God's Creation
God as the creator
The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
For He has founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the waters.-- Psalms 24:1-2 (NKJV)
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
In His hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
-- Psalm 95:3-6 (ESV)
My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. -- Psalm 121:4 (ESV)
I am the LORD, Who made all things, Who alone stretched out the heavens, Who by Myself spread out the earth; -- Isaiah 44:24 (NRSV)
God speak or commanded the world into existence
Genesis 1 repeated quote "Then God said..." and something else was created.
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deep in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.-- Psalm 33:6-9 (NKJV)
Let them (creation) praise the name of the LORD! For He commanded and they were created. -- Psalm 148:5 (ESV)
I made the earth, and created humankind upon it; it was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. -- Isaiah 45:12 (NRSV)
My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together. -- Isaiah 48:13 (ESV)
... in the presence of the God in whom he believed, Who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. -- Romans 4:17 (ESV)
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. -- Hebrews 11:3 (ESV)
Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created.” -- Revelation 4:11 (ESV)
The God's Spirit as the source of life
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath (spirit) of the Almighty gives me life. -- Job 33:4 (ESV)
O LORD... when You send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. -- Psalm 104:30 (ESV)
When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. -- Matthew 1:18 (ESV)
It is written,
“I have made you the father of many nations”
in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
-- Romans 4:17 (ESV)
The beginning of Earth
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Psalm 102:25)
The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
- Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
- Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
- Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. So the evening and the morning were the third day.
- Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
- Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
- Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.
- And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
-- Genesis 1:1-2:3 (NKJV)
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. -- Exodus 20:11 (ESV)
The end of Earth
Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but You will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but You are the same, and Your years have no end.
The children of Your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before You.
-- Psalm 102:25-28 (ESV)
The purpose of the creation
All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name. For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God. -- Psalm 86:9-10 (NKJV)
and
Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens.
Praise Him in the heights!
Praise Him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!
Praise Him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!
Praise Him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!Let them praise the name of the LORD! For He commanded and they were created. And He established them forever and ever; He gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
Praise the LORD from the earth.
You great sea creatures and all deeps,
fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!
Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth! Young men and maidens together, old men and children!-- Psalm 148:1-12
The purpose of believers
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved. -- Ephesians 1:3-6 (ESV)
The purpose of the wicked
The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. -- Proverbs 16:4 (ESV)