Comments below scripture were written by me. 

2 So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed.† 2 On the seventh† day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested† on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.† 3 God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested† from all his work of creation.††

• 7th Day: God completes his work and rest on this day declaring it a holy day. 

 

4 These are the records† of the heavens and the earth, concerning their creation. At the time† that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 no shrub of the field† had yet grown on the land,† and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not made it rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground. 6 But mist would come up from the earth and water all the ground.

• Here we get a closer look at creation. We see that the earth was without any shrubs or plants growing on the land when there was no man to work the ground. God didn’t send rain at this time. A mist would come up from the earth to water the ground. 

 

8 The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,† and there he placed the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden,† as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

• God put the man he created into the garden of Eden filled with beautiful trees.  I can imagine are all varieties of fragrant fruit and nut trees for him to eat. In the middle of the garden he places the tree of life. I believe the placement has a significance. It is in the center. Therefore the centerpiece of the whole garden. Merriam-Webster defines the word centerpiece as; One that is of central importance. He also places the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden. I believe that both trees give a choice between obedience and disobedience to God as well as life and death. 

 

10 A river went† out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.† 11 The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah,†† where there is gold. 12 Gold from that land is pure;† bdellium† and onyx† are also there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is Tigris,† which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.†

• Here we are given information to the location of Eden.  You can easily do an online image search to find these locations. This is what makes the Christian Bible unique. It provides names, places & dates that can be found. 

 

15 The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,† 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die

•  God gives the man a job of working and watching over the garden of Eden. God tells him that he may eat freely from any of the trees except for one. He was commanded not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He warns him of the consequence, which is death. 

 

. † 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding† to him.” 

 

• God formed out of the ground animals and birds and brought them to the man to name them. No helper was found in these so God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. God took one of his ribs and created a woman with it and brought her to him. 

 

23 And the man said:
This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called “woman,”
for she was taken from man.†
24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.† 25 Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.

This is the story of creation. Comments below each scripture were written by me. 

 

3 Then God said, “Let there be light,”† and there was light.

• 1st Day: God speaks things into creation. The word of God is powerful. 

 

6 Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”

• 2nd Day: There was no dry land. Only water.

 

9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place,† and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the water he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.”† And it was so.

• 3rd Day: Dry land appears. Vegetation is produced according to their kinds. 

 

14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs† for seasons† and for days and years.† 15 They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made the two great lights ​— ​the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night ​— ​as well as the stars.†

• 4th Day: God creates the Sun, the Moon and the stars. 

 

20 Then God said, “Let the water swarm with† living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” 21 So God created the large sea-creatures† and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water,† according to their kinds. He also created every winged creature according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

• 5th Day: God creates all living creatures in the sea and the air according to its kind.

 

24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that crawl, and the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 So God made the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that crawl on the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let us† make man† in† our image, according to our likeness.† They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth,† and the creatures that crawl† on the earth.”†
27 So God created man in his own image;
he created him in† the image of God;
he created them male and female.†

• 6th Day: God creates all living creatures on the earth. He creates man in his own image. He creates both male and female.  God blesses them and tells them to be fruitful and multiply, to fill the earth and subdue it. They are given rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky and all the creatures of the earth. God gives every seed bearing plant and every tree whose fruit contains seeds for food for them. He gives every green plant to the birds of the sky and the creatures of the earth. 

 

 

I’ve made it a habit to read the Bible 10-15 min. every morning while having a cup of coffee or tea. This was a suggestion made by one of our pastors at my church. Giving the very first part of one’s day to God is the idea. I started doing this in the beginning of this year and worked my way through the New Testament and the book of Revelations. After that I started reading some of the Old Testament but not in order. So this is where I am.  Goal #1 Read the entire Bible from beginning to end.  I will be using Biblehub.com CSB version. In case you want to take the journey with me. See you tomorrow for Day 1.

August 10, 2018

Well, I never thought I would be starting a blog this morning. Ha, life and its little surprises. Hopefully this is a good one. Why did I decide to do this you might ask?       Well I’m in need of a push to accomplish some things in my life and I need some accountability. So this seemed to fit the bill. I enjoy writing but seldom do I take time to do it anymore. I don’t really expect anyone to read this. I’m not by any means a skilled writer. But if you happen to stumble upon this and want to read a bit of my posts I offer a sincere welcome.

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton