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The Solar System is the collection of everything that is held together by the gravity of the Sun . The Sun is the center, and everything else — planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust — orbits around it. The word “solar” comes from sol , meaning Sun . WHAT MAKES UP THE SOLAR SYSTEM? 1. The Sun (The Star at the Center) Contains 99.86% of all the mass in the solar system Made mostly of hydrogen and helium Source of heat, light, energy, and life for Earth 2. The 8 Planets (In Order) INNER / TERRESTRIAL PLANETS (rocky, small, warm) Mercury – closest to the Sun Venus – hottest planet Earth – where life exists Mars – the red planet OUTER / GAS & ICE GIANTS (large, cold, mostly gas/ice) Jupiter – largest planet Saturn – famous for its rings Uranus – tilted on its side Neptune – farthest from the Sun 3. Moons Many planets have moons orbiting them. Earth has 1 moon Jupiter has 90+ Saturn has 100+ identified 4. Other Objects A. Asteroids Mostly found in the Asteroid Belt betwe...

Creation Was Perfect, Ordered, and Without Corruption Before sin: Nothing died Nothing decayed No sickness or violence existed No predator/prey relationship No hostility between humans and creation God declared everything: “very good” (Genesis 1:31) Meaning flawless, complete, harmonious, filled with peace (shalom). 2. Humanity Shared God’s Glory Adam and Eve were not naked in a shameful way. The Ethiopian tradition says: Humans were clothed in light. Based on: Psalm 8:5 — “crowned with glory and honor” Psalm 104:2 — “He covers Himself with light as with a garment” Ethiopian commentary teaches: “The glory of God covered Adam and Eve like a garment.” After sin this glory departed, and they realized their physical nakedness (Genesis 3:7). 3. Angels and Humans Had Open Fellowship Before the fall: God walked with Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:8) Eden was a “mountain of God” (Ezekiel 28:13–16) Angels ministered freely The spiritual and natural realms were blended Ethiopian tradition calls Eden: ...

“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.” — Genesis 1:2 (KJV)   Observation The verse does not yet describe the ordered and inhabited world that appears later in the chapter. Instead, we are shown the earth before God brings the arrangement, distinction, and fullness that unfold through His spoken commands. “Without Form, and Void” The Hebrew expression translated “without form, and void” is tohu va-bohu (תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ) . Tohu carries the idea of formlessness, emptiness, waste, or an unformed condition. Bohu conveys emptiness or voidness. Together, the expression describes the earth as not yet ordered and filled in the manner that God is about to accomplish throughout Genesis 1. Darkness Was Upon the Face of the Deep Before God says, “Let there be light,” Genesis describes darkness upon the face of the deep. The Hebrew word translated “deep” is tehom (תְּהוֹם) , referring her...

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: (KJV) These lights refer to the sun, the moon, and the stars. The Hebrew word for "lights" is ma'orot - meaning light bearers, not just light itself, meaning God created physical objects that carry, holds, and shine light. The sun and moon do not shine by accident - they shine because God assignes them purpose. Just like the lights, believers are light bearers (Matthew 5:14). We do not produce spiritual light; we reflect God's light Four Major Purposes for the heavenly bodies and reveals deep biblical, prophetic, and theological truths. *Purpose I To Divide the Day from the Night. Light existed (Day 1), but there was no organized system. God codifies time, day, night, morning and evening. Creation moves from chaos to order. The physical separation of day and night reflects a moral truth. ...

Introduction Genesis Chapter 1 opens the Bible with one of its most foundational declarations: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1 KJV Before humanity, nations, kingdoms, or civilizations existed, God was already there . Genesis does not begin by attempting to prove God's existence; it begins by declaring God as the Creator and source of all things . The chapter describes creation as moving from an earth that was “without form, and void” into an ordered world filled with light, life, purpose, and abundance. Again and again, creation responds to God's command: “And God said...” God speaks, and what He commands comes into being. Light appears, waters are divided, dry land emerges, vegetation grows, heavenly lights are appointed, living creatures fill the waters and skies, animals inhabit the earth, and finally humanity is created. The climax of the chapter comes in Genesis 1:26–27: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...” Human bei...

Genesis 13 continues Abram’s journey after his return from Egypt. Abram traveled back into the land of Canaan with Sarai, Lot, and the possessions he had acquired . Scripture emphasizes that Abram had become “very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold” (Genesis 13:2). Abram returned to the place between Bethel and Hai (Ai) where he had previously built an altar, and there he called upon the name of the LORD . Lot, who traveled with Abram, had also accumulated flocks, herds, and tents. Their possessions became so great that the land could not adequately support both households together. As a result, strife arose between Abram’s herdmen and Lot’s herdmen . Rather than allowing the conflict to grow, Abram sought peace. Although Abram was the elder and the one to whom God had given the promise, he allowed Lot to choose where he would live. Lot looked toward the well-watered plain of Jordan and chose it for himself. He journeyed east and eventually pitched his tent toward Sodom . Script...

In His Image - Genesis Bible Study Back to the Beginning - Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse Genesis Chapter 1 - In the Beginning Genesis Chapter 1 takes us to the beginning of God's revealed account of creation. Before the generations of mankind, before the nations, before Abraham, Israel, the Law, or the prophets, Scripture opens by declaring God as Creator In this chapter, we will slow down and examine the creation account carefully, paying attention to what the text actually says, the order of creation, God's spoken commands, the repeated expressions throughout the chapter, and mankind's creation in the image and likeness of God.  Genesis 1:1 (KJV) "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."  Observation  The Bible begins with God. Genesis does not begin by attempting to prove that God exists; it begins with the declaration of what God did: "In the beginning God created." The opening verse immediately establishes three foundational trut...

Exodus 4:20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. What did Moses take with him to Egypt? _____________________________ Exodus 4:21 And the LORD said to Moses, When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. God tells Moses to do the wonders before who? _________________________ God says that Pharaoh will do what? __________________ And he will not what? ____________________   Exodus 4:22 And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: What is Moses to say to Pharaoh? ______________________________ Exodus 4:23 And I say to you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, even thy firstborn. God says to Pharaoh to let his who go? _________________...

God Comes Down to Deliver Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. God introduced himself as who to Moses? ________________________________________ Exodus 3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; What did the LORD say to Moses? ______________________________________ Exodus 3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Why did God come down? __________________________________________ Exodus 3:9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me...