My Time at the Inn

This week has been quite busy and this study was not as great as it could have been.  The concert with the Phil is today at two, and I don't feel as prepared for that as I should, but here is the study.  I do thank Paige for her willingness to study with me and encourage me in God's word. Genesis 1 verse 2 And the earth was without form and void …according to Strong’s form (8414) means to lie    waste, desolation, empty place… So from this I see the earth had shape in its spherical shape, but it was empty, empty of life, yet ready for God to put life into it.   Nothing yet filled the earth.   Void (922) to be empty… I see this as a blank canvas, ready for the Master artist to place everything in its   proper place. Mountains, rivers, streams, flowers, trees, birds to soar the skies, animals to roam the land, and man all placed as they should to bring joy to Man, and Glory to God. In German: Und die Erde war wüst und leer, and leer means blank, so th...

Thoughts on Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God …I love this phrase, for to me it says that God exists always.   He had no beginning and no ending.   He is Alpha and Omega!   There would be no beginning to creation without God.    How cool is that.   From the German I gather that Am Anfang, (In the beginning) means beginning and opening.   I thought opening is rather a fresh idea.   In the opening/creation of the world, there was God.   He not only began the world, but He opened it up for us, like something fresh and new. Created …To create in the Hebrew according to Strongs concordance means to shape or form.   I think of it as making something out of nothing.   When my children were little and I wanted them to grasp just what this meant, I sat them down at an empty table.   It had nothing on it, no scissors, tape, glue, paper, or crayons, and I said, “Create a beautiful card for Daddy as a surprise.”   They looked at me as if I had rocks in my head.   “How can we, we don’t have anyt...