Genesis 1:1 — In the Beginning | In His Image Bible Study
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...