Day
3- land and sea
Opening song –all things bright and beautiful
Scripture Gen1:9-13
Closing song - all creatures of
our God and King
Gen 1:9-13
1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the
heaven be gathered together unto one place,
and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
1:10 And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the
gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was]
good.
1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth
grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his
kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and]
herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed
[was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
1:13 And the evening and the morning were the
third day.
Recap day 2
From
our last study we discovered that day 2 basically stresses the point that was
made on day one, that there are two roads to choose from, and each being/creature
must choose one. Just by deduction alone, we can discern that this point is of
very great importance since it is stated on day 1 and then repeated on day 2.
For
our study today we shall be looking at day 3 of creation and what application
if any can be made.
Let us pray
First look at what physically happened
As
we always do, it is important to establish the interpretation before we go on
to make application.
Q. So, what really happened on day 3; i.e. in the third 24 hour
period of creation?
A. God created land out of the
water. He names the dry land Earth, which fulfills the definition of the term
used in Gen1:1, He also names the seas. He then tells the Earth to bring forth
grass and trees which can replenish themselves.
Am
I right or did I miss something? Iron sharpenish iron)
What principles are being established?
If
we have not discerned this by now, division is a very important principle.
Again we see it here being presented on day 3. However on this day the lesson is
laid to rest. The other 2 previous days were just a preparation for the grand/pivotal/pinnacle
lesson of separation that is taught on day 3.
Why was separation necessary
We
already covered the subject and reason for the separation in the 2 previous
days, however since it is revisited here, we will revisit it. This must be done
if we are going to do this study and do it right.
The separation
lesson
The most logical reason for separation is
purpose. You don’t separate something
from the rest unless the thing which has been separated has a specific purpose
to fulfill.
Looking back at this the obvious question to ask is,
“Why did God separate the land
from the water?” Another
obvious question to ask is, “Why
did God command the Land to bring forth and not the sea?”
You know the saying, “Hind sight is 20/20”, well it’s
true. Looking back at it now the
questions to ask are obvious, but at the onset during the time I was in the
process of working on this study the questions were not clear to me, at all.
Questions
I
asked many questions but only to find dead end answers or no answer at all. Some
of the questions I asked were:
Where was this place
that the waters were to be gathered together and why were they to be gathered
there?
Why was the Earth
commanded to bring forth and not the sea? What is the significance of either
bringing forth?
Although
this question helped me understand other things, this is not the right question
to ask. To complete this study we will spend a short time answering this
question.
Truth
Truth can only be discerned when the correct
questions are asked. Otherwise we can go on a search for truth and come to
pointless ends. A rule of thumb when
doing a bible study, is to find Christ in your study. If Christ is not in the
study then it is indeed a pointless study.
Let us continue
Application
It is difficult to make sense of the separation
lesson being mentioned here, unless we make applications from our last studies.
The creation study is a progressive study. Each day reveals some truth that is
important to a truth that is to be revealed in progressive days.
From our last study we established that the water
represents peoples,
and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (rev 17:15).
Consequently the fact that the Land is introduced as
the divisor here is significant. This means that the land is the median or
connector between these peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
The principle has been established in the other two
days; but it has been here revisited.
Jesus is again being introduced as mediator between two
nations. Do we see it? He was previously introduced as the mediator between the
nation of darkness and the nation of light on day 1. On day 2, He is introduced
again as the mediator between the waters which represent different types of being.
Nations/Beings
I know that some of
you might have questions about this.
So I am going to
spend a little time clearing this up.
I pray that the Holy Spirit may open your
understanding, so that you may see things as I have seen them.
Who are these beings?
Let me first start
out by saying that at the completion of the creation of the Earth there were
two groups of beings. We can confirm this by looking at
Job 38:7 When the
morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
As diverse in rank
and form as these other beings were that pre-dated Man, they were simply
symbolized by one object, ‘water’ on day 1, 2 and 3 of creation, or as Job puts
it as ‘Stars’.
I know that some of
you might be saying that I have misapplied rev
17:15, so I will use another text that proves that these heavenly beings
have been referred to as nations before in Scripture.
Turn with me to
Isaih 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,
son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken
the nations!
Context tells us that
the ‘nations’ here mentioned are not human beings. Since human beings were not
yet created at the time of Lucifer’s fall.
I hope this is clear.
The two groups become 4
After sin these two
groups would become four. Now you would have Man fighting against Man and Angel against Angel and this was by design Gen 3;15
tells us so that enmity would be between
the two seeds.
If the Christ
represents the connector/mediator between the waters, then he officiates
between the two groups. So the matter is settled in heaven first.
Rejoice ye heavens
and ye that dwell in them. But woe unto the Earth (rev 12)
Christ is the answer
to all the questions that the beings had
Remember we have been
made a spectacle to angels and to men 1 cor4:9
Eph 1:10 vs rev12-10-12 Heavens…more than one heaven
not talking about celestial heaven either.
All these are important, but do you notice that the
separation takes place at different stages. This is deliberate. I will not get
into the details now of explaining the process of the separation because I
think it is now clear. All these separations were pointing to the creation of a
new being.
A different type of being
Now that we understand this we can look at the
secondary application of the Land. i.e. The land does not only act as a median/divisor
alone. Since the land was taken out of the water, it therefore follows that
this is something totally different from what has been the norm.
Application
The creation of this different being is made
manifest as we consider that the land is given instructions to bring forth.
Instructions that the waters before were never given.
The Earth represented man and
the seas represented the other heavenly beings---(here we see the first
implication that the other beings were not allowed to procreate….That man was
to be a being of an entirely different nature.
(whose seed was in itself……………could reproduce eternally…………..that is why
it is a sin to eat seedless fruit not only is it unnatural (chemistry) but it
is spoiling the prophecy that God has for intended for us.) the
very point of Day 3
The land was to represent the creation of a being
that would possess a different nature that is being brought into existence. Never
before in all of creation has any creature been bestowed with the power to
procreate, and this new creature was to have this power.
A different order of beings
This creature was to bear the very image of God, not in attributes but
in behavior and character. The same mind etc. gen1:26. That is why Adam was
able to give the very name to the animals that God had thought to give them.
Adam had the mind of God, all his education was the thoughts of God. He had
been trained to think like God. Trained to emit not only the glory of God because his every thought was in
subjection to the divine will of God.
Man was not to receive worship, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience
but bearing the image of God in a way that no other being could. (rom 1:20,
eph3:19)
What we know
Up
until now I have deliberately neglected to cover the time application of these
days, i.e 1000 years to a day principle, but I will cover it starting on day 4.
aspect of the days. f the day 1000 years application is right then this day is
referring to what will take place 3000 years after sin. (gen 6)
Before the redemption process man was created as a being dwelling
amidst the heavenly beings. However after the redemption process we are drawn
back to God to a position higher than we were before.
A calling out
Several applications can be made calling out of Noah, Abraham Israel as a
notion out of Egypt etc.
To make this point forcefully we have to go to Hebrews 1:5
1:5 For unto which of the angels
said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again,
I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the
firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship
him.
1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his
angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
1:8 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O
God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy
kingdom.
1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated
iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows.
1:13 But to which of the angels
said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy
footstool?
1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent
forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? (we are now above the angels, since the
angels are now minister unto us)
2:5 For unto the angels hath he
not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
2:6 But one in a certain place testified,
saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou
visitest him?
2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the
angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the
works of thy hands:
2:8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under
his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing [that
is] not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little
lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and
honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
2:10 For it became him, for whom [are] all
things, and by whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make
the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who
are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them
brethren,
Heb Gal 4:7
4:7
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an
heir of God through Christ.
Appeal
I
don’t know about you but to see that all this was laid down as a part of the
foundation of the Earth is not only mind boggling, but it is also so
re-assuring. This tells me that to save man was not an after thought. God had
it in mind long before and he has revealed to us the very way in which he was
going to do it.
Why
should we reject or neglect to give enough attention to a plan that was so meticulously
put together for us.
heb 4:14
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession.
4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling
of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without
sin.
4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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