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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