Forgetting: Any thought that usurps the place of God on the throne of my heart.
Genesis 1:1 states: 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.'
This is probably one of the first few verses I memorized at a young age. It is pretty self-explanatory. However, there are a few points I would like to make.
The Hebrew word for beginning is re'shiyth: the first, in place, time, order or rank. Strong's 7225.
So what was it the beginning of? I believe it was the beginning of time as we know it. This is just my belief, it is not something I can prove. Thus it is not something I hold as a truth. In Revelations 1:8, Jesus says: ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord, which is, and was, and which is to come, says the Almighty.‘
We know that creator God has always been. He has no beginning or end.
The second point is that God created the heavens. Note that it is plural. The heaven that we can see is what we call the Earth's atmosphere. Then there is what we consider space. Finally, there is heaven as in the dwelling place of God. We do not know precisely where God dwells. In John 14:2, Jesus said, 'In my Fathers house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.' So we know there are places to dwell in heaven.
Finally, the word Earth (Strongs Hebrew 776) is from a root 'to be firm, common, country, earth, land, wilderness'. This is interesting as in a few verses the word firmament is used. I find it notable that earth is singular, not plural. When God created the Earth it was the beginning of time as the Earth and its inhabitants would know. I find it interesting that the word common is used. It may be that the Earth is only one of many places that God created. However, we do not have evidence of other inhabited planets.
This is probably one of the first few verses I memorized at a young age. It is pretty self-explanatory. However, there are a few points I would like to make.
The Hebrew word for beginning is re'shiyth: the first, in place, time, order or rank. Strong's 7225.
So what was it the beginning of? I believe it was the beginning of time as we know it. This is just my belief, it is not something I can prove. Thus it is not something I hold as a truth. In Revelations 1:8, Jesus says: ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord, which is, and was, and which is to come, says the Almighty.‘
We know that creator God has always been. He has no beginning or end.
The second point is that God created the heavens. Note that it is plural. The heaven that we can see is what we call the Earth's atmosphere. Then there is what we consider space. Finally, there is heaven as in the dwelling place of God. We do not know precisely where God dwells. In John 14:2, Jesus said, 'In my Fathers house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.' So we know there are places to dwell in heaven.
Finally, the word Earth (Strongs Hebrew 776) is from a root 'to be firm, common, country, earth, land, wilderness'. This is interesting as in a few verses the word firmament is used. I find it notable that earth is singular, not plural. When God created the Earth it was the beginning of time as the Earth and its inhabitants would know. I find it interesting that the word common is used. It may be that the Earth is only one of many places that God created. However, we do not have evidence of other inhabited planets.
Remembering: God was there in the beginning. God was there before there was anything. He knows my end from the beginning. Psalm 139, His thoughts about me are many.
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