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Genesis 1:1-31 (NLT)

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¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. ³ Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. ⁴ And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light "day" and the darkness "night."And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day. ⁶ Then God said, "Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth." ⁷ And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. ⁸ God called the space "sky." And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day. ⁹ Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear." And that is what happened. ¹⁰ God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good. ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day. ¹⁴ Then God said, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them mark off the seasons, days, and years. ¹⁵ Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth." And that is what happened. ¹⁶ ¹⁷ God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, ¹⁸ to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. ¹⁹ And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day. ²⁰ Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind." ²¹ ²² Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth." ²³ And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day. ²⁴ ²⁵ God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. ²⁶ Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground." ²⁷ So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. ²⁸ Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground." ²⁹ Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. ³⁰ ³¹ Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.

This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Creation - the greatest miracle of all time
(v. 31) Goodness / Good - God made creation that was very good

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Are these contradictory creation accounts? In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
(v. 26) Is there one God or more than one God? Let us make man in our image
(v. 27) Who made me? God created man in his own image
(v. 28) Is marriage approved or dissaproving? Be fruitful and increase in number
(v. 31) Is God satisfied with his works or not? God saw all that he had made, and it was very good

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Why did God create the world? (2014-07-08)
(v. 1) Genesis 1 - Creation & Recreation (2011-10-01)
(v. 4) Genesis 1 - Creation & Recreation (2011-10-01)
(v. 16) Genesis 1 - Creation & Recreation (2011-10-01)
(v. 26) Heart of Maturity (Motivation of Maturing) (2010-04-28)
(v. 26) Desire's Journey - The Adventure Begins (part 3) (2010-07-11)
(v. 26) Genesis 1 - Creation & Recreation (2011-10-01)
(v. 27) Raising Awesome Kids - Model of Masculinity (2008-11-25)
(v. 27) Genesis 1 - Creation & Recreation (2011-10-01)
(v. 27) Mission - Baptizing Them (2010-11-28)
(v. 27) Waking Dead - At War (part 1) (2010-08-06)
(v. 27) Desire's Journey - The Grand Affair (part 5) (2010-07-08)
(v. 27) Heart of Maturity (Motivation of Maturing) (2010-04-28)
(v. 27) Created for a Purpose (2015-04-28)
(v. 31) Waking Dead - Glory (part 2) (2010-08-25)

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