Understanding Genesis | Genesis 1

Описание: Genesis 1 is not merely the Bible’s introduction to creation.

It is a theological declaration of authority written into a world saturated with pagan creation myths, cosmic deities, and spiritual confusion.
Where ancient cultures told stories of gods emerging from chaos, battling monsters, and forming reality through violence, Genesis declares something radically different:

-God does not fight to create.
-He does not evolve into being.
-He does not compete with chaos.
-He speaks — and reality obeys.

In this teaching, we uncover how Genesis 1 systematically dismantles pagan cosmology and re-centers the universe around the authority of the one true God — while simultaneously restoring human dignity and identity as God’s royal image-bearers.

You will discover:
• Why “In the beginning” refers to an ordering period — not a moment
• What “formless and empty” actually meant in the ancient world
• Why light is created before the sun
• How Genesis strips the sun, moon, and sea monsters of divine status
• Why humans are created as rulers, not slaves
• And how Genesis 1 is actually theological warfare — not science fiction

Genesis does not just tell you how the world began. It tells you who rules it — and why you matter. Before sin entered the story… You were already crowned.

Primary Scholarly Works
• Walton, John H. — The Lost World of Genesis One
• Walton, John H. — The Lost World of Adam and Eve
• Walton, John H. — Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
• Walton, John H. — The Lost World of the Flood

Supporting ANE / Creation Context
• John H. Walton & J. Harvey Walton — Demons and Spirits in Biblical Theology
• Michael S. Heiser — The Unseen Realm
• N. M. Sarna — Genesis (JPS Torah Commentary)
• K.A. Kitchen — Ancient Orient and Old Testament