Tuesday, November 22, 2016

An In Depth Outline of the Creation Account



Outline:

God’s Act of Creation (1:1-2:4)

1.      Introduction (1:1)

2.      Day 1 (1:2 – 5)

a.       Earth’s Condition (1:2)

b.      God’s Light (1:3 – 5)

                                                              i.      The Institution of Light (1:3)

1.      God Commands (1:3a)

2.      Creation Obeys (1:3b)

                                                            ii.      The Effect of Light (1:4)

1.      Makes the Unseen Seen (1:4a)

2.      Causes the Darkness to Flee (1:4b)

                                                          iii.      The Result of Light (1:5)

3.      Day 2 (1:6 – 8)

a.       Appointing the Plan (1:6)

b.      Accomplishing the Task (1:7)

c.       Appreciating the Results (1:8)

4.      Day 3 (1:9 – 13)

a.       The Appearance of Dry Land (1:9 – 10)

                                                              i.      Land and Water are Seen (1:9)

                                                            ii.      Land and Water are Named (1:10)

b.      The Sprouting of Vegetation (1:11 – 12)

                                                              i.      God Said (1:11)

                                                            ii.      Creation Did (1:12)

c.       The End of the Day (1:13)

5.      Day 4 (1:14 – 19)

a.       The Constant Purpose of Light (1:14 – 15)

                                                              i.      To Separate Day from Night (1:14a)

                                                            ii.      To Mark Sacred Times (1:14b)

                                                          iii.      To Indicate the Seasons (1:14b)

                                                          iv.      To Number Your Days and Years (1:14c)

                                                            v.      To Give Light on the Earth (1:15)

b.      The Constant Power of Light (1:16 – 18)

                                                              i.      The Creation of Lights (1:16)

1.      The Sun is the Greater Light (1:16b)

2.      The Moon is the Lesser Light (1:16c)

3.      The Stars Also (1:16d)

                                                            ii.      The Placement of Lights (1:17)

                                                          iii.      The Authority of Lights (1:18)

1.      To Rule the Day and the Night (1:18a)

2.      To Separate the Dark from the Light (1:18b)

c.       The Constant Presence of Light (1:19)

6.      Day 5 (1:20 – 23)

a.       God Fashioned Fins and Feathers (1:20 – 22)

                                                              i.      God’s Directive (1:20)

                                                            ii.      God’s Creation (1:21)

1.      Sea Creatures (1:21a)

2.      Winged Birds (1:21b)

                                                          iii.      God’s Blessing (1:22)

b.      God Finalized the Fifth Day (1:23)

7.      Day 6 (1:24 – 31)

a.       The Building of Beasts (1:24 – 25)

                                                              i.      Beasts of the earth (1:25a)

                                                            ii.      Livestock (1:25b)

                                                          iii.      Creeping things (1:25c)

b.      The Making of Man (1:26 – 30)

                                                              i.      God Built Man (1:26 – 27)

1.      The Power of Man (1:26)

2.      The Plurality of Man (1:27)

a.       Male (1:27c)

b.      Female (1:27c)

                                                            ii.      God Blessed Man (1:28 – 30)

1.      What to Do (1:28)

a.       Be Fruitful and Multiply (1:28b)

b.      Rule Over the Earth (1:28c)

2.      What to Eat (1:29 – 30)

a.       Plants Yielding Seed (1:29a)

b.      Fruit Trees (1:29b)

c.       The Culmination of Creation (1:31)

8.      Day 7 (2:1 – 3)

a.       God’s Summation of Creation (2:1)

b.      God’s Suspending of Creation (2:2)

                                                              i.      God Completed Creation (2:2a)

                                                            ii.      God Ceased Creating (2:2b)

c.       God’s Sanctifying of Creation (2:3)

9.      Conclusion (2:4)

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