Genesis 1-3

The phrase "In the beginning" did not mean "the first moment of time." It actually meant "shaking" as in the moment that something happened. The "heavens" was where God lives. In this verse "earth" meant "all the physical matter that would ever exist." Basically, this first verse of the Bible could be read as: "When the First Cause made something happen, He created the intangible place where He lived and all the physical matter that would ever exist."

After an in-depth study of both the definitions and etymology of the words used in the first two chapters of Genesis, a much deeper meaning behind these verses is revealed. This first verse of the Bible actually alluded to God's eternal plan in the etymology. Here was this first verse according to etymology: "At the time of the First Cause, the intangible place where God places his banner and the marriage bed were created by consent and the agreement of the Trinity on an original thought." Creation only occurs with agreement...by two or more people exchanging value. The devil cannot create because he cannot come into agreement with anyone, he only destroys. If it was only God the Father, none of this would have been created. The Trinity's purpose was to create a Bride for Jesus. This would allow each of the Trinity to interact with each other through the Bride in a manner that would be profitable for eternity.

Here is the translation of this verse according to the definitions and etymology of the words that were used:

• The phrase "And the earth was waste and void" meant "All the physical matter that would make up all of life was from its beginning without purpose and without anything good or bad in it."
• The phrase "...and darkness was upon the face of the deep" meant "a complete lack of understanding covered the shell of this chaotic egg that consisted of water."
• The phrase "...and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters" meant "the breath of the most powerful Right and Just sat brooded like a bird upon the inside of this egg."

Basically, God created a mass of water that resembled an egg, while the Holy Spirit brooded like a bird over this egg. The physical matter was not good or bad, it was just physical matter. The Holy Spirit was the seed that "fertilized this egg." Notice, the New Testament began with the Holy Spirit fertilizing the egg inside Mary. Her egg was not good or bad, it was just physical matter. People who think the egg was good end up worshipping the earth...and worshipping Mary.

God spoke things into existence. God is intangible, otherwise, a person could ask, "Where did the matter that made up God first come from?" God also created the tangible through the intangible: words. Words are vibrations, which themselves are not tangible. Every other "creation story" began with tangible matter, which was not possible. "Light" came from Hebrew word or which meant "energy." Everywhere the word "light" was used in the Bible, you can substitute the word "energy." Recently, science has determined that all the elements can be created with water, high energy, and heat. So far, we've seen the earth was all water. The Holy Spirit's brooding supplied heat. God creating light/energy allowed elements and physical uniqueness to be possible.

"Good" was right and just and resulted in something that "creates." Everywhere the word "good" was used in the Bible, you can substitute the word "creates." Notice, it takes energy (light) to create.

At this point, the energy that was prevalent everywhere was consolidated away from areas that did not have this energy. The word "day" in Hebrew was a 24-hour period. The fifth verse in the last chapter of the Bible (Revelation 22:5) brings an end to day and night. Notice, there was evening first, then morning which was where the Jews got their belief that a day began at sunset. The formula for Day One was God created by stating "Let...", saw it was good, and called the created thing by name.

This is known as "The Canopy Theory." The earth was surrounded by a layer of water (like a canopy) that could block out damaging ultraviolet radiation as well as serve as the source of water for the Flood. Whether this canopy completely covered the earth or was a "ring" (like Saturn possesses) is up for debate. Some people believe the earth being completely surrounded by water would be the same as an oven and lead to ultra-high temperatures. Blocking out damaging radiation would mean that people and animals would be able to live hundreds of years, as long as this canopy of water was in place. Also, the days of creation mirrored the creation of individuals. The first day the egg was fertilized. The next phase is cell division. The fertilized egg divides while it travels down the fallopian tube.

In this verse, "Heaven" is the atmosphere of the earth, also known as the first heavens. Notice, God did not call the results of the second day "good." Dividing the waters, in and of itself, did not result in creating. If anything, the canopy will eventually be used to destroy the earth. Notice, God created something (firmament) with "Let...", did not call it good, and called the created thing by name. Although dividing the waters did not create something new, God called the firmament (the created thing) that was separated from the waters "Heaven."

The third stage in the creation of a person is internal cell division. The cell divides five times until there are 32 cells and is called a morula (Latin for mulberry). The cells on the inside compact and secrete a viscous layer, which was verse 9. Then a central cavity is formed where there is a hollow ball of cells, which was verse 10.

On the third day, God created trees bearing fruit, which can be seen as an allusion to Christ's crucifixion...the ultimate tree (cross) bearing fruit. Notice, three days from this reference was when humans were created.

God called the dry land and seas "good." God called the vegetation "good." All of this creates. In fact, in one day, the trees produced their fruit. This third day had two creations...two "Let..." God stated they were both good. However, God called the first created thing by name and did not call the second created thing by name.

In this verse, "heaven" referred to what we call "outer space" which was also known as the "second heaven." This made "heaven" where God lives the "third heaven." Notice, it took three days to get the earth (as we know it) finished, so this day placed the earth in a specific spot in a greater space. Each day resulted in a more complicated creation. The next stage of the creation of a human is the implanting of the fertilized egg in the uterus. The egg (earth) is fixed in its place relative to its surroundings.

The energy was now divided even further. Some was put into the sun and stars. Notice, the sun was created after the plants. If there were thousands of years between these "days," how would the plants survive?

God called the greater and lesser lights "good." God created with "Let...", stated the creations were good, but did not call the created things by name. So far, each day has been different relative to these three measures.

The next stage in the creation of a human is the fertilized egg eats its way into the uterus. This is an invasion into the mother's blood cells and diverts blood to the fertilized egg. These cells are the first differentiated cells from the fertilized egg and they are on the outer layer.

God created with "Let...", stated the creatures were good. However, if He called them by name this day would have followed the same process as Day One. If He did not call it by name it would have followed the same process as Day Four. Instead of calling or not calling, God blessed them. He told them to be "fruitful" which meant profitable and required the ability to create.

God used the words "Us" and "Our," which referred to the Trinity. The Trinity stated that humans should have dominion, they should be a first cause. The final stage before the birth of the human is the continued differentiation and specialization of cells. Notice, each day resulted in a more complicated creation. James 3:9 referenced the previous verse.

1st Dispensation – Eden

Notice, the word "man" was not a male only reference. The English word "man" came from the Sanskrit word manu meaning "to think." This applied to males and females. God and humans have the ability to consciously think as well as unconsciously think. Animals only have the ability to unconsciously think. Humans have a Mind/Soul which is separate from the conscious brain and unconscious brain. This Mind/Soul is who the human IS and is a first cause.

God blessed them. God's first command to Adam was to be profitable, to create. God told humans to have dominion, to be the first cause.

When God looked at everything as a whole that He had made, He declared it "very good." The root meaning was "good to the highest degree." Even though the only day that was not declared "good" was the second day, it still filled a role in the whole of creation that caused the whole of creation to be able to create to the highest degree. God could not have made a better creation than He did. Notice, there were two creations on this sixth day with both being created by "Let...". God stated both creations were good. The first creation of this day God did not call by name which made it similar to Day Four. The second creation of this day God blessed which made it similar to Day Five. However, Day Six was a combination of the process used on Day Four and Day Five.

God used a different process each day of creation.

Notice, to this point, God initiated His Will. All of His actions were without precedence. God acted as a First Cause. However, the word rest meant "to cease from the occupation of being a first cause." God resolved the contradiction between man being a first cause and God being a first cause, by God choosing to cease from His position as a first cause.

"Work" is defined as force times distance, basically strength and progress: creation. Power is defined as work divided by time. Power increases with more creation or with a shorter time period for the same creation. God created everything (ultimate work) in six 24-hour days (short time). This was the ultimate demonstration of power. People who lengthen the time of God's creating are denying God's power. However, God was done initiating His Will on beings that have a will. God will still initiate His Will on animals, inanimate objects, and the weather. However, when it comes to people, from this point through the remainder of the Bible, God would only respond through Justice. When it looked like God was initiating His Will in relation to people, we will see He was actually responding because of Justice. This resolves the major contradictions that arise from: "If God is able to do anything then why does evil exist?" Man initiates his will. God initiates His Will on everything that does not have a will. God only responds to humans through Justice.

All seven days of creation were unique in their process. Notice, this day was different from the other six in that it did not end. There was no "evening, and morning."

God "hallowed" this day, meaning He "sanctified, consecrated, made holy" the seventh day. This day still exists today. God is still resting. It is still a Sabbath for God.

It had not rained at this point in history. Notice, it said "God had not caused it to rain" once again showing God had control over the weather, something without a will. There would have been no need for rain yet due to the canopy above the earth and mist coming up from the ground.

Man was formed out of dust. Man was the most complicated creation to date. Paul referenced this verse in 1 Corinthians 15:45.

Of all the trees, two of them are given specific names:

1. Tree of Life

2. Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

The garden was a specific hedged location protected from the rest of the earth. In verse 15 there were four important words:

• "Took" meant "placed within Adam all of the mental instruction and process ability to fulfill his abilities."
• "Put" meant "placed in assigned dominion."
• "Dress" meant "till, worship and serve."
• "Keep" meant "watch, guard, shepherd."

So, "took" and "put" was the stage when God matured Adam's thinking ability to fulfill his purpose and officially gave him the right to be a first cause. Adam's first job was to "dress" and "keep" the garden. This meant to serve/worship and shepherd/guard. Notice, "dress" was like doing the First Command: Love God while "keep" was like the Second Command: Love others. From the beginning of Adam's creation, God specifically gave man abilities and dominion in order to do the First and Second Commands.

Another term used to describe Adam's occupation was "husbandman." The word "husband" means "worker of the ground." So far, Adam's job is to dress and keep everything that comes from the "ground." This would include anything that was made from the tangible materials God used during creation: plants, trees, mammals, birds, etc. Remember also, Adam himself was made from the dust of the ground.

Notice, God spoke this command to Adam alone. Eve had not been created yet. According to the etymological study, the word "die" in verse 17 meant "stop your course or purpose, separate from...to become untilled land without seed." Basically, the day Adam would eat of this tree, he would be separated from God's purpose for him and he would feel this. However, Adam had never felt this. So to be told this only without feeling it, was to have to believe this only by understanding and not experience.

"Help" (in this case) meant "from a superior." "Meet" meant "perfect."

Psalm 60:11 stated: "Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man." The first "help" was ezrah which was "help from a superior." The second "help" was tesuwquh which was "help from an inferior." Genesis 2:18 (above) used the same word as "help from a superior." This meant that God created women to be a perfect, superior help to males.

Do you believe "It is not good that the man should be alone" applies to more than Adam? Why do so many people give excuses as to why it is good to be alone? Will you be alone spending eternity with Jesus?

Adam's second occupation: naming the animals. Notice, the sea creatures were not mentioned. Did Adam name the sea creatures? If so, did God bring them to Adam in the Garden or did Adam leave the Garden to go name the sea creatures?

Woman was made from rib, not dust. A rib is a better raw material. Again, God created Eve second. God had a better raw material to work with (than he did when making Adam) and God's ability does not get worse over time. God's ability with a less limiting raw material ought to result in a more excellent creation. Eve is the most complicated creation to date. There were no more creations in the Bible until the new heaven, the new earth, and the new Jerusalem...which will occur in the future.

"Cleave" in this verse was the same cleave as used in Deuteronomy 10:20: "Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear." God is superior to us and we cleave to Him. Likewise, women are a superior help to males; women are perfect for males, unless you believe we are equal or greater than God. Paul referenced this verse in Ephesians 5:31.

Man is meant to serve woman. The ultimate way to do this would be through husbanding. Adam's first job as husbandman would apply to Eve as well. Adam's job as her husband would be to help her be fruitful and multiply, to facilitate her purpose and progress.

Paradise: a man, his wife, a garden, a tree, a river, and direct connection with God. The Bible ends the same way.

An important aspect of Adam's job was to guard the garden. Did Adam let the serpent into the Garden or was the serpent already in the Garden prior to these interactions? The serpent was more subtle (crafty) than any beast of the field. If God can create everything, then giving the animals the ability to speak is easier.

The serpent said unto the woman, "Yea, hath God said,..." The serpent's first recorded words were questioning Eve's understanding of God's Word. Eve's understanding of God's Word came from Adam. Paul made it clear the serpent was not the devil. It would be unjust for the devil to deal directly with a human in paradise. Eve was influenced by Adam who was influenced by God. Some sources stated the serpent was influenced by a fallen angel...who was influenced by the devil. That would be Just.

This was a lie: This was a wrong WHAT. They would be separated from God's purpose for their lives...and they would feel it. Notice, it was not recorded in Genesis 1 that God stated not to touch the fruit. Whether Adam added this part or Eve added this herself, it was an example of how humans add to God's Word which dilutes the HOW/WHY and leads to deception. This was the first example of "man-made" religion.

This was a fact: a right WHAT stated without a HOW or a WHY. A right WHAT with a wrong (or no) HOW and WHY is deception. The woman was left to supply her own HOW and WHY.

Eve came up with three comparative reasons why to eat the fruit. She ignored the one contrastive reason why not: loss of paradise. These three reasons will be referenced as warnings in the New Testament. In fact, Jesus' temptation by the devil in the desert (Matthew 4) covered these same three reasons. Also, 1 John 2:17 covered these same three reasons as proof a person loved the world instead of God.

Eve ate of the fruit first. It appeared Adam may have been with Eve during the exchange with the serpent because the phrase "with her" implied physically present.

The serpent's comment from verse 5 was factually correct! The day they ate of the fruit: their eyes would be opened and they were like God in that they knew good and evil. However, they immediately "died"...they were separated from God's purpose for their lives and they felt it. The knowledge of good and evil was the ability to look long term...to see effects. When Adam and Eve saw the effects of being naked, they responded. Notice the first half of this verse was a factual presentation of the events. The second half of this verse documented Adam and Eve's response. Previous to this moment, Adam and Eve took direction from God and lived in the moment. They did not make long term plans. The second half of this verse showed that Adam and Eve made a decision to operate in their own strength: to be a first cause apart from God. This is the verse where Adam and Eve decided to commit idolatry. In this verse, "fig-leaves" meant "large leaves." Adam and Eve felt God's covering before they ate of the tree. After they ate of the tree, they decided to continue to feel this covering in their own strength. Obviously, they weren't thinking clearly because it would be immediately obvious to God they had done something in their own strength.

Man was in God's presence during this dispensation. The etymology of this verse alluded to God singing a song to Adam and Eve that involved a chorus in response from Adam and Eve. Here was another verse where Adam and Eve committed idolatry: rather than respond to God, Adam and Eve decided to hide themselves.

God asked a question. Did God not know the answer?

God asked two more questions. Did He not know the answer? Adam answered. However, Adam's response was to blame Eve instead of confess and repent. God did know the answers, however, God did not know Adam's response. Adam's response was to justify himself which was pride. Adam's response blamed God. Paul said the sin that caused us to lose Salvation came through Adam, not Eve (Romans 5:12). If this sin was the act of eating the fruit, then Paul was wrong. If the sin was justifying ourselves and blaming God and others, then it came through Adam. Genesis 3:12 was the original sin, all sin originates from pride: justifying ourselves and blaming others.

God asked Eve a question. She had an opportunity to confess and repent. She did the same sin as Adam. She justified herself and blamed the serpent.

God did not ask the serpent a question. God did not give the serpent an opportunity to confess and repent. The serpent was given legal right to eat the "dust" in our lives. Dust represented "sin" and "flesh."

Genesis 3:15 was the first Messianic prophecy:

Jesus will "bruise" the serpent's head. The serpent was a follower of Satan.

The serpent (followers of Satan) will "bruise" Jesus' heel. Jesus is a follower of God the Father, born of a woman ("her seed"). It will not be a fatal wound as Jesus is victorious even in death.

This is all connected to Christ's death (bruised heel) for the sin of man and in Christ's defeat (bruised head) of the Antichrist.

Adam sinned against Eve. Eve sinned against Adam. The serpent sinned against Eve. The previous verses represented God's judgment of sin between beings. This was a Reward judgment. The judgments pronounced were in direct response to the sins committed against each other.

Notice, Adam was still dressing and tending to vegetation, however it was now by physical effort. Was it possible Adam's two occupations during the 1st Dispensation (dressing the garden and naming the animals) were both done by speaking?

The first animal sacrifice was done by God in order to clothe Adam and Eve.

In the last chapter of the Bible (Revelation 22:2) it stated that in eternity the ability to repair (live) forever is in eating the fruit of the tree of life which produces a different fruit each month, twelve in all. If Adam and Eve had eaten of the tree of life, they would have been able to remain in their fallen state for as long as they were able to eat of the tree of life. God removed them from paradise and they lost the ability to live on earth forever. This was a Salvation judgment. This was in response to sinning against God. The 1st Dispensation ended with a Reward judgment and a Salvation judgment. In the next chapter, we will see the conditions of the 2nd Dispensation.