Gen. 1:1 – 2:4 Outline

Outline

God’s Act of Creation (1:1 – 2:4)

1. Introduction (1:1)
2. Day 1 (1:2 – 5)
   1. Earth’s Condition (1:2)
   2. God’s Light (1:3 – 5)
      1. The Institution of Light (1:3)
         1. God Commands (1:3a)
         2. Creation Obeys (1:3b)
      2. The Effect of Light (1:4)
         1. Makes the Unseen Seen (1:4a)
         2. Causes the Darkness to Flee (1:4b)
      3. The Result of Light (1:5)
3. Day 2 (1:6 – 8)
   1. Appointing the Plan (1:6)
   2. Accomplishing the Task (1:7)
   3. Appreciating the Results (1:8)
4. Day 3 (1:9 – 13)
   1. The Appearance of Dry Land (1:9 – 10)
      1. Land and Water are Seen (1:9)
      2. Land and Water are Named (1:10)
   2. The Sprouting of Vegetation (1:11 – 12)
      1. God Said (1:11)
      2. Creation Did (1:12)
   3. The End of the Day (1:13)
5. Day 4 (1:14 – 19)
   1. The Constant Purpose of Light (1:14 – 15)
      1. To Separate Day from Night (1:14a)
      2. To Mark Sacred Times (1:14b)
      3. To Indicate the Seasons (1:14b)
      4. To Number Your Days and Years (1:14c)
      5. To Give Light on the Earth (1:15)
   2. The Constant Power of Light (1:16 – 18)
      1. The Creation of Lights (1:16)
         1. The Sun is the Greater Light (1:16b)
         2. The Moon is the Lesser Light (1:16c)
         3. The Stars Also (1:16d)
      2. The Placement of Lights (1:17)
      3. The Authority of Lights (1:18)
         1. To Rule the Day and the Night (1:18a)
         2. To Separate the Dark from the Light (1:18b)
   3. The Constant Presence of Light (1:19)
6. Day 5 (1:20 – 23)
   1. God Fashioned Fins and Feathers (1:20 – 22)
      1. God’s Directive (1:20)
      2. God’s Creation (1:21)
         1. Sea Creatures (1:21a)
         2. Winged Birds (1:21b)
      3. God’s Blessing (1:22)
   2. God Finalized the Fifth Day (1:23)
7. Day 6 (1:24 – 31)
   1. The Building of Beasts (1:24 – 25)
      1. Beasts of the earth (1:25a)
      2. Livestock (1:25b)
      3. Creeping things (1:25c)
   2. The Making of Man (1:26 – 30)
      1. God Built Man (1:26 – 27)
         1. The Power of Man (1:26)
         2. The Plurality of Man (1:27)
            1. Male (1:27c)
            2. Female (1:27c)
      2. God Blessed Man (1:28 – 30)
         1. What to Do (1:28)
            1. Be Fruitful and Multiply (1:28b)
            2. Rule Over the Earth (1:28c)
         2. What to Eat (1:29 – 30)
            1. Plants Yielding Seed (1:29a)
            2. Fruit Trees (1:29b)
   3. The Culmination of Creation (1:31)
8. Day 7 (2:1 – 3)
   1. God’s Summation of Creation (2:1)
   2. God’s Suspending of Creation (2:2)
      1. God Completed Creation (2:2a)
      2. God Ceased Creating (2:2b)
   3. God’s Sanctifying of Creation (2:3)
9. Conclusion (2:4)