CREATION
FINE ART BY CAROLINE STREET
GOD SPOKE AND GALAXIES WHIRLED INTO PLACE, STARS BURNED IN THE HEAVENS, AND PLANETS BEGAN ORBITING THEIR SUNS - WORDS OF AWESOME, UNLIMITED, UNLEASHED POWER. HE SPOKE AGAIN AND THE WATERS AND LANDS WERE FILLED WITH PLANTS AND CREATURES, RUNNING, SWIMMING, GROWING, MULTIPLYING - WORDS OF ANIMATING, BREATHING, PULSING LIFE. AGAIN HE SPOKE AND MAN AND WOMAN WERE FORMED, THINKING, SPEAKING AND LOVING - WORDS OF PERSONAL AND CREATIVE GLORY. ETERNAL, INFINITE, UNLIMITED - HE WAS, IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE MAKER AND LORD OF ALL THAT EXISTS". (INTRODUCTION TO JOHN. NIV, LIFE APPLICATION BIBLE).
CREATION FIRST DAY. LIGHT.
CREATION FIRST DAY. Oil. Painting by Caroline Street.
GENESIS 1. KJV
1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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.
3.And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. (KJV)
(Psalm 19:1)
CREATION SECOND DAY. SKY AND SEA.
CREATION 2ND DAY. Oil. Painting by Caroline Street.
GENESIS 1. (KJV)
6. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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.
8. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
“This is my Father’s world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings,
And round me rings
The music of the spheres.
“This is my Father’s world:
O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong
Seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.“
— Maltbie D. Babcock (1858-1901), pastor and preacher
CREATION THIRD DAY. TREES, SEEDS AND FRUITS.
CREATION 3RD DAY. Oil. Painting by Caroline Street.
GENESIS 1. KJV
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.
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.
CREATION FOURTH DAY. SUN, MOONS, STARS
CREATION 4TH DAY. Oil. Painting by Caroline Street.
GENESIS 1. KJV
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.
A thought to ponder:-
'God has permitted a flood of light to be poured upon the world in discoveries in Science. But even the greatest minds, if not guided by the Word of God, become bewildered in their attempts to investigate the relations of science and revelation. Human knowledge is partial and imperfect, therefore many are unable to harmonize their views of science with Scripture. Many accept mere theories as scientific facts, and they think God's Word is to be tested by 'science falsely so called'. Because they cannot explain the Creator and His works by natural laws, Bible history is regarded as unreliable. Those who doubt the Old and New Testaments too often go a step further and doubt the existence of God. Having let go their anchor, they beat about on the rocks of infidelity'. - The Great Hope.
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.
A thought to ponder:-
'God has permitted a flood of light to be poured upon the world in discoveries in Science. But even the greatest minds, if not guided by the Word of God, become bewildered in their attempts to investigate the relations of science and revelation. Human knowledge is partial and imperfect, therefore many are unable to harmonize their views of science with Scripture. Many accept mere theories as scientific facts, and they think God's Word is to be tested by 'science falsely so called'. Because they cannot explain the Creator and His works by natural laws, Bible history is regarded as unreliable. Those who doubt the Old and New Testaments too often go a step further and doubt the existence of God. Having let go their anchor, they beat about on the rocks of infidelity'. - The Great Hope.
CREATION FIFTH DAY. SEA CREATURES AND BIRDS.
CREATION 5TH DAY. Oil. Painting by Caroline Street.
GENESIS 1. KJV
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.
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.
CREATION SIXTH DAY. LAND CREATURES AND MAN.
CREATION 6TH DAY. Oil. Painting by Caroline Street.
GENESIS 1. KJV
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.
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.
MY THOUGHTS ON CREATION
The story of the Garden of Eden, and Adam and Eve is the greatest story ever told, it appeals to both young and old. A wonderful story of the beginning of humans and earth. I am in awe of God and the magnificent earth He created. Science has taken this and turned it into something complex, which has been questioned to death, and will be until the end of days. I take it for what it is, based on the truth of God's Word. Whether God created earth in 7 days or 7 million years, He undoubtedly set His magic into place that would form the world and all of its landscapes, the great universe, creatures great and small and of course, mankind. I do not believe that Scientists will find the answers to everything. God is entitled to hold something back, he cannot give us all the answers, He gives us some at his discretion and He has His reasons for not revealing all. He is the almighty God after all! The Word reveals the simple truth, and God is truth.
The story of the Garden of Eden, and Adam and Eve is the greatest story ever told, it appeals to both young and old. A wonderful story of the beginning of humans and earth. I am in awe of God and the magnificent earth He created. Science has taken this and turned it into something complex, which has been questioned to death, and will be until the end of days. I take it for what it is, based on the truth of God's Word. Whether God created earth in 7 days or 7 million years, He undoubtedly set His magic into place that would form the world and all of its landscapes, the great universe, creatures great and small and of course, mankind. I do not believe that Scientists will find the answers to everything. God is entitled to hold something back, he cannot give us all the answers, He gives us some at his discretion and He has His reasons for not revealing all. He is the almighty God after all! The Word reveals the simple truth, and God is truth.
A FINAL NOTE FROM THE BIBLE ( LIFE APPLICATION BIBLE. (NIV)
