“Word of God”,
5 revealed to the human being, as we believe, and if God knew from
the very beginning that we would use the Bible as a primary tool for the knowledge
of His creation, including of the human being, then why is it hard to believe that the
very Word generously provides us with the absolute truth, which underlies the
evolution of human history? In our opinion, this is an unquestionable historical
reality.
Of course, in the context of divine creation, we are interested in the creation of
the sea, in the broadest meaning. However, logically thinking, the creation can be
accepted only with the creation of land. Amazingly, in the first Book of the Bible,
i.e. the Genesis, the first chapter, verse 1, states that: “In the beginning God created
the sky and the earth”. Thus, He created the universe. Regarding the creation of the
other elements in the following 7 days of the “Genesis” (ch. 1, verse 1–31 and
ch. 2, verse 1–24), the Bible describes the modeling of the already created substance, the preparation of the land and sea surface for the creation of the human
being and for the provision of adequate living conditions (Mircea Eliade 1986).
6
The chapters dedicated to the creation of the universe, from the Genesis, should not
be viewed through the prism of cold and dry “mathematical reason”. The full and
delightful harmony with the current knowledge of biology and zoology is
delightful.
For the purpose of our study, we are interested particularly in verses 6–7 and
verse 10 of chapter 1, the Genesis. In this context, i.e. the act of divine creation, the
extension called “Heaven” refers to the atmosphere or to the air layer situated
between the earth covered with water and the clouds above, which appeared when
the earth (which was created on the first day) had cooled. Verse 10 of this chapter
states that “God called the dry ground “land”, and the gathered waters he called
“seas.” And God saw that it was good”. Contrary to the presumptive and incomplete
opinions of some “evolutionist” authors, the Bible confirms with certainty that the
creatures of the sea were created by “God’s Word”, while the man was made from
dust, and God breathed into his nostrils the “breath of life”. The Man, the superior
being of creation, was honored by God, being made in “God’s image and likeness”
(Genesis, chapter 1, verse 24).
In the perfection of His creation, God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:
seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to
their various kinds. And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing
5 A widespread conception in the intellectual world, that remains even nowadays, is that the Bible
is like a centuries-old story about the man’s efforts to find God, arising from the experience of
previous generations. At present, the confirmation of each event described in the Bible leads us to
conclude that this grandiose and undeniable “book” is not a record of the man’s efforts to find God,
but, more exactly, God’s desire to reveal Himself to man. He reveals His Will to humanity, given
to the human being by the Creator Himself for science, education and guidance on the path that we
need to follow in life, for our own good and eternal life, as designed since the creation (See Henry
Halley 1924).
6 According to the biblical chronology, the creation of the man took place around 4000 BC, but the
universe was probably created a long time before (see Mircea Eliade 1986).
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5 revealed to the human being, as we believe, and if God knew from
the very beginning that we would use the Bible as a primary tool for the knowledge
of His creation, including of the human being, then why is it hard to believe that the
very Word generously provides us with the absolute truth, which underlies the
evolution of human history? In our opinion, this is an unquestionable historical
reality.
Of course, in the context of divine creation, we are interested in the creation of
the sea, in the broadest meaning. However, logically thinking, the creation can be
accepted only with the creation of land. Amazingly, in the first Book of the Bible,
i.e. the Genesis, the first chapter, verse 1, states that: “In the beginning God created
the sky and the earth”. Thus, He created the universe. Regarding the creation of the
other elements in the following 7 days of the “Genesis” (ch. 1, verse 1–31 and
ch. 2, verse 1–24), the Bible describes the modeling of the already created substance, the preparation of the land and sea surface for the creation of the human
being and for the provision of adequate living conditions (Mircea Eliade 1986).
6
The chapters dedicated to the creation of the universe, from the Genesis, should not
be viewed through the prism of cold and dry “mathematical reason”. The full and
delightful harmony with the current knowledge of biology and zoology is
delightful.
For the purpose of our study, we are interested particularly in verses 6–7 and
verse 10 of chapter 1, the Genesis. In this context, i.e. the act of divine creation, the
extension called “Heaven” refers to the atmosphere or to the air layer situated
between the earth covered with water and the clouds above, which appeared when
the earth (which was created on the first day) had cooled. Verse 10 of this chapter
states that “God called the dry ground “land”, and the gathered waters he called
“seas.” And God saw that it was good”. Contrary to the presumptive and incomplete
opinions of some “evolutionist” authors, the Bible confirms with certainty that the
creatures of the sea were created by “God’s Word”, while the man was made from
dust, and God breathed into his nostrils the “breath of life”. The Man, the superior
being of creation, was honored by God, being made in “God’s image and likeness”
(Genesis, chapter 1, verse 24).
In the perfection of His creation, God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:
seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to
their various kinds. And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing
5 A widespread conception in the intellectual world, that remains even nowadays, is that the Bible
is like a centuries-old story about the man’s efforts to find God, arising from the experience of
previous generations. At present, the confirmation of each event described in the Bible leads us to
conclude that this grandiose and undeniable “book” is not a record of the man’s efforts to find God,
but, more exactly, God’s desire to reveal Himself to man. He reveals His Will to humanity, given
to the human being by the Creator Himself for science, education and guidance on the path that we
need to follow in life, for our own good and eternal life, as designed since the creation (See Henry
Halley 1924).
6 According to the biblical chronology, the creation of the man took place around 4000 BC, but the
universe was probably created a long time before (see Mircea Eliade 1986).
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C. Jurca ˘ and A. Buzarna-Tihenea (Ga ˘lbeaza ˘)