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Moses placed in the Ark of the Covenant in Deuteronomy 31:24-26. The date of its writing is
around 1440 BCE.
Moses was well educated in all the learning of the Egyptians and he was a man of power
in words and deeds. (Acts 7:22) He was raised in Pharaohs court. At age 40 he fled to the
desert and was a nomadic herdsman for 40 years. He had a personal encounter with God at the
burning bush in Exodus 3, and was used of God to demonstrate Gods power and to deliver
Gods people out of bondage. Moses is said by God to be My friend in Isaiah 41:8, indicating
a close relationship with the Lord. He also appears with Elijah at the transfiguration of Jesus in
Matthew 17, so one would expect a writing that reflects an intimacy with God and an
understanding of Gods awesome power and holiness. The surrounding cultures carry similar
stories of creation, a great flood, and developing nations. Family, clans and heritage were
common cultural traits. These are reflected in the writings of Moses. The first audience would
have been the people of God in the wilderness of Sinai. But our text begins at the beginning and
is intended for all who wonder how it all began.
Syntactical Analysis
Genesis is a historical narrative. The opening verses introduce a series of paragraphs
which reveal Gods creative process. The creative acts are divided by the beginning phrase,
God said, and concludes with there was morning and evening [first, second, third, etc.] day.
1:1-2a Syntactical Display
In beginning
God
created
heavens
earth
formless
void
Verbal Analysis
Word Studies
reshith beginning, chief; first step in a course of events; first; the
initiation of a series of events; first fruits which belong to God.
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created, who spoke into existence all that we enjoy, is hard for our finite minds to surround. As
was stated in the section on the Contextual Analysis, God as Creator is woven throughout the
fabric of Gods entire revelation of Himself. To discount Genesis 1:1 is to discount Gods
revelation of who He is, including the parallel in John 1:1 and the revelation of His Son.
Understanding God, His purpose and our purpose begins in the beginning.
Homiletical Analysis
There is a beginning, a starting point, a place from where everything flows. And that
beginning is God.
I.
We see God revealed as the Starting Point
II.
We see God revealed as the Unique Creator
III.
We see God as one we should worship and be touched with awe as we
consider the God of all creation
Conclusion
To begin to dig into the Word of God, which in itself is an amazing statement, is to see
life breathed into the verbal plenary inspiration phrase from Seminary days. The words chosen
by God to begin His revelation of Himself to us have a depth I never fully considered or
understood. The God who created the heavens and the earth chose a specific word for created
and consistently used it 49 other times in His message to us just to let us know something unique
about who He is. And that is only the beginning. I am drawn back to where I began, joining the
Apostle Paul in Romans 11:33, O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His way!
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