Reflection Of Genesis 1-11

Genesis 1-11 are the most key chapters for the Christian faith. They establish that God is the creator of all things. These passages show that God is omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (all-powerful), and omnipresent (always there). We base our faith on knowing that God is the one who started it all and is the most powerful out of everyone and everything.

The Natural World

God created the world in 6 real days. Each day had morning and evening and he took the 7th day as a rest day-He called it the “Sabbath”. Even from the very beginning God had created the 7-day week. God formed the world from out of the power of His vocal commands. He gave us the gift of marriage by creating a man from the dust and using one of his ribs to create a suitable match-a woman. “The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called’ woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” (Genesis 2:23 NIV). He blessed their marriage and told them to populate the earth. God made it so that every species repopulated their own kind. When people were first created they were shameless. They were created without clothes and roamed the earth naked. God had Adam (male) and Eve (woman) living in the most glorious place called the “Garden of Eden”. The one rule God had was to not eat the fruit from the tree of good and

God made a covenant (also known as a promise) to Noah and this was the first big promise in the bible. These chapters show that relationships are extremely important to human life. “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become on flesh.” (Genesis 2:24 NIV). This verse indicated that marriage is based between one man and one woman and they are to become one and act as one. God values human relationships dearly and ensures us that this is how we should live to be