NOTES ON GENESIS 1

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INTRODUCTION
I am not a Bible scholar and I don’t have a PhD in Biblical Studies.  I am just an ordinary person who studies the Bible.  I will be posting some notes and thoughts that I have as I study the Bible.  I am all for a healthy discourse, however, I will not be a party to bashing, destructive arguments, and the like. I am open to a positive learning experience.  

NOTES ON GENESIS 1
1.  As I started reading the Bible, I noted in verse 1 that “God created the heavens and the earth”.  There was no mention of planets, galaxies, and the universe.  In fact, the words galaxy and universe are not in the Bible.  The word planet was mentioned only once in 2 Kings.
2. The first creation of God was light.  There was already Light on earth BEFORE the sun and moon were created.  In other words, we cannot consider the sun and moon as the MAIN SOURCES of light because even before they were created, there was already LIGHT.
3. In verses 14 to 17, God created the sun, moon, and stars and SET them on the firmament (or expanse, in some versions of the Bible).  Also, the purpose of the sun and moon is for “signs, seasons, days, and years”.  The sun and moon mainly serve as MARKERS and not as main sources of light.
4. In verses 29-30, God created plants and trees as FOOD or SOURCES OF FOOD for both humans and animals.  For me, this means that God originally created humans and animals as vegetarians.

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