About the Author
I have read Genesis chapters 1, 2, and 3 many times through the years. But I think the first chapter was read more than the other two. I don’t want you to get the impression that these are the only chapters of the Bible that I read; I start each day with prayer and studying God’s word which includes the Old and the New Testaments.
Through the years, I would go back to Genesis to find answers to why God did things. I could see the power of God demonstrated in Genesis. I could also see His order in doing things and this fascinated me. But then I started asking myself questions like: What did God create in Genesis 1:1? What is heaven? Where is heaven? What is the firmament? Why did God create that light in Genesis 1:3 when He was going to create the sun and stars? These questions, along with others, would continue to pop up in my mind.
I would start out on a quest to write about God’s creation. I would study the Bible and read biblical reference books about God’s creation. When the internet was developed, I would spend a lot of time on the computer trying to find information concerning God’s creation.
Every time that I would get stuck and become bewildered, I would lay my notes aside with the intent of giving myself a break from that study, just for a few days or maybe a week. But a few years would go by. Later, as I would be going through my notes on other studies that I’ve done, I would run across my notes on Genesis and the Genesis quest would start all over again.
This cycle went on until about a year ago when I came across my notes on Genesis. I looked at the date on the notes that I found and after searching a little more, I found other sets of notes on Genesis. I decided to finish my quest. With a lot (and I mean a lot) of prayer, I finally completed my quest. My hope is that this paper will answer at least some of the questions that you may have as you read it and it will help you to see God’s awesome power.