1:1 In the beginning (a) God created (b) the heavens (c) and the earth (d)
cross-references for:
In the beginning (a): Psalms 102:25; Proverbs 8:23; Isaiah 40:21; 41:4,26; John 1:1-2
God created (b): Genesis 1:21,27; Genesis 2:3
the heavens (c): Genesis 1:6; Nehemiah 9:6; Job 9:8; 37:18; Psalms 96:5; 104:2; 115:15; 121:2; 136:5; Isaiah 40:22; 42:5; 51:13; Jeremiah 10:12; 51:15
and the earth (d): Genesis 14:19; 2 Kings 19:15; Nehemiah 9:6; Job 38:4; Psalms 90:2; 136:6; Isaiah 37:16; 40:28; 42:5; 44:24; 45:12 and 18; Jeremiah 27:5; 32:17; Acts 14:15; 17:24; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 3:4; 11:3; Revelation 4:11; 10:6
- In the Beginning: Psalm 102:25
25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands. - Proverbs 8:23: 23 I was appointed [a] from eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began. - Isaiah 40:21: 21 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded? - Isaiah 41:4: 4 Who has done this and carried it through,
calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the LORD -with the first of them
and with the last—I am he.”Isaiah 41:26: 26 Who told of this from the beginning, so we could know,
or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
no one foretold it,
no one heard any words from you. - John 1:1-2:
John 1
The Word Became Flesh
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:2
2He was with God in the beginning.
Now we put part A together:
25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
23 I was appointed [a] from eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.
21 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
Who has done this and carried it through,
calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the LORD -with the first of them
and with the last—I am he.”
26 Who told of this from the beginning, so we could know,
or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
no one foretold it,
no one heard any words from you.
The Word Became Flesh
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.
2He was with God in the beginning.