The Majesty of God

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 ESV

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Gen 1:1

I have often been told that is the start of the creation narrative. However, when I took the time to remove it from its place in the man made numbering system, I found that it takes on a much deeper and clearer meaning.

A simple sentence that’s packed with a great deal of power

I don’t mean to place it outside of the creation narrative, but to take this sentence and set it apart as a declaration, an affirmation and a statement not a simple sentence attached to the beginning of the general telling of what comes next.

First, we find

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth is a verse that should have been set as its own chapter and verse. I do mean that it holds to itself. It does not need to have the creation narrative attached to it, to have the reader understand who God is.

I found that taking and isolating it allowed me to understand the majesty of of God.

This is an affirmation and not a simple sentence

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary

by His creation of space

1a: the act of affirmingnodded his head in affirmationb: something affirmed : a positive assertion His memoir is a reflective affirmation of family love.

the act of affirming; a solemn declaration made under the law

2law : a solemn declaration made under the law

by His creation of matter

More exactly: to affirm or decree