The Bible : God And The Earth

The biblical metanarrative touches the storyline of the main book, the Bible, from the beginning from Genesis to the end of Revelation. Throughout the bible there are many stories that have a message and come across to Christians that relate to their life. The bible is one book with many events that tells one big story. There are five acts of the biblical metanarrative consists of which are, Act I: The God of Creation, Act II: Sin Enters the World, Act III: God Covenants with Israel, Act IV: Jesus and the New Covenant, and Act V: The Fellowship of believers. Each of these Acts have stories about the life of Jesus that has a meaning Christians relate to.

Genesis places God in the center of the human identity. “So God created man, male and female, in His own image and it was very good (Gen 1:27; 31 emphasis added). Hindson reminds us, “People are created with a God awareness, even lost people with cry out to God when they are in dire trouble.” The human identity was created with God’s heart and character at its core. Genesis 1 distinctly points out that man is part of the original creation not an angel or god that descended from a heavenly domain to populate the

In Genesis one and 2, it provides a full understanding of God’s creations and wisdom of human nature because it is free from evil. God created everything from nothing; to be perfect from his perspective. Human nature is revealed from Genesis one with God creating the Earth and the Heavens and creating the man of his likeness. The Bible explains how God created the man named Adam from the dust and was placed in the Eden’s Garden (Genesis 2:7). Adam helped God to take care of the land and all his creation. The Bible explains, Humanity was created to work and serve, keep the garden (Genesis 2:15). Subsequently, Eve was created; “God had created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27). Adam and Eve would help God because He wanted them to multiply the Earth by taking care of his creations (Hiles & Smith, 2014). God is the sovereign ruler which he created humanity as how he should have wanted. The Bible explains about human nature that God created everything to be distinct from animals and all His creation. Humankind is able to show on our nature because we are capable of reasoning. God created all differently and we were all born naked and pure as Adam and Eve were. God created in his own image that why we all look different; we are unique in His eyes. Also, God created us to be good because we are born innocent of all evil and loving God.

Along with providing information on the origins of the natural world, Genesis also provides insight into how the world was originally intended to function. After God was finished with his creative work, He declared that everything was “very good” (Genesis 1:31). At this point in time, all of creation was living in perfect harmony—until Adam and Eve sinned. After Adam and Eve gave into Satan’s temptation, sin entered the world and changed how the natural world functioned. Genesis chapters 3-11 show continuous examples of how sin infected the natural world. Animals had to be killed (Genesis 3:21 and 4:4), death entered the human race (as can be implied from Genesis

The Bible follows an extremely logical and rational progression of events as God created the world in the seven days of creation. This rigid and systematic process in which God transforms and molds the world foreshadows the rigid and defined right and wrong that becomes an inherent and ubiquitous theme in the Bible such as the events of Adam and Eve and Cane and Abel. Furthermore, this theme is extended as “light is created and separated from darkness to designate day and night,” that there is only right and wrong and no moral ambiguity in between the two extremes of black and white. On the second day, this theme is again underscored when the “sky” was created to separate the water on earth from the water above.” This continual separation and dichotomies of the world demonstrates that God follows a systematic transformation of the creation of the world and this characteristic manifests itself later in his punishments towards Adam and Eve. This recurring theme continues to appear in Jesus’s Last Supper, Abel and Cane, and other biblical stories, further reinforcing the fact that ambiguity is nonexistent.

There were advances being made on the level of impact religion had on society, on account of the need for unity within the people. We see religion and individuality separate and come back together at certain points of time, fluctuating with the constant changes in lifestyle of the inhabitants. Historically, it can be observed that there have been changes in the mindsets of the human race and circumstances that call for a revision of the set definition of any one previously coined phrase or word. For instance, the term “gay” has developed over centuries, surviving a number of different time periods and associated meanings. Sin and virtue can, and do, oscillate with the change in the people whose minds are being held captive to their

In Genesis one and two, it provides a full understanding of God’s creations and wisdom of human nature because it is free from evil. Human nature is revealed from Genesis one with God creating the Earth and the Heavens and creating the man of his likeness. The Bible explains how God created Adam, from dust and was placed in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:7). The Bible explains humanity was created to work and serve (Genesis 2:15). Subsequently, Eve was created; “God had created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him: male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27). Adam and Eve would help God because He wanted them to multiply the Earth by taking care of all of his creation (Hiles & Smith, 2014). God is the sovereign ruler, he created humanity as how he should have wanted. The Bible explains about human nature that God created everything to be distinct from animals and all of His creation. God created us in his own image, which is why we all look different; we are unique in His eyes. Also, God created us to be good because we are born innocent of all evil and loving of God. In addition, we were all born pure as Adam and Eve were. The Bible explains that God was pleased with his creations, “God saw that it was good” (Genesis 1:10-21).

In Genesis, God interacts with Adam by speaking to him face to face. Whether God was giving out instructions or punishment to Adam and Eve, he was always doing it on a personal level. The usual portrayal of God as an omniscient being is instead replaced as mentor to Adam and Eve who is trying to help them understand their existence. This close relationship is shown even when man does something wrong. The only rule that God gives to Adam is that he must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve go on to break the singular rule and be punished; but not to the extent most would think. Before partaking of the fruit God says that, "the day that you eat of it you shall die"(Genesis). Instead of dying, Adam and Eve are removed from the garden and go begin their lives. God punishes them for their actions, but also gives clothes and allows them to take the knowledge they have gained from the tree. Even after breaking the one rule that he has set for them, God allowed them to keep the knowledge they gained to begin mankind. This grace towards humanity is shown once again with Adam and Eve's children, Cain and Abel. Cain kills Abel after God accepts Abel's offering and not his own. Even with Cain having killed his own brother, God still does not punish Cain severally; "you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth"(Genesis). This punishment is especially seen as inadequate as Cain goes on to settle in Nod and have his own family. This mercy by God shows that he was unable to punish humanity even for the most serious of offenses. This lack of punishment shows God's sympathy for mankind because of his close relationship with them. This close relationship stems from God's close bond with mankind because of their similar image and knowledge. This relationship that began as two very similar beings, has further blossomed as God has given great responsibility to

The book of Genesis records the creation of the world and everything in it, as well the early relationship between God and humanity. God creates man, Adam, “from the dust of the ground” (Genesis 2:7) and places him in a paradise on Earth called the garden of Eden, where he also places the tree of knowledge of good and evil. From the man, God creates a woman and tells them that they “may freely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil [they] shall not eat, for in the day that [they] eat of it [they] shall die (Genesis 2:16). Despite this warning, the woman, Eve, is eventually tempted to eat the fruit of the treat and convinces Adam to do the same, causing them to be cast out of the garden. Although Adam and Eve do have free will to do what they

The Drama of Scripture written by Bartholomew and Goheen takes the reader on a journey through the entire Bible in six short “acts.” The first Act discusses creation and the establishment of God’s Kingdom. In the beginning was complete darkness. Then, God created light and divided the heavens and the earth. He then split the waters and the seas, creating dry ground on which the rest of creation could walk. He proceeded to make plants and flowers and the sun, moon, and stars. He created days and seasons and animals of all shapes and sizes. And then, to add the finishing touch, God created men and women, male and female, He created them. The book states that “the Genesis story is given so that we might have a true understanding of the world in which we live, its divine author, and our own place in it” (Bartholomew, 29). Genesis 1-3, the story of Creation, is prevalent because it introduces the author of creation, humanity, and the creation upon which humanity’s drama unfolds.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth. After having created everything on Earth, He made man. “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’”(NIV Genesis 2:15). Thus, He made Eve from the rib of Adam. God told Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge but the evil serpent, who was craftier than them, tricked Eve into eating the fruit. Eve later convinced Adam after having argued with him and he gave in. Both were punished by God for having gone against His word and would suffer the consequences of it. “So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After He drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden a cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life” (Genesis 3:23-24).

The Book of Genesis starts by telling us how God created the Heavens and the earth, day and night, skies and sea, animals, man, and woman. The book of Genesis tells us of God's plan for humanity, the nature of God as our creator, the value of the human life. Genesis answers some of life's questions. Why are we here? How did everything come to be? We are told about man's shortcomings and failures, but we are offered hope. In the story of Adam and Eve, we learn about the consequences of disobedience when Eve listens to the serpent and disobeys God's commands not to eat the fruit from the forbidden tree of knowledge of good and evil. A good question to ask is what was the serpent doing? Was he calling into question God’s trustworthiness? Adam

The book of Genesis starts with God creating the heavens and the earth. He later creates man, Adam, in His own image. Out of man He creates woman, Eve, and He blesses them. They live in the Garden of Eden and are commanded to work and keep the grounds. However, Satan came in and tempted them into sinning by eating the forbidden fruit. They are cast out of the garden, and God promises that a man will come from His offspring to reconcile humanity back to God.

Chapter 1 and 2 of Genesis constitute a complete statement of the Hebrew people in the ancient Near East. They understood the universe from the point of view of why it was created by God, but they did not know and did not even ask how it was created. This worldview uses the principles of their understanding of the relation of God to the universe, their relations with God, their relation to each other, and to the created order . According to Walton, the people were made to function to populate the world and also to rule all other creatures. The description of people is from the image of God. “So God created mankind in his own image, ... God blessed them and said to them … rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1, The Bible: New International Version). Male and female are functional elements here .

atmosphere just one square inch in cross-section weighs about 14.7 pounds”. This only shows that the Bible has already stated facts long before scientists confirmed them.