In the beginning, God…Elohim…
No time is lost in Scripture in revealing Who God is. The fourth word of the Old Testament Scripture puts God at the beginning of time and creation, the Central Character of the Bible, Who existed before the foundation of the world, Himself, with no beginning and no end. And Wisdom was present. (Proverbs 8:25-32)
God, Elohim, the Creator and the Judge of the Universe. But the meaning does not end here. He is the personal God who interacts with His own creation.
The statement in Genesis 1:1 is so simple that even a young child can grasp it. That God created all things, the heavens, the earth, and all that they contain. Why do humans make this so complicated? Why do mere men attempt to explain away creation? It makes all the sense in the world, whereas every theory other than creation forces those who embrace those views to believe something that makes no sense. None of us were there. Only God. Only Elohim.
But, you may say, “It takes faith to believe such a thing.” I say it takes more faith to believe those who come up with other theories – a primordial soup out of which springs life…A huge explosion that results in the formation of living creature… Something bringing life from another planet (so where did that life come from?)
We do not see non-life morphing into life today or in the last several thousand years, nor has it ever been. Only from life comes life. And yes, it does take faith to believe that God created the heavens and the earth – because none of us were there and no one can “prove” it, but without faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). And I choose faith in Him, God, Elohim, over faith in science and scientists who are mere men and were not present and can do nothing to explain the flaws in their theories.
Oh, that we might walk in the ways of Wisdom, believing WHO He is…Elohim…Creator, Judge, and the Personal God who loves His own creation. Wisdom speaks in Proverbs 8:25-32 (see below)!
