Creation
The formation of things which had no previous
existence.
Romans 4:17 As it is written: "I have made you a father of many
nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed--the
God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they
were.
with
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at
God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Effected.
By God.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 2:4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they
were created. When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens-- 5 and no shrub
of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet
sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man
to work the ground,
By Christ.
John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made
that has been made.
John 1:10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through
him, the world did not recognise him.
Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven
and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or
authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
By the Holy Spirit.
Job 26:13 By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the
gliding serpent.
Psalms 104:30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you
renew the face of the earth.
By the command of God.
Psalms 30:9 "What gain is there in my destruction, in my going down
into the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at
God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
In the beginning.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Matthew 24:21 For then there will be great distress, unequalled from
the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equalled again.
In six days.
Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the
sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the
LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Exodus 31:17 It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever,
for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day
he abstained from work and rested.'"
According to God's purpose.
Psalms 135:6 The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on
the earth, in the seas and all their depths.
For God's pleasure.
Proverbs 16:4 The LORD works out everything for his own ends-- even the
wicked for a day of disaster.
Revelation 4:11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive
glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they
were created and have their being."
For Christ.
Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and
on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or
authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
By faith we believe, to be God's work.
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's
command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Order of:
First day, making light and dividing it from
darkness.
Genesis 1:3 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.
Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere,
and separating the waters.
Genesis 1:6 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.
Third day, separating the land from the water,
and making it fruitful.
Genesis 1:9 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.
Fourth day, placing the sun, moon, and stars to
give light, etc.
Genesis 1:14 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.
Fifth day, making birds, insects, and fishes.
Genesis 1:20 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.
Sixth day, making beasts of the earth and man.
Genesis 1:24 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."
God rested from, on the seventh day.
Genesis 2:2 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.
Approved by God.
Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And
there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day.
A subject of joy to angels.
Job 38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted
for joy?
Exhibits.
The deity of God.
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible
qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being
understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
The power of God.
Isaiah 40:26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all
these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by
name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is
missing.
Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the
everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or
weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible
qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being
understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
The glory and handiwork of God.
Psalms 19:1 Psalm 19 For the director of music. A psalm of David.
The wisdom of God.
Psalms 104:24 How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them
all; the earth is full of your creatures.
Psalms 136:5 who by his understanding made the heavens, <His love
endures forever.>
