1. DETAILED Analysis
    1. Genesis 1:1
      1. Genesis 1:1   In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
        1. who what where when why who output outcome
          1. Who
          2. God
          3. What
          4. the beginnng
          5. creation
          6. the heaven
          7. the earth
          8. Where
          9. unknown
          10. When
          11. the beginnng
          12. unknown
          13. Why
          14. Will of God
          15. unknown
          16. How
          17. creation
          18. unknown
          19. Output
          20. creation
          21. the earth
          22. the heaven
          23. Comment
      2. Definitions
        1. Definitions of Begininning
          1. KJD Defiinition
          2. No KJD definition of 'beginning'
          3. EnglishDict Defiinition
          4. 1. Origin of something
          5. 2. Set something in motion
          6. 3. The start of a temporal event
          7. 4. The first part or section of something
          8. 5. An event consisting of the start of something
          9. 6. Be the first item or point in a series of events
          10. Synonyms:  origin, start, outset, root, source
        2. Definitions of God
          1. KJD Defiinition
          2. No KJD definition of 'God'
          3. EnglishDict Defiinition
          4. The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; Synonym: Supreme Being
        3. Definitions of Created
          1. KJD Defiinition
          2. No KJD definition of 'God'
          3. EnglishDict Defiinition
          4. 1.Make or cause to be or to become 2. Bring into existence Synonyms: made, produced
      3. Knowledge Gained
        1. Knowledge gained of the Begininning
          1. absolute fact !!:  'the beginning' is the origin or start of an event or occurrence
          2. question?:  Is this 'the beginning' or start of time also?
        2. Knowledge gained of God
          1. God's Existence
          2. absolute fact !!:  God was present at  'the beginning' (1:1)
          3. derived knowledge =!:  God existed before 'the beginning' (1:1)
          4. evidence+: If God present at the start, then He must have existed before the start
          5. question?: were there any other beings present with God at the time of 'the beginning'?
          6. GOD is a CREATOR:
          7. absolute fact !!:  "God created" (1:1)
          8. derived knowledge =!:  God has creative ability (1:1)
          9. evidence+: If God created, he must have the ability
          10. question?: were there any other beings present with God at the time when HE 'created'?
          11. question?: did God 'create' alone?
          12. GOD'sCREATION KNOWN:
          13. absolute fact !!:  'God' created 'the heaven the the earth'  (1:1)
          14. derived knowledge =!:  'God' created 'the heaven the the earth'  at the same time (1:1)
          15. evidence+: God created, both'the heaven the the earth'  at  'the beginning'
          16. question?: did God create 'the heaven'  and the earth at exactly the same time absolutely simultaneously?
          17. question?: did God create 'the heaven'  and the earth as exactly entity to be later divided / separated?
        3. Knowledge gained of Created
      4. All Questions
        1. TIME: Is this the origin or start of time
        2. Other Beings Present: were there any other beings present with God at the time of the beginning
    2. Creation 'days'
      1. a 'day' (1:5)
        1.  'the evening' (1:5)
        2.  'the morning' (1:5)
      2. 'first day' (1:1-5)
        1. 'the heaven' (1:1)
          1. no more information about 'the heaven'
        2. 'the earth' (1:1-1:2)
          1. 'darkness'
          2. 'the waters'
          3. 'the deep'
        3. Day1: 'light' spoken into existence from 'not sure where' (1:3)
          1.  'light' : the first explicitly spoken into existence
          2. 'God' assesses HIS creation of 'light' "saw that it was 'good'"
          3. 'God' divided 'the light' from the 'the darkness'
          4. So 'God' did not want 'the light' and the 'the darkness' to be together
          5. 'light' called:
          6. 'Day'
          7. 'darkness' called:
          8. 'Night'
          9. this is the first time we see 'God'  giving something a PROPER name a Noun
          10. "And God saw the light, that it was good" (1:4)
      3. 'second day'  (1:6-8)
        1. Day2: 'firmament' spoken into existence from 'not sure where' (1:6)
        2. 'firmament' is named 'Heaven' (1:8)
      4. 'third day' (1:9-13)
        1. Day3: gathering together  of the 'the waters' (1:9-1:10)
          1. 'gathering together of the waters' named 'Seas'  (1:10)
        2. Day3: 'dry land' spoken into existence from 'the waters' (1:9) 
          1. 'dry land' brought forth from gathering together of the 'the waters' (1:9-1:10)
          2. 'dry land' named 'Earth'  (1:10)
          3. "God saw that it was good" (1:10)
        3. Day3: 'vegetation' spoken into existence from 'the earth' (1:11)
          1. 'grass' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          2. 'herb' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          3. 'fruit tree' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          4. "and God saw that it was good" (1:12)
      5. 'fourth day' (1:14-19)
        1. Day4: 'lights in the firmament' spoken into existence from not sure where (1:14-1:18)
          1. 'night' & 'day' divided (1:14)
          2. Signs & Seasons (1:14)
          3. 'signs' (1:14)
          4. 'seasons' (1:14)
          5. 'days' (1:14)
          6. 'years' (1:14)
          7. 'light upon the earth' (1:15)
          8. '2 great lights' (1:16)
          9. 'greater light' (1:16)
          10. 'lesser light' (1:16)
          11. 'the stars' (1:16)
          12. "and God saw that it was good" (1:18)
      6. 'fifth day' (1:20-23)
        1. Day5: 'moving creature' spoken into existence from 'the waters' (1:20)
          1. 'fowl' brought forth into existence (1:20)
          2. 'created' from 'the waters' (1:21)
          3. 'great whales' (1:21)
          4. 'every living creature that moveth' (1:21)
          5. 'winged fowl after his kind' (1:21)
          6. "and God saw that it was good"
        2. "and God saw that it was good"
      7. 'sixth day' (1:24-31)
        1. Day6: 'living creature' spoken into existence from 'the earth' (1:24-1:25)
          1. 'cattle' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          2. 'God' MADE 'cattle after their kind' (1:25)
          3. 'creeping thing' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          4. 'God' MADE 'everything that creepth upon the earth after his kind'  (1:25)
          5. 'beast' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          6. 'God' MADE 'beast of the earth after his kind' 1:25)
          7. "and God saw it was good"  (1:25)
        2. Day6: 'man' 'created' from 'not sure how' (1:26-1:27)
          1. created 'man in our image' from 'not sure how' (1:26)
          2. 'after our likeness'
          3. 'let them have dominion over':
          4. 1. 'fish of the sea'
          5. 2. 'fowl of the air'
          6. 3. 'the cattle'
          7. 4. 'all the earth'
          8. 5. 'every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth'
          9. 'man in his own image' from 'not sure how' (1:27)
          10. created 'them' (1:27) 
          11. 'male' 'created' from 'not sure how' (1:27)
          12. 'female' 'created' from 'not sure how' (1:27)
          13. "God blessed them" (1:28)
          14. "God said to them" (1:28)
          15. 'be fruitful'
          16. 'multiply'
          17. 'replenish the earth'
          18. 'subdue it (the earth)'
          19. 'have dominion  over':
          20. 1. 'fish of the sea'
          21. 2. 'fowl of the air'
          22. 3. 'every living thing that moveth upon the earth.'
        3. Day6: 'God' gives  PROVISIONS (1:29-1:30)
          1. Provisions of 'meat' to 'man' (1:29)
          2. 'every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth'
          3. 'every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed':
          4. 1. 'fish of the sea'
          5. 2. 'fowl of the air'
          6. 3. 'the cattle'
          7. 4. 'all the earth'
          8. 5. 'every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth'
          9. 'every green herb for meat' given to: (1:30)
          10. 'every beast of the earth'
          11. 'every fowl of the air'
          12. 'every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life'
        4. "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good"  (1:31)
      8. what, when, why where, who, how
        1. WHAT
          1. 'God' (1:1B)
        2. WHEN
          1. unknown
        3. WHERE
          1. unknown
        4. WHY
          1. unknown
        5. HOW
          1. unknown
        6. WHO
          1. 'God' (1:1B)
    3. What we learn about 'the heaven' and 'the earth'
      1. 'the heaven' (1:1) we do NOT learn anything new about 'the heaven' after being told that it was created in 'the beginning'
      2. 'the earth' (1:1-1:31) We learn a lot more about 'the earth' after being told that it was created in 'the beginning'
    4. 'the earth' (1:1-1:2)
      1. state of 'the earth' (1:2)
        1. 'without form' (1:2)
          1. don't really understand what 'without form' means here
        2. 'void' (1:2)
          1. don't really understand what 'void' means here
        3. 'darkness' (1:2)
          1. we are told that there was 'darkness' (1:2)
      2. 'the deep' (1:2)
        1. there is something or somewhere called 'the deep'  (1:2)
        2. 'the deep' has a 'face' which I think means a total covering  (1:2)
        3. 'darkness' (1:2)
          1. we are told that there was 'darkness' (1:2)
      3. 'the waters' (1:2)
        1. we are told of 'the waters' (1:2)
        2. 'the waters' was already there  (1:2)
        3. suggests a lot of water (1:2)
        4. 'the face of the waters'
        5. 'darkness'
        6. 'the Spirit of God'
      4. 'darkness'
      5. We DO learn a lot about 'the earth' after being told that it was created in 'the beginning'
    5. 'the Spirit of God' (1:2)
      1. moved upon the face of 'the waters'. (1:2)
      2. Note: Does not say 'the Spirit of God'   was there at 'the beginning'
  2. Summary Chapter01
    1. 01
      1. 'God'
        1. 'God' is designated by male gender (1:5)
          1. Genesis 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he  called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
        2. 'God' creates  (1:1, 1:21, 1:26, 1:27)
          1. Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
          2. 'God' is the sole creator (1:1, 1:21, 1:27)
          3. "God created"  'the heaven' and  'the earth' (1:1)
          4. Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
          5. "God created"   'great whales' (1:21) 'every living creature that moveth' (1:21) 'every winged fowl after his kind' (1:21)
          6. Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and  every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl  after his kind: and God saw that it was goo
          7. "God created" 'man' alone (1:27)
          8. Genesis 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
          9. 'God' is the joint creator (1:26)
          10. Genesis 1:26  And God said, Let us make man in our  image, after our likeness:
          11. 'God' created  'man in his own image' (1:27) 'God' created  'male and female' (1:27)
          12. Genesis 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female  created he them.
        3. 'God' speaks  commands
          1. 'God' speaks things into existence (1:3, 1:6, 1:9, 1:11, 1:14, 1:20, 1:24)
          2. Day1: 'light' spoken into existence from 'not sure where' (1:3)
          3. Genesis 1:3  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
          4. Day2: 'firmament' spoken into existence from 'not sure where' (1:6)
          5. Genesis 1:6  And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
          6. Day3: 'dry land' spoken into existence from 'the waters' (1:9) 
          7. Genesis 1:9   And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
          8. Day3: 'vegetation' spoken into existence from 'the earth' (1:11)
          9. 2Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
          10. 'grass' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          11. 2Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
          12. 'herb' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          13. 2Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
          14. 'fruit tree' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          15. 2Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
          16. Day4: 'lights in the firmament' spoken into existence from not sure where (1:14-1:18)
          17. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          18. 'night' & 'day' divided (1:14)
          19. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          20. Signs & Seasons (1:14)
          21. 'signs' (1:14)
          22. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament   of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          23. 'seasons' (1:14)
          24. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          25. 'days' (1:14)
          26. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          27. 'years' (1:14)
          28. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          29. 'light upon the earth' (1:15)
          30. Genesis 1:15  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
          31. 'great lights' (1:16)
          32. Genesis 1:16  And 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.
          33. 'greater light' (1:16)
          34. Genesis 1:16  And 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.
          35. 'lesser light' (1:16)
          36. Genesis 1:16  And 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.
          37. 'the stars' (1:16)
          38. Genesis 1:16  And 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.
          39. Day5: 'moving creature' spoken into existence from 'the waters' (1:20-1:21)
          40. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
          41. 'fowl' brought forth into existence (1:20)
          42. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
          43. 'created' from 'the waters' (1:21)
          44. Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          45. 'great whales' (1:21)
          46. Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          47. 'every living creature that moveth' (1:21)
          48. Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          49. 'winged fowl' (1:21)
          50. Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          51. Day6: 'living creature' spoken into existence from 'the earth' (1:24)
          52. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          53. 'cattle' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          54. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          55. 'creeping thing' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          56. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          57. 'beast' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          58. Genesis 1:24  Â¶And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          59. 'God' speaks commands  to his creation(1:6, 19)
          60. 'God' commands -  division of 'the waters' (1:6)
          61. 'God' commands -  gathering of 'the waters' (1:9)
          62. 'God' commands -  'the appearance of the 'dry land' (1:9)
          63. 'God' commands 'the earth'  to bring forth (1:11)
          64. 'grass'  (1:11)
          65. 'the herb yielding seed' (1:11)  
          66. 'the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind' (1:11)
          67. 'God' commands 'lights in the firmament of the heaven ' (1:14)
          68. 'to divide the day from the night'  (1:14)
          69. 'for signs' (1:14)
          70. 'for seasons' (1:14)
          71. 'for days' (1:14)
          72. 'for years' (1:14)
          73. 'God' commands 'waters bring forth abundantly ' (1:20)
          74. 'the moving creature that hath life'  (1:20)
          75. 'fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven'  (1:20)
          76. 'God' commands 'the earth bring forth' (1:24)
          77. 'the living creature after his kind'  (1:24)
          78. 'cattle'  (1:24)
          79. 'creeping thing'  (1:24)
          80. 'beast of the earth after his kind'  (1:24)
          81. 'God' commands 'be fruitful and multiply' (1:22, 1:28)
          82. 'God' command 'living things and animals'  to be fruitful & Multiply(1:22)  
          83. 'God' command 'man'  to be fruitful & Multiply(1:28)  
          84. 'God' speaks the command to MAKE MAN' (1:26)  
          85. 'God' commands 'Let us make man in our image,  after our likeness' (1:26)  
          86. 'God' commands that MAN should have  'dominion over' (1:26)
          87. 'the fish of the sea' (1:26)  
          88. 'the fowl of the air' (1:26)  
          89. 'the cattle' (1:26)  
          90. 'all the earth' (1:26)  
          91. 'every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth' (1:26)  
          92. 'God' gives commands to other beings (1:26)
          93. Genesis 1:26  And God said, Let us make man in our  image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
        4. 'God' sees & assesses his creative work
          1. 'God saw' (1:4, 1:10, 1:12, 1:18 1:21, 1:25, 1:31)
          2. 'the light' (1:4)
          3. Genesis 1:4  And God saw the light,  that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
          4. gathering together of the waters dry land, Earth & Seas (1:9-1:10)
          5. Genesis 1:9  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
          6. Genesis 10  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw  that it was good.
          7. 'grass, herb, tree' (1:11-1:12)
          8. Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
          9. Genesis 12  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          10. 'lights in the firmament' (1:14-1:18)
          11. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          12. Genesis 1:15  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
          13. Genesis 16  And 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.
          14. Genesis 17  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
          15. Genesis 18  And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
          16. 'moving creature from the waters (1:20-1:21)
          17. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
          18. 21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly,  after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          19. 'living creature from the earth' (1:24:1:25)
          20. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          21. 25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          22. 'everything that he had made' (1:31)
          23. Genesis 1:31  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
          24. 'God' assess  his creative work
          25. 'God saw that it was good.' (1:10, 1:12, 1:18, 1:21, 1:25,)
          26. 'the light' (1:4)
          27. Genesis 1:4  And God saw the light,  that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
          28. gathering together of the waters dry land, Earth & Seas (1:9-1:10)
          29. Genesis 1:9  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
          30. Genesis 10  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
          31. 'grass, herb, tree' (1:11-1:12)
          32. Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
          33. Genesis 12  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          34. 'lights in the firmament' (1:14-1:18)
          35. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          36. Genesis 1:15  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
          37. Genesis 16  And 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.
          38. Genesis 17  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
          39. Genesis 18  And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
          40. 'moving creature from the waters (1:20-1:21)
          41. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
          42. 21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly,  after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          43. 'living creature from the earth' (1:24:1:25)
          44. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          45. 25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          46. 'it was very good' (1:31)
          47. Genesis 1:31  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
          48. Note: No sign that God  saw that 'man' was good (1:26-1:28
          49. Genesis 1:26  And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
          50. Genesis 27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
          51. Note: But God did bless "man (1:28)
          52. Genesis 28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
        5. 'God' gives BLESSINGS (1:22, 1:28)
          1. Note: No sign that God  blessed the 'living creatures' brought forth from 'the earth' (See Gen 1: 24-1:25)
          2. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          3. 25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          4. Note: But God did see that "it was good" (1:25)
          5. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          6. 25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          7. 'God'  blessed the "moving creatures" brought forth from 'the waters' (1:20-1:22)
          8. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl  that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
          9. 21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          10. 22  And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
          11. 'God'  blessed "man" (1:27-1:28)
          12. Genesis 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
          13. 28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
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      1. Creation   the beginning (1:1)
        1. Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
        2. Creation Time Sequence
          1. 'the beginning'  (1:1)
          2. 'God'
          3. 'God' created (creator) (1:1)
          4. Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
          5. 'the heaven' and 'the earth' (1:1)
          6. Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
          7. Do not know if the creation sequence, with respect to 'the heaven' and 'the earth' is important, but it could be.
          8. even though they were both creaated in what is called 'the beginning'
          9. We do NOT know if 'the heaven' and 'the earth' were created at the EXACT same instance
          10. the  'the heaven' is mentioned before 'the earth'
          11. so that could mean that 'the heaven' was created before 'the earth'
          12. Entities Created After 'the beginning'  (1:3-1:31)
          13. many other things are brought into existence over a period of 'days'
          14. by 'God' speaking them into existence, e.g, "'God' said let there be"
        3. 'the beginning'  (1:1)
          1. Genesis 1:1  In 'the beginning' God created the heaven and the earth.
        4. 'God' created(1:1)
          1. Genesis 1:1  In 'the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
          2. 'the heaven' and 'the earth' (1:1)
          3. Genesis 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
          4. What we learn about 'the heaven' and 'the earth'
          5. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form,  and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
          6. 'the heaven' (1:1) we do NOT learn anything new about 'the heaven' after being told that it was created in 'the beginning'
          7. 'the earth' (1:1-1:31) We learn a lot more about 'the earth' after being told that it was created in 'the beginning'
        5. 'the earth' (1:1-1:2)
          1. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form,  and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
          2. We DO learn a lot about 'the earth' after being told that it was created in 'the beginning'
          3. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form,  and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
          4. state of 'the earth' (1:2)
          5. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
          6. 'without form' (1:2)
          7. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void
          8. don't really understand what 'without form' means here
          9. 'void' (1:2)
          10. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void.
          11. don't really understand what 'void' means here
          12. 'darkness' (1:2)
          13. Genesis 1:2  "and darkness was upon the face of the deep"
          14. we are told that there was 'darkness' (1:2)
          15. 'the deep' (1:2)
          16. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form,  and void;  and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
          17. there is something or somewhere called 'the deep'  (1:2)
          18. 'the deep' has a 'face' which I think means a total covering  (1:2)
          19. 'darkness' (1:2)
          20. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form,  and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
          21. we are told that there was 'darkness' (1:2)
          22. 'the waters' (1:2)
          23. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form,  and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
          24. we are told of 'the waters' (1:2)
          25. Genesis 1:2  "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters"
          26. 'the waters' was already there  (1:2)
          27. suggests a lot of water (1:2)
          28. 'the face of the waters'
          29. Genesis 1:2 "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
          30. 'darkness'
          31. Genesis 1:2  "and darkness was upon the face of the deep."
          32. 'the Spirit of God'
          33. Genesis 1:2  "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
          34. 'darkness'
          35. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form,  and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
        6. 'the Spirit of God' (1:2)
          1. Genesis 1:2  And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
          2. moved upon the face of 'the waters'. (1:2)
          3. Note: Does not say 'the Spirit of God'   was there at 'the beginning'
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      1. Creation 'days'
        1. a 'day' (1:5)
          1. Genesis 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
          2.  'the evening' (1:5)
          3. Gen. 1:5  And the evening and the morning were the first day.
          4.  'the morning' (1:5)
          5. Gen. 1:5 And the evening and the morning were the first day.
        2. 'first day' (1:1-5)
          1. Gen 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven  and the earth.Gen 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.Gen 1:3  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.Gen 1:4  And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.Gen 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
          2. 'first day' CREATIONS  Gen 1:1-1:5 'the heaven' and 'the earth' 'darkness' , 'the waters', 'the deep', 'light', 'Day', 'Night'
          3. 'the heaven' (1:1)
          4. no more information about 'the heaven' on Day-1
          5. 'the earth' (1:1-1:2)
          6. Gen 1:1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
          7. 'darkness'
          8. Gen 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
          9. 'the waters'
          10. Gen 1:2  ... And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
          11. 'the deep'
          12. Gen 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
          13. Day1: 'light' spoken into existence from 'not sure where' (1:3-1:5)
          14. Genesis 1:3  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Genesis 1:4  And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. Genesis 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
          15.  'light' : the first explicitly spoken into existence
          16. Genesis 1:3  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
          17. 'God' assesses HIS creation of 'light' "saw that it was 'good'"
          18. Genesis 1:4  "And God saw the light, that it was good:..."
          19. 'God' divided 'the light' from the 'the darkness'
          20. Genesis 1:4  "...God divided the light from the darkness.
          21. So 'God' did not want 'the light' and the 'the darkness' to be together
          22. 'light' called:
          23. Genesis 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.
          24. 'Day'
          25. 'darkness' called:
          26. Genesis 1:5  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.
          27. 'Night'
          28. this is the first time we see 'God'  giving something a PROPER name a Noun
          29. Genesis 1:5  "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night..."
          30. "And God saw the light, that it was good" (1:4)
          31. Genesis 1:4  "And God saw the light, that it was good.."
        3. 'second day'  (1:6-8)
          1. Genesis 1:6  And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Genesis 1:7  And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. Genesis 1:8  And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
          2. Day2: 'firmament' spoken into existence from 'not sure where' (1:6)
          3. Genesis 1:6  And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
          4. 'firmament' is named 'Heaven' (1:8)
          5. Genesis 1:8  "And God called the firmament Heaven."
        4. 'third day' (1:9-13)
          1. Genesis 1:9  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13  And the evening and the morning were the third day.
          2. Day3: gathering together  of the 'the waters' (1:9-1:10)
          3. Genesis1:9  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so."
          4. 'gathering together of the waters' named 'Seas'  (1:10)
          5. Genesis 1:10  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas:
          6. Day3: 'dry land' spoken into existence from 'the waters' (1:9) 
          7. Genesis 1:9   And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
          8. 'dry land' brought forth from gathering together of the 'the waters' (1:9-1:10)
          9. Genesis 1:9  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
          10. 'dry land' named 'Earth'  (1:10)
          11. Genesis 1:10  "And God called the dry land Earth"
          12. "God saw that it was good" (1:10)
          13. Genesis 1:10  and God saw that it was good."
          14. Day3: 'vegetation' spoken into existence from 'the earth' (1:11)
          15. Genesis 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
          16. 'grass' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          17. Genesis 1:11  "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed"
          18. 'herb' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          19. Genesis 1:11  "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed", 
          20. 'fruit tree' brought forth from 'the earth' (1:11)
          21. Genesis 1:11  "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind,"
          22. "and God saw that it was good" (1:12)
        5. 'fourth day' (1:14-19)
          1. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16  And 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. 17  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18  And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 19  And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
          2. Day4: 'lights in the firmament' spoken into existence from not sure where (1:14-1:18)
          3. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years
          4. 'night' & 'day' divided (1:14)
          5. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          6. Signs & Seasons (1:14)
          7. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament   of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years
          8. 'signs' (1:14)
          9. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament   of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          10. 'seasons' (1:14)
          11. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:Genesis
          12. 'days' (1:14)
          13. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          14. 'years' (1:14)
          15. Genesis 1:14  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament  of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
          16. 'light upon the earth' (1:15)
          17. Genesis 1:15  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth:
          18. '2 great lights' (1:16)
          19. Genesis 1:16  And 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.
          20. 'greater light' (1:16)
          21. Genesis 1:16  "the greater light to rule the day"
          22. 'lesser light' (1:16)
          23. Genesis 1:16  "the lesser light to rule the night:"
          24. 'the stars' (1:16)
          25. Genesis 1:16  "he made the stars also."
          26. "and God saw that it was good" (1:18)
          27. Genesis 1:18  "saw that it was good."
        6. 'fifth day' (1:20-23)
          1. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 22  And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23  And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
          2. Day5: 'moving creature' spoken into existence from 'the waters' (1:20)
          3. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
          4. 'fowl' brought forth into existence (1:20)
          5. Genesis 1:20  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
          6. 'created' from 'the waters' (1:21)
          7. Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          8. 'great whales' (1:21)
          9. Genesis 1:21  "And God created great whales"
          10. 'every living creature that moveth' (1:21)
          11. Genesis 1:21  :And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth,"
          12. 'winged fowl after his kind' (1:21)
          13.  Genesis 1:21  "And God created ...and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good."
          14. "and God saw that it was good"
          15. Genesis 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          16. "and God saw that it was good"
        7. 'sixth day' (1:24-31)
          1. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26  And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29  And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30  And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 31  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
          2. Day6: 'living creature' spoken into existence from 'the earth' (1:24-1:25)
          3. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          4. 'cattle' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          5. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          6. 'God' MADE 'cattle after their kind' (1:25)
          7. Genesis 1:25  "And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and  cattle after their kind,"
          8. 'creeping thing' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          9. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          10. 'God' MADE 'everything that creepth upon the earth after his kind'  (1:25)
          11. Genesis 1:25  "And God made.... every thing that creepeth  upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good."
          12. 'beast' brought forth into existence (1:24)
          13. Genesis 1:24  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
          14. 'God' MADE 'beast of the earth after his kind' 1:25)
          15. Genesis 1:25  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
          16. "and God saw it was good"  (1:25)
          17. Day6: 'man' 'created' from 'not sure how' (1:26-1:27)
          18. Genesis 1:26  And God said, Let us make man in our image,  after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
          19. created 'man in our image' from 'not sure how' (1:26)
          20. Geneisis 27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
          21. 'after our likeness'
          22. Genesis 1:26  "And God said, Let us make man in our image,  after our likeness: "
          23. 'let them have dominion over':
          24. Genesis 1:26  " and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth
          25. 1. 'fish of the sea'
          26. 2. 'fowl of the air'
          27. 3. 'the cattle'
          28. 4. 'all the earth'
          29. 5. 'every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth'
          30. 'man in his own image' from 'not sure how' (1:27)
          31. created 'them' (1:27) 
          32. 'male' 'created' from 'not sure how' (1:27)
          33. 'female' 'created' from 'not sure how' (1:27)
          34. "God blessed them" (1:28)
          35. "God said to them" (1:28)
          36. 'be fruitful'
          37. 'multiply'
          38. 'replenish the earth'
          39. 'subdue it (the earth)'
          40. 'have dominion  over':
          41. 1. 'fish of the sea'
          42. 2. 'fowl of the air'
          43. 3. 'every living thing that moveth upon the earth.'
          44. Day6: 'God' gives  PROVISIONS (1:29-1:30)
          45. Genesis 1:29  And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30  And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so
          46. Provisions of 'meat' to 'man' (1:29)
          47. Genesis 1:29  And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
          48. 'every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth'
          49. 'every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed':
          50. 1. 'fish of the sea'
          51. 2. 'fowl of the air'
          52. 3. 'the cattle'
          53. 4. 'all the earth'
          54. 5. 'every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth'
          55. Provisions of 'meat' to 'other living creatures' (1:30)
          56. Genesis 1:30  "And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat..."
          57. 'every beast of the earth'
          58. 'every fowl of the air'
          59. 'every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life'
          60. "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good"  (1:31)
    4. 04
      1. 'the Spirit of God' (1:2)
        1. Genesis 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
        2. moved upon the 'the face of the waters' (1:2)
          1. Genesis 1:2  "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
        3. Not sure who or what is 'the Spirit of God'
          1. very curious about 'the Spirit of God'
          2. what is the relationship between 'the Spirit of God' and   'God' the creator
  3. Genesis Study: GOD
    1. GOD IN GENESIS Ch.01
      1. 'God' IS THERE AT THE BEGINNING
        1. "in the beginning God" (1:1)
      2. 'God' IS REFERRED TO AS A MALE GENDER (he)
        1. Genesis 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.
      3. GOD THE CREATOR
        1. 'God' is the creator of everything :1:1-1:31
        2. 'God' creates from the beginning (1:1, 1:21, 1:27)
        3. 'God' is the sole creator (1:1, 1:21)
        4. 'God' first created 'the heaven' and 'the earth' and everything within 'the heaven' and 'the earth' (1:1-1:31)
        5. 'God' created 'man in his own image' (1:26-27)
        6. 'God' created 'male and female' (1:27)
        7. 'God' seems to have a helper to create 'man in his own image' (1:26)
        8. 'God' is the sole creator (1:1, 1:21)
        9. 'God' is the joint creator (1:26)
        10. 'God' CREATES
          1. "God Created" (1:1, 1:21, 1:27)
          2. "God created" 'the heaven' and 'the earth' (1:1)
          3. 'great whales' (1:21)
          4. 'every living creature that moveth' (1:21)
          5. 'every winged fowl after his kind' (1:21)
          6. 'God' created 'man in his own image' (1:27)
          7. 'God' created 'male and female' (1:27)
      4. 'God' SPEAKS:
        1. "God said"
        2. 'God' SPEAKS COMMANDS:
          1. "God said, let there be" (1:3, 1:6, 1:14)
          2. "God said, let the" (1:9, 1:11, 1:20, 1:24)
          3. "God said, let us" (1:26)
          4. "God said unto" (1:28)
        3. 'God' SPEAKS COMMANDS THINGS INTO EXISTENCE:
          1. "God said, Let there be light: and there was light". (1:3)
          2. "God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters" (1:6)
          3. "God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together ..." (1:9)
          4. "God said, Let the earth bring forth grass ..." (1:11)
          5. "God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven ..." (1:14)
          6. "God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature ..." (1:20)
          7. "God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind ..." (1:24)
          8. "God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: ..." (1:26)
        4. 'God' SPEAKS COMMANDS TO CREATED THINGS:
          1. "... Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas ..." (1:22)
          2. "... Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: ..." (1:28)
      5. 'God' SPEAKS COMMANDS TO OTHER BEINGS: (let us)
        1. "God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: ..." (1:26)
      6. 'God' SPEAKS FURTHER COMMANDS TO CREATED THINGS :
        1. 'God' commands
          1. - division of 'the waters' (1:6)
          2. - gathering of 'the waters' (1:9)
          3. - 'the appearance of the 'dry land' (1:9)
        2. 'God' commands
          1. - 'the earth' to bring forth (1:11)
          2. 'grass' (1:11)
          3. 'the herb yielding seed' (1:11)
          4. 'the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind' (1:11)
        3. 'God' commands
          1. 'lights in the firmament of the heaven ' (1:14)
          2. 'to divide the day from the night' (1:14)
          3. 'for signs' (1:14)
          4. 'for seasons' (1:14)
          5. 'for days' (1:14)
          6. 'for years' (1:14)
        4. 'God' commands
          1. 'waters bring forth abundantly ' (1:20)
          2. 'the moving creature that hath life' (1:20)
          3. 'fowl that may fly above the earth
          4. in the open firmament of heaven' (1:20)
        5. 'God' commands
          1. 'the earth bring forth' (1:24)
          2. 'the living creature after his kind' (1:24)
          3. 'cattle' (1:24)
          4. 'creeping thing' (1:24)
          5. 'beast of the earth after his kind' (1:24)
        6. 'God' commands
          1. fruitfulness & multiplication from (1:28)
          2. - 'living things and animals' (1:22)
          3. - 'man' (1:28)
      7. GOD GIVES AUTHORITY TO HIS CREATION
        1. God gives AUTHORITY to the LIGHTS
          1. "... the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night ..." (1:22)
        2. God gives AUTHORITY to MAN
          1. "let them have dominion over"(1:26)
          2. - 'the fish of the sea' (1:26)
          3. - 'the fowl of the air' (1:26)
          4. - 'the cattle' (1:26)
          5. - 'all the earth' (1:26)
          6. - 'every creeping thing that
          7. - creepeth upon the earth' (1:26)
      8. 'God' LOOKS AT & ASSESSES HIS CREATION / HIS CREATIVE WORK
        1. 'God saw' (1:4, 1:10, 1:12, 1:21, 1:25, 1:31)
          1. - 'the light, that it was good' (1:4)
          2. - 'every thing that he had made' (1:31)
        2. - 'God' assess
          1. 'God saw that it was good.' (1:10, 1:12, 1:18, 1:21, 1:25,)
          2. - 'behold, it was very good' (1:31)
      9. 'God' GIVES BLESSINGS TO HIS CREATED BEINGS
        1. 'God' blessed
          1. living creatures, animals'(1:22)
          2. 'God' blessed 'man' (1:28)
  4. Genesis: Fall of Man
    1. Creation of Man Genesis Chapter 1&2
      1. 'God' created 'man'  (Gen 1:26-1:27, 2:7)
        1. 'God' made 'man in his own image' (1:27)
          1. Genesis 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
          2. Commentry
        2. 'God' created 'man' 'male' & 'female'  in HIS image (1:27)
          1. Genesis 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
          2. Commentry
        3. MALE & FEMALE 'man' is the generic name for 'male' is  'female' (1:27)
          1. MALE Adam (Gen 2:19) 
          2. Note: Not told how Adam got his name
          3. Note: first occurence of name Adam is Gen 2:19
          4. Genesis 2:19  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam  to see what he would call them
          5. FEMALE Eve (Gen 3:20) 
          6. Note: Adam named his wife Eve (3:20)
          7. Genesis 3:20  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living
          8. Genesis 1:27  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them
          9. Commentry
        4. 'God' created 'man' 'male' first (2:7, 2:18)
          1. Genesis 2:7  And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
          2. Genesis 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 
          3. Commentry
        5. 'God' created 'woman'  out of 'the man' Adam'  (2:21-2:25)
          1. Note: Adam named his wife Eve (3:20)
          2. Genesis 3:20  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living
          3. Genesis 2:21  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
          4. 22  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
          5. 23  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
          6. Commentry
        6. 'God' created 'woman' to be 'the man's' helper  (2:18; 2:21-2:23)
          1. Genesis 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
          2. Genesis 2:21  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
          3. 22  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
          4. 23  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
          5. Commentry
        7. God blessed 'male' & 'female' (1:28)
          1. Genesis 1:28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
          2. Commentry
        8. 'God' made 'man' ('them') to have dominion over' all his creation on the earth (1:26)
          1. 1. 'fish of the sea'
          2. 2. 'fowl of the air'
          3. 3. 'the cattle'
          4. 4. 'all the earth'
          5. 5. 'every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth'
          6. Genesis 1:26  And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing  that creepeth upon the earth.
          7. Commentry
        9. Summary Commentry
      2. 'God' gave 'man' ('male' & 'female') commands / instructions:  (1:28)
        1. Fruitful & Multiply  & Replenish
          1. 'be fruitful'  (1:28)
          2. 'multiply' (1:28)
          3. 'replenish the earth' (1:28)
          4. 'subdue it (the earth)' (1:28)
          5. Commentry
        2. 'have dominion   over': (1:28)
          1. 1. 'fish of the sea' (1:28)
          2. 2. 'fowl of the air' (1:28)
          3. 3. 'every living thing that moveth upon the earth.' (1:28)
          4. Commentry
        3. 'God gives Adam  Authority   (2:19)
          1. 1. 'every beast of the field' (2:19)
          2. 2. 'every fowl of the air' (2:19)
          3. 3. 'every living creature' (2:19)
          4. 4. 'cattle' (2:20)
          5. Commentry
        4. Genesis 1:28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
        5. Summary Commentry
      3. 'God' gave man (Adam) a HOME  (2:8, 2:9, 2:16)
        1. a garden eastward in Eden (2:8)
          1. Genesis 2:8  And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden;  and there he put the man whom he had formed.
        2. 'God' made man's (Adam) home BEAUTIFUL (2:9-2:16)
          1. Trees (2:9)
          2. Pleasant Trees (2:9)
          3. "every tree that is pleasant to the sight" (2:9)
          4. Food Trees (2:9)
          5. "good for food" (2:9)
          6. Tree of Life (2:9)
          7. "the tree of life also in the midst of the garden" (2:9)
          8. Tree of Knowledge of good and evil  (2:9)
          9. "the tree of knowledge of good and evil" (2:9)
          10. Genesis 2:9  And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
          11. A River with four heads (2:10-2:14)
          12. 1. Pison  (2:11-2:12)
          13. Genesis 2:11  The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
          14. Genesis 2:12  And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium  and the onyx stone.
          15. 2. Gihon  (2:13)
          16. Genesis 2:13  And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
          17. 3. Hiddekel  (2:14)
          18. Genesis 2:14  And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria.
          19. 4. Euphrates  (2:14)
          20. Genesis 2:14  And the fourth river is Euphrates.
          21. 10  And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
        3. Genesis 2:8  And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden;  and there he put the man whom he had formed.
        4. Summary Commentry
      4. 'God' gave man (Adam) Work/ Duty instructions:  (2:15)
        1. Man told to manage the  garden of Eden (2:15)
        2. Genesis 2:15  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
        3. Summary Commentry
      5. 'God' gave man (Adam) BOUNDARY COMMAND  (2:16)
        1. CAN EAT freely of every tree garden (2:16)
          1. Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
        2. CANNOT EAT of tree of the knowledge of good and evil (2:17)
          1. Genesis 2:17 for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
        3. Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
        4. Summary Commentry
      6. 'God' gave man (Adam) TOLD CONSEQUENCE OF DISOBEYING COMMAND  (2:17)
        1. Genesis 2:17  Sentence of DEATH
        2. Genesis 2:17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
        3. Summary Commentry
      7. Summary Commentry
    2. Man's Sin & Rebellion against GOD in Genesis 3
      1. MAN's TEMPTATION
        1. the Temptation (Gen 3:1-5)
          1. Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
          2. 2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
          3. 3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
          4. 4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
          5. 5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
          6. Commentry
        2. 'the 'tempter' (Matthew 4:3) (1Thessalonians 3:5)
          1. Matthew 4:3  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
          2. 1 Thessalonians 3:5  For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
          3. Commentry
        3. Summary Commentry
      2. MAN's Rebellion & Disobedience against GOD (Gen 3:6)
        1. Genesis 3:6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
        2. Commentry
        3. Summary Commentry
      3. Immediate Outcome Man's Sin & Rebellion (Gen 3:6, 3:11, 3:12)
        1. Eyes Opened (3:7a)  
          1. "And the eyes of them both were opened ... " (Gen 3:7)  
          2. Commentry
        2. Awarness of Physical State of Nakedness (3:7b)  
          1. "... they knew that they were naked... (Gen 3:7)  
          2. Commentry
        3. Nakedness & Shame (Genesis 3:7c)  
          1. "... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." (Gen 3:7)  
          2. Commentry
        4. Summary Commentry
          1. Covering of Sin (Genesis 3:7)  
          2. "... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." (Gen 3:7)  
          3. Commentry
          4. Covering God's beauty (Genesis 3:7)  
          5. "... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." (Gen 3:7)  
          6. Commentry
          7. Now they have to wear clothing (Genesis 3:7)  
          8. "... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." (Gen 3:7)  
          9. Commentry
          10. Only MAN wears clothing (Genesis 3:7)  
          11. Note: the natural beauty of ALL GOD's Creation kept in tact.
          12. Note: No other created being has man-made clothing. begining of Man rejecting God's perfect finished work.
          13. Note: Remember that Man was made in the IMAGE of GOD.
          14. Note: Man (male and female, man & woman) are NO longer in the IMAGE of GOD as GOD had created them.
          15. "... and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons." (Gen 3:7)  
        5. Banishment from Paradise (Genesis 3:24)
        6. Condemnation to labour and sorrow (Genesis 3:16, 19; Job 5:6, 7)
      4. Summary Commentry
    3. Consequence of Adam's Sin on All Mankind
      1. Made in the image of Adam (Genesis 5:3; 1 Corinthians 15:48, 49)
      2. Born in sin (Job 15:14; 25:4; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 48:8; John 3:6)
      3. A child of wrath (Ephesians 2:3)
      4. Evil in heart (Genesis 6:5; 8:21; Jeremiah 16:12; Matthew 15:19)
      5. Blinded in heart (Ephesians 4:18)
      6. Corrupt and perverse in his ways (Genesis 6:12; Psalm 10:5; Romans 3:12-16)
      7. Depraved in mind (Romans 8:5-7; Ephesians 4:17; Colossians 1:21; Titus 1:15)
      8. Without understanding (Psalm 14:2, 3; Romans 3:11; 1:31)
      9. Receives no the things of God (1 Corinthians 2:14)
      10. Comes short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23)
      11. Defiled in conscience (Titus 1:15; Hebrews 10:22)
      12. Intractable (Job 11:12)
      13. Estranged from God (Genesis 3:8; Psalm 58:3; Ephesians 4:18; Colossians 1:21)
      14. In bondage to sin (Romans 6:19; 7:5, 23; Galatians 5:17; Titus 3:3)
      15. In bondage to the devil (2 Timothy 2:26; Hebrews 2:14, 15)
      16. Constant in evil (Psalm 10:5; 2 Peter 2:14)
      17. Conscious of guilt (Genesis 3:7, 8, 10)
      18. Unrighteous (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:10)
      19. Abominable (Job 15:16; Psalm 14:3)
      20. Turned to his own way (Isaiah 53:6)
      21. Loves darkness (John 3:19)
      22. Corrupt &c in speech (Romans 3:13, 14)
      23. Devoid of the fear of God (Romans 3:18)
      24. Totally depraved (Genesis 6:5; Romans 7:18)
      25. Dead in sin (Ephesians 2:1; Colossians 2:13)
      26. All
      27. Temporal death (Genesis 3:19; Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22)
      28. Eternal death (Job 21:30; Romans 5:18, 21; 6:23)
      29. Cannot be remedied by man (Proverbs 20:9; Jeremiah 2:22; 13:23)
      30. Remedy for, provided by God (Genesis 3:15; John 3:16)
    4. DISOPEDIENCE MAN
      1. DISOPEDIENCE MAN In Other Scripture (Romans 5:12, 5:15, 5:10) (2Corinthians 11:3) (1Timothy 2:14)
    5. Adam's Sin Inherited
    6. The Temptation Genesis 3
      1. the serpent Genesis 3:1-3:5
        1. the serpent in Genesis 3:1
          1. Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
          2. the serpent: is subtil
          3. Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil  than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
          4. the serpent: is created by the LORD God
          5. Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil  than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
          6. the serpent Conversed with the woman
          7. Genesis 3:1 And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
          8. Note: fact that the sentence begins with "and" Indications that serpant & woman were conversing and this is the tail-end of the conversation
          9. the serpent spoke to the woman seductively, and decietfully
          10. Genesis 3:1 And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
          11. the serpent Undermined God
          12. Genesis 3:1 And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
          13. the serpent knew the commands made to Adam&Eve
          14. Genesis 3:1 And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
        2. the serpent heard the commands directly the woman (3:2 - 3:3)
          1. Genesis 3:2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Genesis 3:3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
        3. the serpent made HE own decree the woman (3:4 - 3:5)
          1. Genesis 3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
        4. the serpent contradicted God opposed God (3:4 - 3:5)
          1. God Said Genesis 2:17  
          2. Genesis 2:17  "thou shalt surely die".
          3. the serpent Said Genesis 3:4
          4. Genesis 3:4 "Ye shall not surely die"
        5. the serpent belied God Deny the truth of what God said (3:4 - 3:5)
          1. Genesis 3:5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
          2. belied: misrepresented, represented falsely
          3. belied: misrepresented
        6. the serpent LIED (3:4 - 3:5)
          1. God Said Genesis 2:17  
          2. Genesis 2:17  "thou shalt surely die".
          3. the serpent Said Genesis 3:4
          4. Genesis 3:4 "Ye shall not surely die"
          5. Genesis 3:5 " ye shall be as gods",
          6. Genesis 3:5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.