Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5 - The Creation

Unshaken Saints

Jared Halverson

Education, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

Most people read the Creation story looking for how the world was made. But the scriptures are more interested in why it was made and who made it. Are you missing the temple hidden within the pages of Genesis? Summary: In this episode, we bridge the gap between Genesis, Moses, and Abraham to uncover the deep doctrine of the Creation. We move beyond the "scientific" debates to discover a "visionary" account of our divine origins. The 3-Story Creation: We analyze the "Cosmic Temple" by looking at the three layers of creation: the "Lower" (physical world), "Middle" (the Garden/Temple), and "Upper" (the presence of God). Spirit Before Temporal: We explore the vital truth that all things were created "spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth". Identity and Image: We discuss what it truly means to be created "in the image of God," and how our gender is an essential characteristic of our eternal identity. The Power of the Sabbath: We learn why the Seventh Day isn't just a day off, but a day of "rest" where we enter into a covenant relationship with the Creator . Agency in Creation: In the Abrahamic account, we see that the Gods did not just command, they "watched those things which they had ordered until they obeyed". Call-to-Action: How does knowing you were created "spiritually" before you were here change how you face your "natural" trials today? Share your thoughts in the comments! If this lesson helped you see the world through a more spiritual lens, please like, subscribe, and share this video to help others stay "Unshaken." Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:57 Studying the Creation: scientifically or spiritually 11:59 Creation accounts 23:11 Premortal Plan / Spiritual Creation 27:38 Creation ex nihilo 33:26 Overarching lessons from Creation 45:47 Days of Creation 46:57 Day 1 51:59 Day 2 55:44 Day 3 1:00:36 Day 4 1:03:28 Day 5 1:05:41 Day 6 1:06:57 Day 7 1:13:29 Review of Days 1:14:59 Children of God 1:26:42 The Temple in Genesis 2 1:28:26 Initiatory: Dust and Rib 1:39:06 Endowment: The Garden of Eden 1:43:46 Sealing: Eve and Womanhood 2:05:40 Naked and Not Ashamed 2:09:47 Christ in Creation

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0:00.0	When the son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
0:05.0	Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelieve.
0:12.0	May our testimonies be as deep and as strong as that of Jacob,
0:19.0	when confronted by one who sought to destroy his faith declared,
0:22.6	I could not be shaken.
0:24.6	Hello, my friends, I'm Jared Halverson. This is Unshaken. And welcome back to round two of our Old Testament scripture study for this year. The fact that it's our second lesson, does my heart good. Because it means you're back for a second date, which I didn't always get in high school and college. So I hope that you enjoyed our first experience and that you've rolled
0:54.7	up your sleeves and are ready to dive in for more. Because boy do we have our work cut
0:58.8	out for us today. We are going to create the heavens and the earth, or at least we're going
1:02.4	to watch God do it. Better yet, actually, we're going to watch God try to create us, because
1:09.9	that's the real purpose of this creation story. If you remember
1:13.1	last week when we talked about Moses's questions as he's watching the universe
1:17.1	unfold before his eyes. He was wondering about the why and the how and the
1:22.2	Lord shifted both of those questions into whose. The why was for us. This is my work and my glory to bring
1:30.3	to pass your immortality and eternal life. And the how was another who and the who was him.
1:37.3	By mine only begotten, have I created these things? So that behind all of these creation accounts, and we'll study multiple
1:45.1	today, we're meant to see the fingerprints of God. And more than that, his finger pointing
1:51.7	in our direction, that we're the purpose for all of this. Now that's not to say there aren't
1:57.5	some physical and geological and astronomical realities in the creation
2:03.1	accounts. It's actually amazing if you have the eyes to see that there's a lot of science
2:07.3	in here even though it was written by the ancients. If you picture, let there be light
2:12.0	at the beginning. And if science suggests that the universe was created by some big bang,
2:18.3	well, let there be light and some massive explosion of matter,
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