Liberty Bible Study Course - Book of Genesis - Book 1

Bible Study Course

Book of Genesis

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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:

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—______.

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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