Day 1 (1:2 – 5)
The earth was without form and void,
and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering
over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was
light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from
the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And
there was evening and there was morning, the first day.[1]
Day 1 of the creation week is the very
beginning of all things. It is where God determined to express His creativity
in a physical universe. It is interesting to note that the term universe
is comprised of two root words: uni (one) and verse (spoken
sentence). When working together the term universe means “single
spoken sentence” which is exactly how Genesis 1 unfolds. God’s
architectural blueprint for Day 1 reveals a chiastic parallelism:
A. Space and time.
B. Heaven (God’s throne).
C. The angelic beings (the hosts of Heaven).
B. Earth (God’s footstool).
A. Light and motion.
At the very beginning of creation we
see that God has set up and established His throne forever. Everything begins
and remains with God on the throne. This gives us great security and freedom
because we know that God is in control and orchestrating the events of each day
in the Genesis account. This first week represents every week of our lives and
gives us reason to trust in the sovereign hand of God in every circumstance that comes our way.
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