Genesis 1:6-8 - Sky

⁶ And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” ⁷ So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. ⁸ God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

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'And God said' - Again we see that God speaks. God is intellegent, all wise, all knowing. He deserves all honour, glory and praise for all eternity. Without God nothing would have changed in the earth, it was by His word that things changes, everything happens in his timing and according to his will, his plan. He is all powerful, He can do anything. Trust him!
'Let there be a vault...' - The word here which says Vault can also be translated as expanse or separation. This (I think) is the creation of the atmosphere, which is needed to sustain life here on earth. God created everything in order: Without the atmosphere, or light, the plants (which were created on day 3) could not have survived. Without the plants to make oxygen, the Birds and fish (from day 5) wouldn't have survived either, nor would have the other animals (Day 6). God knows our needs, and he will meet them according to his will, and in his timing. We must trust him. This also probably refers to the water cycle, the water on earth is separated from the clouds. Some say (and I agree with this) that before the fall there was no rain: The earth was covered in clouds, which created a perfect atmosphere, so it let enough heat in and created a perfect ecosystem for everything - there wouldn't be any sunburn or any problems caused by the sun. But we also learn that while it didn't rain, there was water from the ground which watered everything. (Genesis 2:5-6)
'And it was so' - God does his will, what he plans comes to pass, he is all powerful and reigns eternally. Put your trust in him!
'Evening and Morning' - Again, there is evening and morning, as happens every 24 hour day. Some would argue that this just refers to the end of a long period and the beginning of the next one. This is called old earth creationism, and I have yet to come across any biblical reasoning behind it. (Feel free to comment below if you have some)


Jeremiah 10:12 But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

Genesis 1:3-5 - Light

 ³ And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 

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Here we have the second part of creation - God made light. 

'Then God said' - The first part of Verse 3 tells us that God speaks. God doesn't just exist, he is wise and intelligent. In fact we know that he is all wise and all knowing. (Hebrews 4:13). 

'"Let there be light", and there was light' - We see from this that God is also all powerful:  He speaks and it happens straight away. God is worthy of all praise, He is truly awesome and can do anything. This verse seems to convey absolutely no effort on God's part - he speaks and it happens. God reigns. One thing has often been pointed out - God created light on Day One, yet created the sun on Day Four - How does that work? I think the most biblical answer is that God himself gave off the light. We know that Jesus is the light of the world (John 8:12) and also that in heaven there will be no sun - God's glory will be our light. (Revalations 21:22-24). God is truly almighty, creator of everything.

 'Saw that it was good' - God created and it was good. God is good, and all he does is good and wonderful (Mat 19:17, Psalm 139:14). At this point of creation, there was nothing evil, all was good. There was no sin.

'Separated light from darkness' - God separated light and dark into day and night (Verse 5). A parallel that could be drawn: Just as God separated physical light and darkness in the beginning, he will also separate spiritual light and darkness at the end. This means that God will judge all people, he will separate Christians from Non-Christians, Christians are forgiven for their sin (Darkness) through Jesus Death, which payed the penalty for it and will be accepted into heaven for eternity to enjoy God and his blessings, while Non-Christians will be sent to hell for eternity to suffer God's wrath because of their sins. So, the questions: Are you a Christian? If not, why not? Think about this seriously, this is your eternity we are talking about and this life is your only chance to be forgiven.

'God called the light day and the darkness night' - Here we have the 24 hour cycle of day and night put in place. I believe 100% that God created in 6 days, and we see here at least that he created literal 24 hour days on Day one. Some might argue that because the sun wasn't created till day 4 We don't know if it was a 24 hour period, but I'd say The repetition of the next bit after every day doesn't change between here and any of the other days, so I think its safe to say that the days didn't either

'There was evening and there was morning, the First day' - God, as well as making light and dark, made morning and evening. A thought, The earth was probably spinning, if there was morning and evening, if the light was moving, then the earth was probably spinning. Does this mean that the earth was in orbit (Before the sin was created)? If so, is it the sun which keeps us in orbit, or is it really God who sustains us completely? We know that God does sustain all of creation (Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 1:3, Job 12:10), he is truly worthy of all praise. He created us, and continually sustains us, we owe God our lives. Besides this, we (Christians) owe him doubly because he sent his only son Jesus Christ to die for us and give us eternal life (John 3:16), because we were dead in sin, and cannot save ourselves. Through Jesus, God offers forgiveness to those who will turn to him. Will you turn to him? Repent and Believe for the kingdom of God is near! (Mark 1:15)

Parallel verses:

Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

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Psalm 33:9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. 

Genesis 1:2 – The Earth

‘Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.’

http://www.yorkblog.com/teentakeover/2010/08/night-at-the-beach.html

Verse 2 is a continuation of Verse 1, and describes what the earth was like at first. It was formless and empty – there was no life in it, nothing to fill it. There wasn’t land or life or even light ('Darkness was over the surface of the deep'). Matthew Henry draws a parallel here between the newly formed earth and the soul of a Non-Christian. Quote: ‘in a graceless soul, one that is not born again, there is disorder, confusion, and every evil work: it is empty of all good, for it is without God; it is dark, it is darkness itself: this is our condition by nature, till Almighty grace works a change in us.’ Unless God changes us, we remain full of darkness and sin, and are not saved, we do not grow.' God alone saves – Turn to him, Repent and Believe (Mark 1:15) or else you will remind 'Formless', 'Empty' and 'Dark' for all eternity in hell. We need God or else we are destined to hell, because we are sinful by nature, from birth. (Psalm 51:5)

We also learn here that at first the world was covered in water (here described as ‘the deep’).

‘The Spirit of God’: This is our first specific reference to the Holy Spirit, who is part of the trinity. God is three persons, the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit – described as Elohim (See verse 1). All three persons of God are equal, but they have different roles - God the father is King, ruler of everything and he is in control of everything. God the son came to earth and humbled himself to death so that we can live and be forgiven. God the Holy Spirit lives in us (Christians) and helps us, teaching us, rebuking us and helping us understand and apply the bible.

Genesis 1:1 - The Beginning

   'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.' 

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 ‘In the Beginning’ refers to the start of time. God is eternal; meaning that he always has and always will exist. Genesis 1:1 tells us of his first act of creation. Note that God created from nothing and without anyone else’s help. He is truly almighty and awesome, worthy of all praise. The word used for God here is ‘Elohim’. Elohim can be singular or plural, and is usually used in Hebrew to refer to ‘The God’ – the one and only true God, who created all things and reigns eternally. It is used to refer to all three persons that God is – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the God which we (Christians) believe in. Elohim can also be used to describe pagan ‘gods’. We see here that God Created. This is in complete opposition to the theories of evolution and of the Big Bang, which are some of man’s many feeble attempts to deny God’s existence so that we can live our own way without guilt. The question I have for Atheists is: how can nothing suddenly decide to become everything for no reason? What did God create? He created ‘the heavens and the earth’. Heavens can refer to three things in the bible: the first heaven referred to the sky or the atmosphere. The Second heaven refers to space and the Third heaven refers to where God lives. In context, I’m pretty sure this is referring to space. He also created the earth, the planet on which we live. We also can learn from this verse that God is organised and ordered. He didn’t create water and then the world, or people and then a place to put them, but he created everything in the right order – he knows everything, he knows our needs and he made everything in the right way for it all to work. God created us and has the right to rule our lives. 




 Parallel Verse:

John 1:1-5

'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.'