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Creation: Where Did Everything Come From?

Who made the world? How did Man come into existence? Where did animal and plant life come from? The Bible contains the record of Creation.

THE ORIGIN
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. [Genesis 1:1]

And thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands […] [Hebrews 1:10]

Of old, thou hast laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. [Psalm 102:25]

WHO CREATED ALL THINGS?
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth […] Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, YHWH, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding. [Isaiah 40:26, 28]

God […] hath in these last days spoken unto us by his son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. [Hebrews 1:1, 2]

He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by names. Great is our Lord and of great power: His understanding, there is no number. [Psalm 147:4, 5]

HOW WERE THE HEAVENS MADE?
By the word of YHWH were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth […] For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. [Psalm 33:6, 9]

In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. [John 1:1-3]

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens […] [Job 26:13]

ORIGIN AND PURPOSE: WHY WAS THE WORLD CREATED?
For thus saith YHWH that created the heavens; 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 YHWH, and there is none else […] Look unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God and there is none else. [Isaiah 45:18, 22]

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even thy holy temple. By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea. [Psalm 65:4, 5]

CAN WE BE SURE THAT EACH DAY OF THE CREATION WEEK WAS A 24 HOURS PERIOD?
The first chapter of Genesis gives a definite record of each day’s work, and there’s a positive marking of the exact duration of each day. Each day consists of two parts: Light and Dark. In YHWH’s plan, the setting of the sun marks the close of each day. Sometimes, it’s suggested that the concept of a “day” may be an indefinite period of time. But a study of the Hebrew manuscripts reveals that when the word “day” is herein used, it’s done so with a definite number as an adjective — thus indicating a single demarcated (i.e., 24 hours) period.

HOW WAS MAN BROUGHT INTO EXISTENCE?
And YHWH God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. [Genesis 2:7]

And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul […] [1 Corinthians 15:45]

Like as a father pitieth his children, so YHWH pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. [Psalm 103:13, 14]

WHAT PRINCIPLES HAVING TO DO WITH MAN’S CONDUCT ARE REVEALED IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS, CHAPTER 2

• YHWH created, appointed and sanctified the Sabbath (verses 1-3)
• YHWH gave labor (verse 15)
• YHWH placed restraint on Man. Man was to manifest self-control and acknowledge YHWH’s ownership. The tree of knowledge of good and evil became the test of Man’s obedience (verses 16, 17)
• YHWH gave marriage. This was the foundation of the home and human society (verses 18, 24).

WANT TO LEARN MORE?
How Evolution Flunked the Science Test
Mammoth Support for Devolution
From Creation to Restoration [51 minutes video]
Ten Reasons to Reconsider the First Three Days’ Source of Light
Questions on Day and Night

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Thus saith YHWH, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am YHWH that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself. [Isaiah 44:24]