Putting the Pieces Together
A Journey Through Genesis From the Garden to the Flood
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Today, if our sun stopped giving off light, all living creatures would freeze in a matter of seconds, some with food still in their mouths. That’s exactly how some dinosaurs were found, with undigested food still in their mouths and stomachs.
Scientists talk about the “Big Bang Theory” where a huge meteor, with smaller ones following in its tail, fell from the sky, causing an enormous explosion. The fallout from the explosion was so thick it blocked the sun causing darkness to cover the earth. This started what is known as the Ice Age. Everything was quick-frozen.
Ezekiel 28, Luke 10 and Revelation 12:4 give us God’s version of the “Big Bang Theory”. There was a large object which fell from heaven with several smaller ones falling in its tail.
Angels are not the tiny cute little cherubs we see on greeting cards and paintings. They are huge creatures, some larger than others. The great light that fell from the heavens was Lucifer, and his followers. As they fell the light of God was taken from them. Darkness fell upon the earth and the creatures inhabiting the earth died without the light.
How much time passed between verse 1 and verse 2 of Genesis 1; several billion years? Some pre-historic skeletons date back that far.
In Genesis 1:2 God sees the earth “without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep”. “And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the water.” Then verse 3 says, “And God said, ‘Let there be light’ and there was light.”
Where did this light come from if the Sun wasn’t created until the fourth day? Verse 5 tells us this is just the first day. “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” I John 1:5b. “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the light thereof.” Revelation 21:23.
Darkness can’t comprehend the light. When the Spirit of God came down and hovered over the face of the water, and darkness had to make way for the light.
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About the Book
This is one of a series of study books on Genesis. I like to think of my books as an aid in putting a jigsaw puzzle together.
Do you remember how frustrating it is when you’re trying to make “that one piece” of your puzzle fit? It looks like it should fit, you know it should fit, but you just can’t make the connection. Then, after digging deeper inside the box, just before you put the puzzle away because you think it’s defective, you find a piece that causes the one you were working with days earlier to fall into place. Your enthusiasm is restored, you start seeing connections to more of the puzzle and you’re hooked again.
I’ve heard a lot of people say the Bible is full of contradictions because they can’t make the connection with the pieces. Questions such as: Where do cavemen and dinosaurs fit? Was there something on earth before the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? What does the Old Testament have to do with Jesus? Who wrote the book of Genesis? These questions are often pushed back until the Bible seems to be defective, put back on the shelf, and ignored. As any jigsaw puzzle enthusiast knows, if you don’t use all the pieces in the box you get an incomplete picture. It’s my hope this book will help you put those seemingly unrelated pieces of the Bible together to give you a comprehensible picture of God’s Word.
About the Author
I am a 52 year old Associate Pastor/ Bible Teacher/City Secretary. I have been living for the Lord for 21 wonderful years. My hearts desire is to make the Word come alive to people. Twenty-one years ago, I didn’t want to read the Bible; it was a dead book for me. On the day I gave my heart to Jesus I was shocked when I found myself not only reading the Word but understanding what I was reading. Since that time I have been consumed with breaking the Word down for others to understand. I want to make it fun and exciting for everyone.
My Bible class is called the Locker-room. A locker-room is where an athlete gets dressed and prepared for the battle ahead. It is also a place where meat is processed. I overhead someone make the following statement about one of my classes, “you need toothpicks when you attend this class”. I was somewhat taken aback when I imagined someone using toothpicks to hold their eyes open. I felt much better when they ended their conversation by saying, “you need the toothpicks get the Meat-of-the-Word out of your teeth”.