Tag: genesis

The Second chapter of Genesis begins by completing the creation story by accounting for the event that was accomplished on the seventh-day. God rested and blessed the day and sanctified it; thus God created one last thing: the sabbath day. We can see here that the origin of God’s sabbath goes back beyond Sinai to creation. Moreover, we see this chapter complementing the first chapter of...

Genesis chapter 1 is one of the most important chapters in the Bible. It starts the history of humanity from “the beginning.” “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Also God is seen at the very beginning of our history as not only being present at the beginning, but also as the One who caused everything created to come into existence. This chapter points...