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OriginsOrigins

1 Jesus, Creator of Heaven and Earth 2 Creation: Forming the World 3 The Creation Completed 4 Creation, a Biblical Theme 5 Creation and Morality 6 Creation and the Fall 7 Through a Glass, Darkly 8 Jesus, Provider and Sustainer 9 Marriage: A Gift From Eden10 Stewardship and the Environment11 Sabbath: A Gift From Eden12 Creation and the Gospel13 Creation, Again

OriginsContents

OriginsOur Goal {5}

As we go through this quarter, we’ll see even more reasons why a

literal six-day creation is essential to all that we believe and

why to compromise on Creation is to undermine the basis of the

gospel and the teachings that make us what we are.

OriginsLesson 3, January 19OriginsLesson 3, January 19

The Creation Completed

The Creation CompletedKey Text

Genesis 2:2 NIV

“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been

doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.”

The Creation CompletedInitial Words {31}

Why did He choose to make the seven-day time cycle that we call week? It may be to provide a period of time suitable for ordinary work, yet with a regular period of time set aside as a reminder of our relationship to God. This would help to remember that God is the True Provider and we are totally dependent upon Him.

The Creation CompletedQuick Look

1. Sun, Moon, and Stars (Genesis 1:14, 16)2. Air, Water, and Land Animals

(Genesis 1:21, 25)3. The Seventh-day Sabbath (Genesis 2:1-3)

The Creation Completed1. Sun, Moon, and Stars

Genesis 1:14, 16 NKJV

“Then God said, ‘Let there be lights…to divide the day from night;…for

signs and seasons, and for days and years.’

Then 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.”

1. Sun, Moon, and StarsThe Fourth Day {32}

If the sun was created on the fourth day, what caused the daily cycles for

the first three Creation day?On the other hand, if the sun already

existed, what happened on the fourth day?

1. Sun, Moon, and StarsPossibilities {32}

1. The sun was created on the fourth day, and the light for the first three days came from God’s presence (see Rev. 21:23).2. The sun, moon, and stars were appointed their functions at that time (see Ps. 8:3).

1. Sun, Moon, and StarsPossibilities {32}

3. The sun was already in existence but was obscured by clouds or volcanic dust and was not visible or fully functional until the fourth day.The text does not seem clearly to endorse or rule out any of these interpretations.

The Creation Completed2. Air, Water, and Land Animals

Genesis 1:21, 25 NKJV

“So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves,

with which the waters abound…and every winged bird….

And God Made the beast of the earth…, cattle…and everything that

creeps on earth according to its kind.”

2. Air, Water, and Land AnimalsDiversity {33}

Both water creatures and air creatures are mentioned in the

plural, indicating that a diversity of organisms was created on the

fifth day.Each creature was blessed with the capacity to be fruitful and multiply.

2. Air, Water, and Land AnimalsDiversity {33}

Diversity was present from the beginning.

There was no single ancestor from which all other species descended,

but each species seems to have been endowed with the possibility

of producing varieties of individuals.

2. Air, Water, and Land Animals“According to Their Kind” {34}

Terrestrial animals and humans were created on the sixth day.

The wording of the text indicates that a plurality of types was created

on the sixth day of Creation. There is no single ancestor of all

land animals; God, instead, created many distinct and separate lineages.

2. Air, Water, and Land Animals“According to Their Kind” {34}

Some have attempted to use “according to their kind” to support

the idea of fixed “kinds,” an idea taken from Greek philosophy.

The ancient Greeks thought that each individual was an imperfect

expression of an unchanging ideal, known as a type.

2. Air, Water, and Land Animals“According to Their Kind” {34}

Yet, the fixity of species is not consistent with the biblical teaching

that all of nature suffers from the curse of sin (Rom. 8:19–22). We know

that species have changed, as expressed in the curses of Genesis 3.The meaning of “according to their

kind” is best understood by examining the context in which it is

used.

The Creation Completed3. The Seventh Day Sabbath

Genesis 2:1-3 NKJV

“Thus the heavens and the earth…were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He

had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work….

Then God blessed…and sanctified it, because in it He rested….”

3. The Seventh Day SabbathCreation Completed {35}

After the Creation was completed in six days, we find the first mention in

the Bible of the seventh day.The Hebrew word for rest in this text

is shabath, which is closely related to the word for Sabbath. It indicates a cessation of labor upon completion

of a project.

3. The Seventh Day SabbathCreation Completed {35}

God was not weary and in need of rest; He was finished with His work

of creating and so He stopped.God’s special blessing rests on the

seventh day. It is not only “blessed” but also “sanctified,” which carries

the idea of being set apart and specially devoted to God.

3. The Seventh Day SabbathCreation Completed {35}

Humans needed the communion with their Maker in order to understand their place in the universe. The wisdom of this provision for rest became even more evident after sin.We need the Sabbath rest in order to prevent us from losing sight of God and getting caught up in materialism and overwork.

The Creation CompletedFinal Words {37}

Some have questioned whether the days were ordinary days or much longer periods of time. The days are composed of an evening (dark period) and a morning (light period) and are consecutively numbered.The days are expressed in a way that very clearly shows that they are days just as we now experience them.