Dr Kent Haralson

Genesis: A Book of Firsts Dr Kent Haralson

The book of Genesis opens with the Trinity. It opens in one sublime statement that seeps aside atheism by asserting His existence, polytheism by declaring Himself to be one, and pantheism by separating Himself from matter. The structure of the first chapter is amazing. On day one the light was was created. On the corresponding day four there came the sun and moon to rule the light. On day two God created the expanse that He called the sky, separating the waters above from the waters below. On the parallel day five God filled the sky and waters with fowl and fish. On day three God separated the water and dry land and created vegetation. On the matching day six God filled the land with animal life and created man to rule over it all. The merisms (a statement of two opposites to indicate a totality), the use of polysyndetons (multiple usage of the word "and"), the numerical balance and the mathematical improbability of such a cosmos by random chance make the first chapter of Genesis alone worth the read. This book takes a deep dive into the first two chapters of this book of "firsts."