In
the first chapter of the Bible, the book of beginnings, called Genesis,
Yahweh God has Moses record the history of how the heavens, earth, the solar
system, plants, animals, and human beings came into existence.
Genesis 1 is the creation on male and female humans in the second earth age. Learn More
The
first earth age is when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. There were no
human beings alive at that time. Organized religion makes Christians who
believe in a "young earth" look foolish.
Geology, archeology, carbon
dating, and the correct understanding of the Bible reveals the truth.
When the first earth age was destroyed, the earth was without form and void. The word "was"
in Hebrew means had become without form and void. The earth was already
here, but had become void like the planets in outer space due to a "war in heaven."
In Revelation 12:7-9,
Jesus tells John about this war in heaven. This war caused the end of the first earth age. Moses probably already knew about this war, but God was not
ready to reveal that knowledge in Genesis. That's why it is absolutely
necessary to rightly divide the word of truth to get an accurate picture of people and events recorded in the Bible.
Now we come to Genesis 2. This is the history of not just a man, but the
man through whom God would send His only begotten Son to earth in human
form.
There Was Not a Man to Till the Ground. ~ Genesis 2:5
The
people in Genesis 1 were not farmers, they had no permanent place to live.
They were hunter/gatherers living off the land as best they could to
survive. These are the people that Cain joined after he was driven from
the Garden of Eden. He married a woman in the land of Nod. (the word Nod
means wanderer) ~ Genesis 4:15
Adam
was given a beautiful garden for his home. The only thing missing was a
wife, and God provided Eve as a suitable mate for Adam. God instructed
Adam in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, astronomy,
metallurgy, and all things necessary to create a civilization to fulfill
God's purpose for all mankind. And Adam taught these skills to his sons. Cain taught
the people of Nod what he had learned and built a city. ~ Genesis 4:17
God allowed people to live for almost 1000 years
so all this combined knowledge and experience could be passed down to
future generations. By the seventh generation, Enoch (a descendant of
Adam, not Cain) started a university and
had a great library of books. This information is from the Book of
Enoch, which New Testament writers were very familiar. Luke 3:37;
Hebrews 11:5. A short section of 1 Enoch (1:9) is cited in the New Testament Epistle of Jude, Jude 1:14–15.
The purpose of this post is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong.
To
learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true
meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's
Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you.
