with their seed in them upon the earth; and it was so.
Gen. 1
:12
1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed
aaccording to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with their seed in them
aaccording to their kind; and God saw that it was
bgood.
Gen. 1
:13
1:13
And athere was evening and there was morning, a third day.
d.
The light-bearers appearing, the fourth day
1:14-19
Gen. 1
:14
1:14
And God
asaid, Let there be
1blight-bearers in the expanse of heaven to separate the day from the night, and let them be for
2csigns and for seasons and for days and years;
Gen. 1
:15
1:15
And let them be light-bearers in the expanse of heaven to give light on the earth; and it was so.
Gen. 1
:16
1:16
And God
1amade the two great light-bearers, the
2greater light-bearer to rule the day and the
3lesser light-bearer to rule the night, and the
4bstars.
Gen. 1
:17
1:17
And God
aset them in the expanse of heaven to give light on the earth
Gen. 1
:18
1:18
And to
1rule over the day and over the night and to
1separate the light from the darkness, and God saw that it was
agood.
Gen. 1
:19
1:19
And athere was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
e.
The living creatures in the water and in the air generated, the fifth day
1:20-23
Gen. 1
:20
1:20
And God
asaid, Let the waters swarm with swarms of
1bliving animals, and let
2birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of heaven.
Gen. 1
:21
1:21
And God created the
agreat sea creatures and every living animal that moves, with which the waters swarmed, according to their kind, and every winged bird
baccording to its kind; and God saw that it was
cgood.
Gen. 1
:22
1:22
And God
ablessed them, saying, Be
bfruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.
Gen. 1
:23
1:23
And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
f.
The living creatures on the earth generated, the sixth day
1:24-31
1)
The animals of the earth
vv. 24-25
Gen. 1
:24
1:24
And God said, Let the earth bring forth
aliving animals
baccording to their kind,
1cattle and
2creeping things and
1animals of the earth
baccording to their kind; and it was so.
Gen. 1
:25
1:25
And God made the animals of the earth
aaccording to their kind and the cattle according to their kind and everything that creeps on the ground
aaccording to its kind, and God saw that it was
bgood.
2)
Man
vv. 26-28
a)
The conference of the Godhead
v. 26
Gen. 1
:26
1:26
And God said,
1Let aUs make
2bman cin Our
3dimage, according to Our
elikeness; and let
4them have
5fdominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of heaven and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every
6creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
b)
Created by God male and female
v. 27
Gen. 1
:27
1:27
And God created man
ain His own image; in the image of God He created him;
bmale and female He
ccreated them.
c)
Blessed by God to be fruitful
v. 28
Gen. 1
:28
1:28
And God
ablessed them; and God said to them, Be
bfruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and
1subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of heaven and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
3)
Man and all other living creatures satisfied by God's provision
vv. 29-30
Gen. 1
:29
1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb that produces seed that is on the surface of all the earth and every tree
1which has fruit that produces seed; they shall be for you as
2afood.
Gen. 1
:30
1:30
And to every animal of the earth and to every bird of heaven and to everything that creeps upon the earth, in which is a living soul,
I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.
4)
Everything being very good to God
v. 31
Gen. 1
:31
1:31
And God saw everything that He had made, and indeed, it was
1very agood. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
