A Study of the Scriptures: All the Stories in the Bible.
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Now, skeptics love to ask the question: "If God created everything, then who created God?"
However, what they fail to understand is that they are thinking in linear terms of "time", though. God created our concept of linear time at the Beginning during the creation. God is eternal and always existing as a part of His natural being. In other words, when Jesus answered the Pharisees he said,
"Before Abraham was, I AM." (John 8:58)
Jesus did not say "I Was"
Jesus said He was " I AM ."
Meaning His present moment declaration to their concept of linear time is a statement that He always existed.
So in our first chapter of God's Story, we have God always existing.
The "I AM."
However, what they fail to understand is that they are thinking in linear terms of "time", though. God created our concept of linear time at the Beginning during the creation. God is eternal and always existing as a part of His natural being. In other words, when Jesus answered the Pharisees he said,
"Before Abraham was, I AM." (John 8:58)
Jesus did not say "I Was"
Jesus said He was " I AM ."
Meaning His present moment declaration to their concept of linear time is a statement that He always existed.
So in our first chapter of God's Story, we have God always existing.
The "I AM."
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So in our 1st Chapter of God's Story before the world we have:
#1. A love between God the Father and God the Son (John 17:24).
#2. The Son sharing in a glory with God the Father (John 17:5).
#3. God choosing us in Him as His Elect (Ephesians 1:4).
#4. God promising us eternal life (Titus 1:2).
#5. God pre-planning in His mind or by some other means, the Kingdom of God (Matthew 25:34).
#6. God (the " I AM ") who is ever existing and ever present (Who is outside any concept of our version of linear time).
#1. A love between God the Father and God the Son (John 17:24).
#2. The Son sharing in a glory with God the Father (John 17:5).
#3. God choosing us in Him as His Elect (Ephesians 1:4).
#4. God promising us eternal life (Titus 1:2).
#5. God pre-planning in His mind or by some other means, the Kingdom of God (Matthew 25:34).
#6. God (the " I AM ") who is ever existing and ever present (Who is outside any concept of our version of linear time).
The other thing that appears to exist before the creation is "water in darkness."
For Genesis 1:2 says,
"...darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
This is before Day 1, when God brings forth "Light."
Which parallels the New Testament. The Word was made flesh. A Light to men who were lost and in darkness.
However, I believe Light is a part of God's natural being and that God can choose to reveal that Light into our physical world (If He so chooses).
So we can add that before the Creation in God's 1st Chapter:
#1. Light (God) existed.
#2. Darkness existed.
#3. Water existed (And is not created as a part of the six day creation).
For Genesis 1:2 says,
"...darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
This is before Day 1, when God brings forth "Light."
Which parallels the New Testament. The Word was made flesh. A Light to men who were lost and in darkness.
However, I believe Light is a part of God's natural being and that God can choose to reveal that Light into our physical world (If He so chooses).
So we can add that before the Creation in God's 1st Chapter:
#1. Light (God) existed.
#2. Darkness existed.
#3. Water existed (And is not created as a part of the six day creation).
In our 1st Chapter of God's Story, before the Creation - There is God.
Focusing in on God, we notice that He has certain attributes. Here are God's Attributes:
1. God is Omni-Temporal (Eternal).
2. God is Omniscient (All knowing).
3. God is Omnipotent
(Sovereign and all powerful; Doctrine of Immanence is implied in this).
4. God is Omni-Righteous
(God is love. He is always loving, Good, Morally upright always; Even in His anger He loves).
5. God is Omni-Present
(Capable of Being Present in all locations).
6. God is Self Sufficient
(Aseity; Eternally: God does not need anything or anyone to survive or to be happy or complete).
7. God is Immutable
(Unchanging; God's Spirit in essence and being will never change, nor will His good character).
8. God is Holy
(God is Holy and divine; This means He is perfect, pure, without spot, blameless, and sacred).
9. God is Spirit
(Transcendent and beyond the physical universe).
10. God is Triune
(The Lord our God is one God who exists as three persons: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost).
11. God is Light
(God can put forth Light from His being).
12. God is Infinite
(As in relation to essence of His divine being or Spirit: God is not subject to physical limitations (like man)). (For with God, nothing is impossible).
Note: Oh, and for the brevity of this post and to keep things flowing, I decided to not provide any verses for the above list. For one can easily research God's Attributes and find Scripture that backs them up quickly on their own. The point of this 1st Chapter of God's Story is to think about Him.
Focusing in on God, we notice that He has certain attributes. Here are God's Attributes:
1. God is Omni-Temporal (Eternal).
2. God is Omniscient (All knowing).
3. God is Omnipotent
(Sovereign and all powerful; Doctrine of Immanence is implied in this).
4. God is Omni-Righteous
(God is love. He is always loving, Good, Morally upright always; Even in His anger He loves).
5. God is Omni-Present
(Capable of Being Present in all locations).
6. God is Self Sufficient
(Aseity; Eternally: God does not need anything or anyone to survive or to be happy or complete).
7. God is Immutable
(Unchanging; God's Spirit in essence and being will never change, nor will His good character).
8. God is Holy
(God is Holy and divine; This means He is perfect, pure, without spot, blameless, and sacred).
9. God is Spirit
(Transcendent and beyond the physical universe).
10. God is Triune
(The Lord our God is one God who exists as three persons: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost).
11. God is Light
(God can put forth Light from His being).
12. God is Infinite
(As in relation to essence of His divine being or Spirit: God is not subject to physical limitations (like man)). (For with God, nothing is impossible).
Note: Oh, and for the brevity of this post and to keep things flowing, I decided to not provide any verses for the above list. For one can easily research God's Attributes and find Scripture that backs them up quickly on their own. The point of this 1st Chapter of God's Story is to think about Him.
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Chapter 2: - God's Creation.
(A Continuation of Story #1 - God's Story (The Word))
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. (Genesis 1:1-11).
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. (Genesis 1:12-19).
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. (Genesis 2:18). (a) And out of the ground the LORD God formed ... (d) every fowl of the air; (Genesis 2:19-a & Genesis 2:19-d). (c) "...and..." (Genesis 2:19-c)
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. (Genesis 1:20-24).
(a) And out of the ground the LORD God formed (b) every beast of the field, (Genesis 2:19-a, Genesis 2:19-b).
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. (Genesis 1:25-26).
(A Continuation of Story #1 - God's Story (The Word))
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. (Genesis 1:1-11).
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. (Genesis 2:5-6).
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; .... (Genesis 2:8-a).
And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. (Genesis 2:9-14).
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; .... (Genesis 2:8-a).
And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. (Genesis 2:9-14).
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. (Genesis 1:12-19).
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. (Genesis 2:18). (a) And out of the ground the LORD God formed ... (d) every fowl of the air; (Genesis 2:19-a & Genesis 2:19-d). (c) "...and..." (Genesis 2:19-c)
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. (Genesis 1:20-24).
(a) And out of the ground the LORD God formed (b) every beast of the field, (Genesis 2:19-a, Genesis 2:19-b).
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. (Genesis 1:25-26).
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26 ¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his {own} image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. {moveth: Heb. creepeth}
29 ¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein {there is} life, {I have given} every green herb for meat: and it was so. {life: Heb. a living soul}
31 ¶ And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, {it was} very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}
26 ¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his {own} image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. {moveth: Heb. creepeth}
29 ¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein {there is} life, {I have given} every green herb for meat: and it was so. {life: Heb. a living soul}
31 ¶ And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, {it was} very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}
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While I appreciate the thought, this is unlike the Psalm thread (Where folks post the next chapter, etc.). This is different kind of Bible Study that invites a person to study the Stories in the Bible and to offer comments and Scripture. As stated in my OP (Original Post), I will put forth the stories in chronological order and folks can then make comments on that story. If someone disagrees with my chronology or what defines an actual story, I would encourage people to PM (Private Message) me about it instead.
Hope you understand.
And I hope you continue to comment on the stories I put forth.
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Jehovah God gave the first man Adam the privilege of naming the inferior creatures.
Gen. 2:19
"19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought {them} unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that {was} the name thereof. {Adam: or, the man}"
Gen. 2:19
"19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought {them} unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that {was} the name thereof. {Adam: or, the man}"
To comment on God's chapter of Creation within God's Story:
Well, I want to say that God creates certain things so as to fill them with other things.
God creates things and or spaces and then fills them. On Day 1 God brings forth Light so that it can be filled or filtered thru the sun, and the stars. On Day 2, God creates the Heavens and then fills them. He fills the Heavens of Outerspace with the sun, the moon, the stars, and He fills the Heavens of the Sky with birds. On Day 3, God brings forth land and vegetation so that it can be filled with animals of all kinds and man. In fact, the heavens itself is described as a tent (curtain) in the Scriptures (Isaiah 40:22). God exists beyond His creation and He also can fill or live within it, too. For God desires to fill men's hearts and to live within them.
Well, I want to say that God creates certain things so as to fill them with other things.
God creates things and or spaces and then fills them. On Day 1 God brings forth Light so that it can be filled or filtered thru the sun, and the stars. On Day 2, God creates the Heavens and then fills them. He fills the Heavens of Outerspace with the sun, the moon, the stars, and He fills the Heavens of the Sky with birds. On Day 3, God brings forth land and vegetation so that it can be filled with animals of all kinds and man. In fact, the heavens itself is described as a tent (curtain) in the Scriptures (Isaiah 40:22). God exists beyond His creation and He also can fill or live within it, too. For God desires to fill men's hearts and to live within them.
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Also, I want to comment that some people are confused about Genesis 2:18. They try to use this verse to justify that there were two creations and or that there was a man and a woman (and or a race of Pre-Adamic people) that pre-existed before Adam and Eve. But this is not true, though. I believe Genesis 2 is a retelling of the events in Genesis chapter 1 (Like most Christians). They believe that God changes the order of creation from Genesis 1 and 2. So it must be talking about 2 different creations. The confusion arises on this passage in them thinking that God creates the animals and the birds after Adam is formed in Genesis 2. But actually, God (The Word) was declaring prophetically ahead of time (Before Days 5 and 6) that man should not be alone. God was declaring the End from the Beginning (Isaiah 46:10). In other words, before God formed man, He declared how man should not be alone, so he created the beasts of every field and the fowl of the air so as to give him fellowship. Genesis chapter 2 is fleshing out the details of Genesis chapter 1.
The fleshing out of the details in Genesis chapter 1 that takes place in Genesis chapter 2 is the Interrupting Introductory Storyline of Adam and Eve. So while I will still welcome comments from these past story lines for a little while, lets move on to reading the Introductory Story of Adam and Eve.
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Story #2 - Adam and Eve's Story
(Early Story Introduction)
(This story's beginning chapter is mentioned here but it's entire story and all of it's chapters will not be mentioned at this point).
(This story will later be briefly re-capped and will resume after "Chapter 2 of God's Story" and "Chapter 1 of the Devil's Story.").
Chapter 1: - The Origin of Adam and Eve.
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7).
And... a garden eastward in Eden; ... there he put the man whom he had formed. (Genesis 2:8).
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying,
"Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2:15-17).
(b) And ... the LORD God ... (c) brought .... (b) every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air... (c) and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. (Genesis 2:19-b, Genesis 2:19-c). And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. (Genesis 2:20).
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said,
"This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:21-25).
(Early Story Introduction)
(This story's beginning chapter is mentioned here but it's entire story and all of it's chapters will not be mentioned at this point).
(This story will later be briefly re-capped and will resume after "Chapter 2 of God's Story" and "Chapter 1 of the Devil's Story.").
Chapter 1: - The Origin of Adam and Eve.
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7).
And... a garden eastward in Eden; ... there he put the man whom he had formed. (Genesis 2:8).
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying,
"Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2:15-17).
(b) And ... the LORD God ... (c) brought .... (b) every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air... (c) and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. (Genesis 2:19-b, Genesis 2:19-c). And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. (Genesis 2:20).
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said,
"This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:21-25).
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God is (a) spirit (John 4:24) A spirit has no flesh and bones (Luke 24:39) The Spirit of God moved (brooded) over the face of the waters (Genesis 1:2) The waters are peoples, and multitudes, and nations and tongues. (Rev. 17:15). I love all the stories of the Bible, but they have much deeper meanings which have to be revealed to us. Matt.11:25) (Matt.16:17) (Luke 2:26).