Genesis 1-2:25
“God said”, “God created”, “God called”, “God made”, and “God saw that it was good” are all phrases that dominate the first chapter of Genesis. Similar phrases about God continue to flow through the second chapter.
The Hebrew word for created is only used in connection with God. As humans, we can reorganize substances that already exist into something recognizable, but only God can begin with literally nothing. God was and is the mighty Creator.
Not only is the Creation story adamant that God created our world but that His creation was good. The evil in our world is not inherent because it was created poorly. The evil that thrives in our world stems from the evil in people’s hearts. God created perfectly, without error.
Lastly, but not of least importance, God created mankind perfectly. God created man first and then woman, but the word “helper” used to describe woman is usually used to describe God as “Helper” in the rest of the Old Testament.
God didn’t intend woman to be a “servant” of man, as we usually understand the word today, but a completer of man. In God’s eyes the two should inspire the best in each.
Man and woman were different from any other part of creation. They were created in the image of God, able to relate to Him in a way unknown to the animals.
Humans were to oversee and care for God’s creation.
Sounds wonderful, but something went wrong, but more about that next time. For today, let’s just remember to thank God for His gracious gift of this world and of life. As difficult at it can seem and as out of control as it can seem, God is still the Master and He will bring it all together for His glory.
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