Connect Psalm 90:2 with Genesis 1:1 regarding God's role as Creator. Setting the Stage Psalm 90:2 and Genesis 1:1 sit like bookends on the subject of creation: one looks back beyond the dawn of time, the other opens the very first scene of history. Taken together, they present a seamless testimony that God alone is eternal and that everything else owes its existence to Him. Psalm 90:2—God Before Anything Existed “Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.” • “Before the mountains were born” – even the oldest, most enduring features of the planet had a starting point; God did not. • “You brought forth the earth and the world” – creation is depicted as something God actively delivered into existence. • “From everlasting to everlasting” – God’s timeline stretches infinitely in both directions, underscoring absolute eternality. Genesis 1:1—God Initiates Time and Space “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” • “In the beginning” – not God’s beginning but the universe’s; time itself launches here. • “God created” – the Hebrew baraʾ signals an act only God performs: bringing something entirely new into being. • “The heavens and the earth” – a concise way to describe everything in the universe, visible and invisible. One Continuous Truth • Psalm 90:2 presents God as eternally existent; Genesis 1:1 shows His first recorded work in time. • Together they teach that the One who has no beginning authored the beginning for all else. • The harmony between “from everlasting to everlasting” and “in the beginning” affirms Scripture’s unified voice: God stands outside of time yet acts decisively within it. Further Scriptural Witnesses • Isaiah 40:28 – “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.” • John 1:1-3 – “In the beginning was the Word… All things were made through Him.” • Colossians 1:16-17 – “All things were created through Him and for Him… in Him all things hold together.” • Hebrews 11:3 – “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command.” • Revelation 4:11 – “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory… for You created all things.” Key Takeaways for Daily Life • God’s eternity means He is never caught off guard; His purposes precede our problems. • Creation rests on God’s word, so His promises are just as solid as the ground beneath our feet. • Recognizing God as both eternal and Creator cultivates humility—we are creatures, cherished yet dependent. • Trust thrives when we remember that the One who designed time also shepherds every moment of it. |
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