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Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5 I Come Follow Me I Handmaidens, Harems and Heroines

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Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The Creation accounts in Genesis, Moses, and Abraham invite us to reflect on a world that began “without form, and void” and was gradually shaped by divine power into something beautiful and full of life. These scriptures teach that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are creators who work patiently and purposefully, bringing light out of darkness and order out of chaos. That truth offers hope in our own lives: when things feel empty or disorganized, God is still at work. Being created in His image means we have divine potential—to grow, to change, and ultimately to become more like Him. These Creation stories also help us better understand who God is and who we are. They testify that we are made in God’s likeness, male and female, and that our bodies are sacred gifts. This knowledge shapes how we see ourselves and others, especially when we struggle with self-doubt or negative messages from the world. Rather than suggesting that we are already finished or perfect, the scriptures teach that God’s creative work in us continues. Through humility and grace, weaknesses can become strengths, and we can be refined into who God intends us to be. Finally, the Creation narrative teaches us about sacred relationships and responsibilities. Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and central to His plan, and we are entrusted with the stewardship of the earth and all living things. God also set apart the Sabbath day as holy—a time for rest, worship, and renewal. Together, these truths remind us that creation is not just a past event, but an ongoing invitation to live with reverence, gratitude, and purpose as we care for God’s creations and honor the divine image within ourselves.

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Genesis 1, where God creates man in our own image.

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We believe that God is greater than our understanding.

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And that's why we can take these creation accounts and say,

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there is more here than I can comprehend,

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and allow the text to lead us in directions

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where we may not understand right now.

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As the Spirit brooded over the creation

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and things began responding to God.

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Now he takes the elements of the earth and he's going to create something.

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And we can live nowadays without even a heartbeat, but we cannot live without.

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Shalom, welcome back to Scripture Central. I'm Lynn Hilton Wilson, part of the team that

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strives to build enduring faith in Jesus Christ through illuminating scripture. And we are so blessed

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today to have restored scripture to help us understand these fabulous sections of Genesis 1 and 2,

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Moses 2 and 3, and Abraham 4 and 5.

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As we look not only at our heroine today, who becomes a handmaiden, I am so grateful that we

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can find the Messiah, not only in our scripture study, but as these great disciples of Christ

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of old, the disciples of Jehovah

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of old.

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I want to jump right into Genesis 1, where God creates man in our own image.

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We talked last week that this was a spiritual creation, but it's in the plural.

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And this is the first reference to a female, the first reference to a male in scripture.

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And they are created in the image of God. And God tells them in verse 28, be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth, subdue it.

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