Ok to begin with the first book in the bible is Genesis….This is the beginning and it is actually the foundation to the understanding of the whole Bible. It is a book that speaks about relationships, like those between God and his creation, between God and us humans and between us humans …… its rather interesting to read how people lived and how we are pretty much the same now…….
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Think about it.. or if you read about it.. the world was formless, empty and dark.. blah.. In six days God created day and night, oceans and sky, land and plants, the sun, moon and stars, fish, birds and land animals. Finally, in His own image He created a man called Adam, the first man.. and a woman called Eve – to help him and be a companion, then placed them in a garden in Eden. God rested on the seventh day – He was very happy with His creation and had great high hopes for the world. So He kicked back and rested and pondered on His creation. Something we should do once a week.. preferably Saturday, just like God did.. Read, ponder or just sit back and take in the wows of this world and be thankful. Our wonderful Earth is approximately 6000 years old, and don't let anyone tell you any different. Here is what I took from the bible.. its in the first few pages of the bible if you want to check it out.
Day 1 - God created light and separated the light from the darkness, calling light "day" and darkness "night." That is light, the earth is round so from the light there is still day and night.. but no sun.. not yet.
Day 2 - God created an expanse to separate the waters and called it "sky." So He separated the water below, from the water above – the sky. Well that is what I get from it. So there was the sea and lakes and oceans.
Day 3 - God created the dry ground and gathered the waters, calling the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters "seas." On day three, God also created vegetation (plants and trees). Everything we needed to live.
Day 4 - God created the sun, moon, and the stars to give light to the earth and to govern and separate the day and the night. These would also serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years.
Day 5 - God created every living creature of the seas and every winged bird, blessing them to multiply and fill the waters and the sky with life.
Day 6 - God created the animals to fill the earth. On day six, God also created man and women – which is Adam and Eve in his own image to commune with him. He blessed them and gave them every creature and the whole earth to rule over, care for, and cultivate.
Day 7 - God had finished His work of creation and so He rested on the seventh day, blessing it and making it holy.
I believe this information was given to Moses when he was up in the mountains with God.. he wrote it down for us to know. God used to dictate to his prophets what He wanted them to write down. So Moses did. You can go into more detail and this is the basics… Our understanding of science should never make us question whether we take God’s word literally of not. If you read the Bible it gives you a consistent account of how the land rose from the sea and its boundaries were set. The action of this is always attributed directly to God. There is no reason to try and explain it in natural terms, it was a creative miracle. If you have any doubts, then check it out. Lack of knowledge is a very bad thing. You should never be unwilling to ever investigate the evidence for creation. Every thing you need to know is right there in the bible.
