Bible Readings for the Home
Chapter 6
Creation and the Creator
Who
is the Creator of the heavens and the earth?
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the
earth." Genesis 1:1.
What
were the means that God used to bring the heavens and the earth into
existence?
"By the word of the LORD were the heavens made;
and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the
waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in
storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of
the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he
commanded, and it stood fast." Psalms 33:6-9.
Through whom did God create all things?
"For by him were all things created, that are in
heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were
created by him, and for him." Colossians 1:16.
"All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing
made that was made." John 1:3.
"And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from
the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things
by Jesus Christ." Ephesians 3:9.
"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto
the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his
Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made
the worlds." Hebrews 1:1,2.
What
was God's purpose in creating the earth?
"For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God
Himself that formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He
created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the
LORD; and there is none else." Isaiah 45:18.
How
does the Bible describe the creation of man?
"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." "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." Genesis 2:7,21-22.
In
whose image was man created?
"So God created man in His own image, in the
image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis
1:27.
What
authority did God originally give to him?
"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
1:26.
"What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou
visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and
hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have
dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under
his feet." Psalm 8:4-6.
God
gave man an ideal home. What was it?
"And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in
Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed." "And the LORD God took
the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to
keep it." Genesis 2:8,15.
What
was the food that God gave to perpetuate immortality?
"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." Genesis 2:9.
What
simple plan was used by God to test the loyalty and obedience of Adam and
Eve?
"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 2:16-17.
What
is the power that upholds all the universe?
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express
image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power,
when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high." Hebrews 1:3.
As
we gaze upon the heavens, what do they declare unto us?
"...The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth
his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth
knowledge." Psalms 19:1,2.
What
is it that the visible Creation reveals to us?
"For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal
power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse." Romans 1:20.
An
obedient Christian is whose workmanship?
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk
in them." Ephesians 2:10.
Looking beyond the present sin-cursed earth, to what promise may we fix
our gaze?
"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth:
and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind." Isaiah
65:17.
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and
the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." Revelation
21:1.
There is an important difference between the true God and all false gods.
What is it?
"Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not
made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth.
and from under these heavens." Jeremiah 10:11.
To
whom alone are we to give our worship?
"O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel
before the LORD our Maker." Psalm 95:6.
What
is the great truth that makes all men on earth brothers?
"Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we
deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the
covenant of our fathers?" Malachi 2:10.