CREATION
Ze- Gabrielwa
The Holy Scripture begins with “God created heaven and earth ascertaining the existence of God,” (Gen 11). St. Paul also said “ the builder of all things is God”. (Heb. 3:4). God brought the world out of nothing into being by his word. He said, “Let it be!”. There was nothing before the creation of the world. (Wis. 11:17); 1 Maccab. 27:1). St. Paul explained that God created the world out the nothing when he said “By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made out of things which do not appear”. (Heb. 11:3).
God created all and everything after their own kinds for His glory so that His power shall be glorified and His name be hallowed. Isaiah the prophet quoted the word of God by saying, “… every one who is called by my name, whom I created for may glory, whom I formed and made’. (isa. 43:7).
The Holy Scripture makes it clear that all the creations were created in six days after their won kinds – Sunday to Friday. Numerically, these creations are divided into twenty two groups. (Gen 1:1 – 31; Jubliee 3:9).
The creations of each day are the following.
A. The first day – Sunday
- Fire =
- Wind =
- Water = The four elements
- Earth =
- Darkness
- The seven heavens
- Angels
- light (Jubilee 2:5 – 8; Gen. 1:1 – 5
B. The second day – Monday
The waters that covered the earth were divided and the firmament in the midst of the waters appeared. (Gen. 1:6-9, Jubilee 2:9).
C. The third day – Tuesday
1. Vegetation that can be plucked with fingers
2. Plants (grasses) that can be cut with sickle
3. Trees that can be cut with axe (Gen. 1:11 -13)
D. The fourth day – Wednesday
1. The sun
2. The moon
3. The stars (Gen. 1:14 – 16)
E. The fifth day – Thursday
In the water:-
- Those creeping with their breastbone (chest)
- Creatures moving with their feet
- The flying birds, animals and beasts (Gen. 1:20 – 22)
F. the sixth day – Friday
On dry land:-
- Animals
- Birds and fowls
- Beasts of the earth
- Man with a living soul (Gen. 1:24 – 28)
God, after creating all theses creations after their own kind, saw that everything was good. He was satisfied and blessed them to be fruitful and multiply in order for their continuance. (Gen. 1:21; Ps. 104:31)
Creation of man
After God created all the numerous creatures according to their kind, from Sunday to Friday, He made man in His won image and after His likeness, to be superior and have dominion over all other creatures. Man was make in a more distinct manner. God breathed into his nostril the breath of life, which distinguishes him from all other creatures which live and act on instinct. God created them male and female, and blessed them to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it. (Gen. 1:26 – 28). Man who is made in the image of God is rational.
G. Seventh day
God ceased from all works of creation and rested on the seventh day. He blessed and hallowed the seventh day to be observed as a rest and a holy day. (Gen. 2:3) God is the Creator and Giver of Life and sustains through His Providence, protects and guides all that He created. (Ps. 104:27 – 31; 1cor. 3:22, 15:28; Acts 14:17). (... to be continued.)
Source: The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Faith, Order of Worship and Ecumenical relations.
Praise be to God. Amen!!
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