Genesis Articles 1 - Did You Know?
God created the Heavens (plural) and the earth (singular) [Genesis 1:1].
There is more than one heaven - atmosphere, celestial and God's Throne [Genesis 1:1].
God created everything out of nothing (ex nihilo).
God created all the elements and the Laws of Science [Genesis 1:1].
The earth was originally a ball of unfinished elements covered with water [Genesis 1:2].
The first light for the earth came from God Himself and not the sun [Genesis 1:3].
God created time and He made night and day [Genesis 1:4,5].
The waters were divided up above the earth and below [Genesis 1:7].
There could have been one continent with seas originally [Genesis 1:9-10].
Vegetation was created on day 3 before the sun on day 4 [Genesis 1:11-13].
The sun and moon and stars all gave light to the earth on day 4 [Genesis 1:16,17].
The word kind is similar to family and not specie [Genesis 1:11,12,21,24,25].
The word specie or species is not used or found anywhere in the creation account!
Dinosaurs were included on Creation Day 6 [Genesis 1:25].
Man was not recorded as being created after his own kind [Genesis 1:26,27].
Man was not recorded as being created after any other kind [Genesis 2:19,20].
There is only one race of man – the human race [Genesis 3:20].
Adam could not have descended from an ape [Genesis 3:20].
Man (male and female it says) was created in the Image and Likeness of God [Genesis 1:26].
Man was created with a perfect logical (abstract) mind and perfect intelligence {Genesis 1:26].
Man rules over the rest of the living [Genesis 1:28].
Animals don't have abstract thinking like man [Genesis 1:26,27].
Man was created vegetarian [Genesis 1:29].
The rest of the living things were created vegetarian [Genesis 1:30].
No death occurred while eating vegetables.
Animals were not originally afraid of man until after the Global Flood [Genesis 9:2].
God gave man and animals permission to eat meat after the Global Flood [Genesis 9:3].
Each day of Creation has the word yom with a number [Genesis 1:5,8,13,19,23,31].
Each day of Creation also has yom with evening (erev) and morning (boker).
God, being perfect, said His creation was very good [Genesis 1:31].
Lucifer (became Satan) and the angels were created during the 6 days of Creation [Genesis 1:31].
Lucifer was created perfect [Genesis 1:31; Ezekiel 28:11-15].
God rested for a 24-hour day and blessed it [Genesis 2:2,3].
We got our 7-day week from the 6 days of Creation and the final day of rest.
Satan could not have fallen until after day 7.
Nothing could have died before God finished His Creation and rested day 7 [Genesis 1:31; 2:3].
No sin entered the world until the fall of man [Genesis 3:6].
Satan cast doubt in Eve's mind about God's Word [Genesis 3:1].
Satan told the first lie to Eve [Genesis 3:4].
Satan deceived Eve to believe she could be a God [Genesis 3:5].
Adam didn't try to stop Eve - he just observed [Genesis 3:1-6].
Eve ate the forbidden fruit first and gave to Adam and he ate [Genesis 3:6].
The earth was cursed when Adam and Eve sinned [Genesis 3:18].
Eve is The Mother of All Living [Genesis 3:20].
We all descended from Adam and Eve.
The Gospel started in the Garden of Eden [Genesis 3:15,21].
The Flood of Noah’s day was global, not local [Genesis 6:17].
Capital punishment was instituted by God [Genesis 9:5,6].
The first rainbow was visible after the Global Flood [Genesis 9:13].
The whole world spoke Hebrew originally [Genesis 11:1].
All the different languages came after the Tower of Babel [Genesis 11:6,7].
There is more than one heaven - atmosphere, celestial and God's Throne [Genesis 1:1].
God created everything out of nothing (ex nihilo).
God created all the elements and the Laws of Science [Genesis 1:1].
The earth was originally a ball of unfinished elements covered with water [Genesis 1:2].
The first light for the earth came from God Himself and not the sun [Genesis 1:3].
God created time and He made night and day [Genesis 1:4,5].
The waters were divided up above the earth and below [Genesis 1:7].
There could have been one continent with seas originally [Genesis 1:9-10].
Vegetation was created on day 3 before the sun on day 4 [Genesis 1:11-13].
The sun and moon and stars all gave light to the earth on day 4 [Genesis 1:16,17].
The word kind is similar to family and not specie [Genesis 1:11,12,21,24,25].
The word specie or species is not used or found anywhere in the creation account!
Dinosaurs were included on Creation Day 6 [Genesis 1:25].
Man was not recorded as being created after his own kind [Genesis 1:26,27].
Man was not recorded as being created after any other kind [Genesis 2:19,20].
There is only one race of man – the human race [Genesis 3:20].
Adam could not have descended from an ape [Genesis 3:20].
Man (male and female it says) was created in the Image and Likeness of God [Genesis 1:26].
Man was created with a perfect logical (abstract) mind and perfect intelligence {Genesis 1:26].
Man rules over the rest of the living [Genesis 1:28].
Animals don't have abstract thinking like man [Genesis 1:26,27].
Man was created vegetarian [Genesis 1:29].
The rest of the living things were created vegetarian [Genesis 1:30].
No death occurred while eating vegetables.
Animals were not originally afraid of man until after the Global Flood [Genesis 9:2].
God gave man and animals permission to eat meat after the Global Flood [Genesis 9:3].
Each day of Creation has the word yom with a number [Genesis 1:5,8,13,19,23,31].
Each day of Creation also has yom with evening (erev) and morning (boker).
God, being perfect, said His creation was very good [Genesis 1:31].
Lucifer (became Satan) and the angels were created during the 6 days of Creation [Genesis 1:31].
Lucifer was created perfect [Genesis 1:31; Ezekiel 28:11-15].
God rested for a 24-hour day and blessed it [Genesis 2:2,3].
We got our 7-day week from the 6 days of Creation and the final day of rest.
Satan could not have fallen until after day 7.
Nothing could have died before God finished His Creation and rested day 7 [Genesis 1:31; 2:3].
No sin entered the world until the fall of man [Genesis 3:6].
Satan cast doubt in Eve's mind about God's Word [Genesis 3:1].
Satan told the first lie to Eve [Genesis 3:4].
Satan deceived Eve to believe she could be a God [Genesis 3:5].
Adam didn't try to stop Eve - he just observed [Genesis 3:1-6].
Eve ate the forbidden fruit first and gave to Adam and he ate [Genesis 3:6].
The earth was cursed when Adam and Eve sinned [Genesis 3:18].
Eve is The Mother of All Living [Genesis 3:20].
We all descended from Adam and Eve.
The Gospel started in the Garden of Eden [Genesis 3:15,21].
The Flood of Noah’s day was global, not local [Genesis 6:17].
Capital punishment was instituted by God [Genesis 9:5,6].
The first rainbow was visible after the Global Flood [Genesis 9:13].
The whole world spoke Hebrew originally [Genesis 11:1].
All the different languages came after the Tower of Babel [Genesis 11:6,7].