From “good” to “very good”…
I’d like to pause here for a moment to point out that in the scheme of things, it
really doesn’t matter a lot whether you believe God created the heavens and
earth in six days, or whether he did it “in the beginning”…or whether or not you
find this particular study interesting…whether or not, it’s shedding some light on
how things might have been, or what your thoughts are on dinosaurs, cavemen
and all that.
What’s important is this: IN THE BEGINNING, God created the heavens and
earth. Ultimately, he created everything ON earth, IN earth or AROUND earth,
including Adam. As we shall see, Adam was disobedient, fell from grace and
needed redemption. God provided that redemption through Jesus. THAT is what’s
important!
With that said, let’s go back a few verses and look at something that’s very,
very interesting!
“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light
was good…” (Gen. 1:3,4)
“And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry
ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered
waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.” (Vs. 9,10)
“The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees
bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.”
(Vs. 12)
Concerning the lights in the expanse of the sky…
“God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day
and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.”
(Vs. 17)
“So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with
which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to
its kind. And God saw that it was good.” (Vs. 21)
“God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their
kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And
God saw that it was good.” (Vs. 25)
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” (Vs. 31)
One interesting thing is this: Of all the work God performed in those six days, he
saw that it was all good. After the creation of Adam, even though God knew his
creation would fall, he called his work, not “good”, but “very good”. Adam, even
in his soon-to-be-fallen state, caused God to upgrade his own opinion of his own
work from “good” to “very good”. Wow, how God must have loved his Adam!
Wow, how he still does…you Adam, you!
There are a couple of other interesting things to point out in these verses…but we’ll
do that next time. For now, just sit back…relax and enjoy being God’s Adam.
The creation that catapulted God’s work from being “good” to “very good”. You are
why he created anything at all…you are the culmination of his work. You, Adam….
you….
Who’d have ever thunk it?
Many blessings!
Andy
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