The Biblical Worldview

Genesis Sermon Notes
Genesis 1:1 “The Biblical Worldview”
Reading: Genesis 1:2-31; Isaiah 45:12
January 16, 2022
I. Introduction
  A. A book of beginnings
    1. Material
    2. Life
    3. Sin
    4. Nations
  B. Author: Moses
    1. Ex. 17:14; Josh 8:31; I Kings 2:3; II Kings 14:6; Dan. 9:11, 13; Mal. 4:4; Mk 12:26; Lk; 24:27; I Cor. 9:9
  C. Time Coverage: 2,306 years[1]
    1. Eternity past, creation, rebellion, flood, patriarchs of Israel
II. “The Biblical Worldview” (v1)
  A. God created.
    1. Created: made
      1a. God is the cause of the material world.
        1b. Compared to the “Big Bang” theory[2]
    2. In the beginning: eternity past (Jn. 1:1)[3]
      1a. Suggests something greater over the material world.
        1b. Heb. “el-o-heem”: Supreme God (Gen. 14:19; Col. 1:16, 17)
    3. Heaven and earth: the universe; everything
III. Implication
  A. The material world is real.
    1. It runs by laws.
  B. The material world is not supreme.
    1. It has a beginning and an end.
  C. The material world has a cause.
    1. Find the cause and you find the supreme God.


[1][1] (Keil, 1891)
[2]  (Fishman 2021)
[3]  (Perowne, 1921)