Blog #1

Genesis 1:1 – 2:4 gives insight to what was before the universe existed. Genesis 1:1 explained that god created all of what we observe and live from nothing. The opening verse states,  “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty…” The first thing I notice is that God is capitalized. This means that God is God and cannot be grouped with any other beings. I am reluctant to call God he or she, rather “it” due to God being one individual above all others with nothing to compare God to. Earth is said to be dark with deep waters all around prior to its creation. Then, god created light, believed light to be good, then separated light from darkness (creating night and day). This allowed for the first day to be completed. On the second day of creation, god created the sky, separating water from the air. On the third day, land was created with the idea of isolating water to one area (which god called the sea). God saw this as good too. The fourth day of creation was when the celestial bodies were created i.e. the moon, sun, stars, etc. The moon and sun were special in its relation to earth. God then created his first creatures blessed by his touch on day five, which were the organisms of the sea and birds of land. On day six of creation, God created the animals that roam the land. This includes all organisms that have not been created in the previous days. God put thought into one special organism that would be superior to all others of the land and sea. God made this organism in his own image, and to his own likeness. This organism was mankind. On the seventh day, god decided to rest and blessed this day. For the first time in my life I realize why there are 7 days in a week and why the 7th day, or as we call “Sunday” is the day of christ and is emphasized in religion. If God created humans to his own likeness, that means that all humans have good that resides within them. If this wasn’t the case, god would not have rested till mankind was good in his own image and likeness.