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Genesis 1:1-2:3

The Beginning

October 25, 2026

The Creation of the Animals, Jacopo Tintoretto
The Creation of the Animals, Jacopo Tintoretto, 1550–1553Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
God rushes from right to left through the canvas and the animals stream away from him, fish already swimming out of the frame and birds breaking upward.Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures: Tintoretto painted the swarming, and nobody else has caught the speed of it.Jacopo TintorettoA Venetian who worked at enormous speed and scale, and who reportedly wrote on his studio wall that he wanted Titian's colour and Michelangelo's drawing.Gallerie dell'Accademia, VeniceVenice's own collection of Venetian painting, in a former church and convent complex at the foot of the wooden bridge.Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
Historic One-Year Lectionary
GospelJohn 4:46-54Jn 4:46-54
EpistleEph. 6:10-17Eph 6:10-17
Old TestamentGen. 1:1-2:3Gn 1:1-2:3
PsalterPs. 8Ps 8

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

Genesis 1 Commentary: The Account of God's CreationGn 1 Commentary: The Account of God's Creation Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse through the seven days of creation.

Genesis 1:1-2:4aGn 1:1-2:4a Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed commentary on creation spoken into being by the word of the Triune God, covering the creation week.

Genesis 1 CommentaryGn 1 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse by verse notes with Hebrew word studies on the creation account.

Genesis 1:1 CommentariesGn 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators assembled on 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.'

Background & Word Study

Genesis 1 | Sefaria LibraryGn 1 | Sefaria Library Sefaria

Hebrew text with the Jewish commentary tradition on the creation account.

Book of Genesis Summary (Overview Video, Part 1)Book of Gn Summary (Overview Video, Part 1) BibleProject

Animated overview of Genesis 1-11, opening with the creation week.

Genesis 1:1 InterlinearGn 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text with parsing and Strong's numbers for the creation account.

The Church Fathers

Genesis 1 - Catena Bible & CommentariesGn 1 - Catena Bible & Commentaries Catena

Patristic comment on Genesis 1 gathered verse by verse.

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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