Time after Pentecost · The Holy Trinity (First Sunday after Pentecost) · Year A
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
The Beginning
May 31, 2026
Overview & Insights
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
Genesis opens with the account of creation, which is as profound as it is simple. It focuses on the way God ordered the earth. The text addresses the heavens only as they have an impact on life on earth.
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Commentary
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-2:4a Working Preacher
The Lutheran lectionary voice on the creation account appointed for Trinity Sunday.
Genesis 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse study of the seven days of creation.
Genesis 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators gathered on the beginning of creation.
Genesis 1 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed study notes and cross references on the chapter.
Barnes' Notes: Genesis 1 StudyLight
A historic verse by verse commentary on the passage.
Background & Word Study
Genesis - Enter the Bible Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary overview of the book of Genesis.
Book of Genesis Overview (Part 1) BibleProject
Animated overview of the opening chapters of Genesis.
Genesis 1 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew text of creation with classic Jewish commentary.
Genesis 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word of bara and the divine plural in creation.
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
What is the Creation account?
In six days God speaks the world into being, light, sky, land and sea, plants, sun and moon, living creatures, and humankind in his image, and rests on the seventh, blessing and hallowing it (Genesis 1:1–2:3).
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