Topical Bible: Miracles: Catalogue of Creation of the World

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The creation of the world as described in the Bible is a foundational miracle that underscores the power, wisdom, and sovereignty of God. The account of creation is primarily found in the Book of Genesis, chapters 1 and 2, and is further referenced throughout Scripture. This miraculous event is characterized by God's spoken word bringing the universe and all its components into existence.

Day 1: Light and Darkness

The creation narrative begins with God creating the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness, calling the light "day" and the darkness "night" (Genesis 1:1-5).

Day 2: The Expanse

On the second day, God created an expanse to separate the waters. He divided the waters under the expanse from the waters above it, and God called the expanse "sky" (Genesis 1:6-8).

Day 3: Land, Seas, and Vegetation

God gathered the waters under the sky into one place, allowing dry ground to appear, which He called "land," and the gathered waters He called "seas." God saw that it was good. Then God commanded the land to produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, each according to their kinds (Genesis 1:9-13).

Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars

On the fourth day, God created the celestial bodies. He made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness (Genesis 1:14-19).

Day 5: Sea Creatures and Birds

God filled the waters with living creatures and the sky with birds on the fifth day. He created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves in the waters, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth" (Genesis 1:20-23).

Day 6: Land Animals and Humanity

On the sixth day, God created the land animals, each according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals. Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it." So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it" (Genesis 1:24-28).

Day 7: Rest

On the seventh day, God finished His work of creation and rested, blessing the seventh day and making it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done (Genesis 2:1-3).

The creation account is a testament to God's omnipotence and His intentional design of the universe. Each act of creation was declared "good" by God, reflecting His perfect will and purpose. The creation of humanity in God's image is particularly significant, highlighting the unique relationship between God and mankind. Throughout Scripture, the creation narrative is referenced as a demonstration of God's eternal power and divine nature (Romans 1:20).

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Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in ...
... then, that Christ appealed to his miracles in order ... no purpose toilsome, to form
a catalogue of the ... divinity Isaiah repeatedly proves from the creation of the ...
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Recognitions of Clement.
... Chapter LX.--Uselessness of Pretended Miracles. Chapter LXI.--Ten Pairs. ... Chapter
XXXIII.--Correspondences in Creation. ... Chapter XXI.--A Black Catalogue. ...
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The Founder of Christianity.
... He is the author of a new creation, the second ... His doctrine and miracles were sealed
by the purest ... A catalogue of virtues and graces, however complete, would ...
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The Plenary Inspiration of Every Part of the Bible, vindicated and ...
... Just as you would not multiply miracles needlessly, and ... You call my attention to
the catalogue of the ... past,"(as when Moses describes the Creation of the World ...
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Thoughts Upon the Mystery of the Trinity.
... Religion which he had preached, confirmed with Miracles, and sealed ... in the plural
Number: And in the Creation of Man ... his own Name out of the Catalogue of those ...
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Life and Writings of Sulpitius Severus.
... as to the reality of the miracles which Martin ... history of the world from the Creation
down to the ... Gennadius (died ad496), in his "Catalogue of illustrious men ...
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The Course and Crown of a Devout Life
... of Enoch occurs in the course of a catalogue of the descendants of Adam, from the
Creation to the ... There they will see how men describe miracles; and here ...
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The Historical Books of the New Testament, Meaning Thereby the ...
... Of Hermas, who appears in this catalogue of Roman ... concerning the Lord, both concerning
his miracles and his ... invisible things of God from the creation of the ...
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His Future Work
... For catalogue, address "Our Hope," 456 Fourth Ave., New York City ... with him the false
prophet (the Anti-christ) that wrought miracles before him ... Creation Delivered ...
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Contents and Character of the Extant Works.
... Was it that, at least, some miracles were brought ... from the constitution of the visible
creation, and specially ... This catalogue, it has been remarked, does not ...
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