Bible Study Course
Book of Genesis
Part 2
Chapter 4
Genesis 1:12
1. Genesis 1:12 says, “And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed
after his ________, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after
his ________: and God saw that it was good.”
Whether it is with plants, trees, or animals, God has created everything within
its “KINDS.”
These “kinds” are BOUNDARIES which God has created within these sets, which may
not be crossed.
Note:
You may
cross-pollinate
roses, and come up with new varieties of colors, but you cannot cross-pollinate
a
rose
with
sweet corn.
You will not end up with a
rosebush
that bears cobs of corn, or with a
cornstalk
that bears rose flowers.
This is but another proof of a divine
Creator—not the
accident-mutation
theory of evolution.
What if evolution were true, and a pumpkin seed got
planted close to the road where there was also an oak tree growing?
If
cross-pollination
were possible between the two kinds, then that oak tree could bear
pumpkins
that season.
Can you imagine driving along a road with oak
trees overhanging it, whose branches had huge pumpkins hanging on them?
If one of them dropped (like the acorns do), it
would smash your windshield, or put a huge dent in your hood, trunk, or roof.
Those who scoff at the idea of a Creator, are going to wish, throughout eternity,
that they had opened their eyes to the obvious truth set before them.
Everything has marvelous
design, because it has a Marvelous Designer—GOD.
2. Psalms 14:1 says, “The ________ hath said in his heart, There is no ______.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth
good.”
3.
2 Peter 3:5 says, “For this they willingly are
________________ of, that by the ________ of God the heavens were of old, and
the earth standing out of the water and in the water.”
4. Psalms 19:1-3 says, “The ______________ declare the
glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto
night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor ________________, where
their voice is not __________.”
Genesis 1:13
1. Genesis 1:13 says, “And the evening and the morning were the __________ day.”
This reminds us, once again, that each day of creation was a literal 24 hour
period of time.
Note:
The
evening
is the gradual darkening of the day into night, and the
morning
is the gradual lighting of the night into day.
Both are gradual processes—not instant, because
of the rotation of the earth.
The earth makes one complete rotation every 24
hours.
God knew that there would come along scoffers,
claiming that the earth was much older than it is, and that it would cause some
professing believers to compromise.
That is why God put this precise wording into
the text to let us know that the days of the creation week were literal 24 hour
days.
2.
1 Timothy 6:20-21 says, “O Timothy, keep that
which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and
______________________ of science ______________ so called:
Which some professing have erred concerning the
__________. Grace be with thee. Amen.”
Genesis 1:14
1. Genesis 1:14 says, “And God said, Let there be ____________ in the firmament
of the ____________ to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs,
and for seasons, and for days, and years.”
Note:
The Bible makes reference to
three heavens
(see the Bible Course on
Heaven,
BC-E-105, for more Scriptures).
Here is a quick review:
The FIRST HEAVEN would be what we call the “ATMOSPHERE”—the place where the
birds fly.
2. Jeremiah 4:25 says, “I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the
__________ of the ______________ were fled.”
The SECOND HEAVEN would be what we call “SPACE” or “OUTER SPACE”
—the place where the sun, moon, and stars are.
Note:
This is what we looked at in #1 above, Genesis 1:14.
The THIRD HEAVEN would be what we call “HEAVEN”
—the place where God dwells in paradise, and His people with Him.
3.
2 Corinthians 12:2-4 says, “I knew a man in
Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether
out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the
__________
____________.
And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or
out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
How that he was caught up into
________________, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man
to utter.”
Note:
The
third heaven
or
paradise
is the place where saved people immediately go when they die.
4. Luke 23:42-43 says, “And he said unto Jesus, Lord,
remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto
thee, ____
______ shalt thou be with me in
________________.”
At death, saved people are immediately in heaven or paradise
—but when unsaved people die, they are immediately in hell.
5.
Luke 16:22-23 says, “And it came to pass, that the
beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the ________
man also ________, and was buried;
And in ________ he lift up his eyes, being in
________________, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.”
Note:
If you died right now, where would you go?
Review:
1. Genesis 1:12 says, “And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed
after his ________, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after
his ________: and God saw that it was good.”
2. Whether it is with plants, trees, or animals, God has created everything
within its “__________.” These are “boundaries” which God has created within
these sets, which may not be ______________.
3. Everything has marvelous design, because it has a Marvelous Designer—______.
4. Psalms 19:1-3 says, “The ______________ declare the
glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto
night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor ________________, where
their voice is not __________.”
5. The “third heaven” or “________________” is the place where saved people
immediately go when they die.
6. Luke 23:42-43 says, “And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in ________________.”
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