Day 3 Genesis 1:9-10 Part 1: “Dividing Seas & Land”
“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, & let the dry land appear: & it was so. (10) & God called the dry land Earth; & the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: & God saw that it was good. [naming them reveals His Lordship over them!]. (11) “& God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, & the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: & it was so. [God Speaks & it is Done!] (12) & the earth brought forth grass & herb yielding seed after his kind, & the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: & God saw that it was good. (13) & the evening & the morning were the 3rd day.” (Gen. 1:9-13)
The Word of Jesus has the same creative power over plants (Matt. 21:19-20) & nature (Mk. 4:37-41; John 2:7-11; 6:5-14, 18-21). Be aware Genesis 1 is an Infallible Revelation from God! God said: “…If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, & will speak unto him in a dream. My servant Moses is not so… With [Moses] will I speak mouth to mouth… & the similitude of the LORD shall he behold. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” (Num. 12:6-8; Deut. 33:11).
Be cautious of imaginative “theories” of fallible atheistic ‘scientists’ who reject God’s infallible revelation to Moses (2Tim. 3:8-9, 13-16; Col. 2:8; Lk. 16:27-31)
GOD CREATES & MAKES: The Miracle & Chemistry of Creation
In Genesis 1:1 God “created” the Heaven & the Earth. He ‘creates’ “out of nothing” (ex-nihilo). God “made” the firmament (Gen. 1:7); Made the sea & dry land (Gen 1:9-10; Jonah 1:9). He ‘makes’ from things that already exist. Parts of Heaven are created out of nothing (Isa. 40:26, 48; 42:5) & parts of heaven are made from pre existing materials (Ps. 33:6; Jer. 10:11; Heb. 1:2). Part of man is created (Soul – Gen. 1:27; Isa. 45:12) & part is made from preexisting materials (Body – Gen. 1:26; 2:7, 21-22).
God created the 92 naturally occurring Elements (atoms) of the Periodic table. Then uses them to “make” everything else! The Periodic Table is the Alphabet God used to make everything by His Word! Atoms are miraculously designed to Make life Possible! The fine tuning of Protons, Neutrons & Quarks (both up & down quarks) is well known.
The 4 basic forces are fine tuned for life (Anthropic Principle)
Strong force – Holds nucleus together (fine tuned for life)
Weak force: Holds neutrons together (fine tuned for life)
Electromagnetism: (+) proton & (-) electron charges (fine tuned for life)
Gravity: fine tuned to 1 part in 1060 power for Universe to exist!
ATOMS BEAR WITNESS TO A CREATOR
“Atoms are the same throughout the cosmos revealing a common creation, not a random development of a naturalistic process!” James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) (founded scientific disciplines of Statistical Thermodynamics & Electrodynamics). He was A strong Christian & Creationist who believed the study of science was to increase our grasp of the glory of God
Attempts to explain the existence of ‘Atoms’ with the “Big Bang Theory” are un-testable & thus unscientific [soft science]. They are ‘unverifiable speculation.” (See references at end of ppt. & Col 2:8-10).
There are many Questions Evolutionists can never answer because “Hard” Science can’t study them: Where did all the electrons, protons & neutrons & quarks come from? The Bible reveals it: (Heb. 11:3). What Power holds the atom together? (Col. 1:15-17; Heb. 1:3). What starts & Maintains electrons in orbit around a nucleus? (incredibly between 1% & 60 % the speed of light) (2 Pet. 3:7, 10-13).
WISDOM FROM THE WATERS (Genesis 1:9-10)
Both Scripture & Science allow for 1 original Land mass that later divided into Continents. ‘Soft’ science says it happened slowly 225 to 65 million yrs. ago. (Do they really know? Job 38:4, 21). Scripture seems to place it during Noah’s flood (Gen 7:11; Ps. 104:5-9; 2 Pet. 3:5-7)
Evolutionists taught the early earth was like “Hell” 4 Billion years ago. God said it was a Paradise! Geologists named the epoch Hadean after the Greek underworld. Why do atheist scientists contradict God so much? (Rom. 1:21-22; I Cor. 1:19-21). Few are Humble enough to admit they don’t really know. They are ignorant because they weren’t there! (Job 38:2-6, 21). They fall victim to Pseudo-science as predicted by God’s Word (I Tim. 6:20-21). Ponder this confession by geologist Mark Harrison of UCLA (ref. Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, Sept. 27, 2016, Rewriting Earth’s Creation Story).
“There is absolutely not a single scrap of observational evidence that requires that (hellish) scenario ever took place. We as a scientific community created an origin myth that has no more intellectual value than 1 Genesis.” “Although we’re very quick to criticize those that operate on faith, that’s exactly what we did.”
There is no Consensus of Belief in the ‘Soft’ Sciences. There aremany scientific Dating Methods that reveal an earth too young for the Theory of Evolution to work which are ignored by Evolutionists. (See “What is Creation Science?” By Henry M. Morris (1982), pp. 288-93)
Development of “Old Earth” Uniformitarianism
James Hutton (1726-1797). Wrote Geologic processes do not change over time. “The present is the key to the past.” He was a Deist
Charles Lyell (1797-1875) wrote “Principles of Geology” (1830) His goal was to “free the science from Moses.” Charles Darwin needed such “Deep Time” for His theory to work so adopted it.
“Uniformitarianism” was thought up by men who rebelled against God & rejected His Word (Rom. 1:21-22). Today Atheistic evolutionists are so adamant about maintaining a Universe of 14 billion yrs. & earth of 4 billion yrs. because the Theory of Evolution collapses without billions of years! It takes a lot of “time” for “chance” to work its “Miracles!”
Amazing! “Uniformitarianism” is prophesied in the Bible!
In the last days lustful scoffers will say: “Where is the promise of his coming? For… all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, & the earth standing out of the water & in the water” (2 Pet. 3:3-5 with Gen. 1:9-10). God was an Eyewitness to the Events of Genesis 1. Bible history was written & confirmed by eye-witnesses! But A fairy tale is a fairy tale even if it’s made up by PhD scientists: [give us enough time, & chance will turn a frog into a prince!]
LAND FORMED OUT OF WATER (2 Pet. 3:5; Ps. 24:1-2; 136:6)
Water is the Universal solvent. It dissolves half of all elements. So the water already contained the land in solution. Water & Land have a unique relationship (Amos 5:8; 9:6; Eccl. 1:7; Jer. 10:13; Job 36:27-28; Ps. 135:5-7). Water, Land & Plants is a ‘trinity’ fine tuned for Life! The Hydrologic cycle reveals water, land & plants, must maintain a fine balance for life to exist (Isa. 55:10-11; Ps. 104:13-14; Job 28:24-27; 36:27-30; Eccl. 1:6-7). The super intelligence behind the water cycle is evident when you study the incredibly engineered details of its many parts! (Acts 28:26-27; Eph. 4:17-18)
Isaiah Humbles us with a Question of God’s Glory:“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand…” (Isa. 40:12). God carefully measures all the waters in the oceans; in the Clouds; on the Land, in the earth; in Polar ice caps, in all the plants, etc.! Water is Designed by the Divine Wisdom of Christ (Prov. 8:12, 22-29; I Cor. 1:24, 30).
THE EARTH: Learning Her Life Changing Wisdom
“Speak to the earth, & it shall teach thee… Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? (Job 12:8-9; Heb. 3:4; Ps. 85:11). Jesus revealed much Divine Wisdom hidden in the Design of the Earth with His Parables (Matt. 13; Lk. 13:6-9, 18-21; etc.)
There is even Wisdom in Tiny Grains of Sand controlling Mighty Oceans. Jeremiah 5:22: “Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: & though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? (Job 38:8-11; Ps. 104:9). One of the Major Lessons we need to learn from Nature is “Be Humble!”
Isaiah Humbles Us with a Question of God’s Glory
“Who weighed the mountains in scales, & the hills in a balance?”
“Who comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure?” (Isa. 40:12)
Jesus reveals His Glory as The Creator with Dust! He creates eyes for the blind from dust (John 9:1-7). He who formed man’s body from the dust can raise it from the dead again with “His Word!” (John 11; Gen. 2:7; 3:19). Jesus did Works only An Omnipotent Creator God could do to prove He was God incarnate! He said: “If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. “But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.” (John 10:37-38; John 14:10-11)
God The Father’s Miraculous Works of Creation Manifested His Sovereign Omnipotence. The Father did not need millions of years to accomplish His work of Creation! It was accomplished quickly with just His Word! (Ps. 33:9). Jesus revealed His Sovereign Omnipotence by performing His Miraculous Works quickly with just His Word! (Matt. 8:5-13). Jesus did things Only the Creator of all things can do!
Important Lessons
The Grand Purpose of all creation is to glorify the LORD Jesus Christ by whom all things were Created (Col. 1:15-17: Rev. 5:9-14). Jesus is the true light that lighteth every man (John 1:9-10; 8:12 & Gen. 1:3). Jesus is the true Living Water, that if we drink, we will never thirst again! (John 4:10-14 & Gen. 1:6-7). Jesus is the true “corn of wheat” rising out of the Earth on the 3rd Day to give eternal life to all who believe in Him!
(John 12:23-26; Isaiah 53:2 & Gen. 1:11-13). If we believe Jesus is the Creator it Transforms our lives. The God who reveals His wisdom & power in creating the Earth offers us the opportunity to exchange our “body of dust” for an eternal body of Glory (ICor. 15:42-54; 2 Cor. 5:1-9)
Knowing God Created our Universe & Earth in 6 Days Reveals His Omnipotence, Omniscience, Wisdom & Sovereignty. Knowing God Created everything very good in the beginning gives me great peace that God is good & not responsible for, nor to blame, for the mess Adam & mankind have made of it. Thus my Hope is in the Kingdom of God in a glorious & eternally sin free New Heaven & New Earth! (Rev. 21 & 22)