Valuable Bible Study. Which Vital Book Should I Examine First?<br /><br />If you had to start a serious Bible study, whether you're a Bible novice or Bible-informed, which book would you plunge into for a more profound understanding of God and His plan for humanity, you and me?<br /><br />Study Genesis First. Reason 1<br /><br />Bible Study, Genesis First. “In the Beginning” = opposite of “Once upon a time”<br />Novels start off with "once upon a time," some vague fictitious story to tickle your imagination.<br />Genesis starts "in the beginning," a definite moment in time that is a concrete fact. This is a true story that should motivate your thinking about reality.<br /><br />Reason 2. The First Major Participants are Immediately Identified<br /><br />Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (plural Elohim) created (singular verb) the heaven and the earth.<br />The Participants in Elohim are 2 God Beings, Father and Son, plural, acting as ONE singular unit.<br />John 17:11 Christ says He and His Father are ONE.<br /><br />Reason 3: Genesis 1:2 ...And the Spirit of God "moved" upon the face of the waters.<br /><br />In the Bible, God never “moves.”<br />God has many actions: creates (1), says (3), sees (4), calls (5), makes and divides (7)…<br />But God never “moves” in the Old Testament<br />The term Spirit of God “moves” wholly differentiates Spirit from God. Spirit is not God.<br /><br />Reason 4. Elohim, Yahveh, and Spirit are 3 Givens. No Details.<br /><br />These are all on a spiritual plane. We are presented with their PHYSICAL WORK, their 7-days creative accomplishments in great detail.<br />We don’t learn about where they come from. These details come later in the narrative.<br /><br />Reason 5. “Without Form and Void,” Why stated in Genesis 1:2<br /><br />God created heaven and Earth<br />Immediately afterward, it states Earth is without form and void.<br />Like Spirit moves, tohu and bohu seem disconnected from the Creation text.<br /><br />Reason 6. Why void & Spirit opposition in Gen. 1:2?<br /><br />There's a definite contrast of without form, void, and the Spirit of God.<br />It's a short story: God transforms destruction into restoration.<br /><br />Reason 7. The Awesome Bible Story in three words: VOID TO LIGHT<br /><br />God’s perfect plan starts with one short but immense saying:<br />Genesis 1:3 Let there be light: and there was light. Light of World. Physical Creation<br />It ends in the light. Revelation 21:23 And the city (New Jerusalem) had no need of the sun... the Lamb (Yahveh-Son) is the light thereof. From physical VOID TO Spiritual LIGHT. Beginning and End of Creation.<br /><br />Please like, share, and subscribe for more in-depth Bible Study to reach the God-intended meaning of Scripture.<br /><br />How to do in-depth Bible study 24/7/365 free. Go to https://UnlockBibleMeaning.com to use the Bible tools: King James Bible + Hebrew-Greek Interlinear Bible + Strong's Concordance. <br /><br />FREE Online Hebrew course to unlock Bible meaning by mastering Biblical Hebrew without learning the alphabet, vocabulary, grammar, and conjugations. https://TheExplanation.com/challenge<br /><br />This video comes from TheExplanation.com<br />#biblestudy #bible #scriptureengagement
