Epiphany Season · Baptism of the Lord · Year B
Genesis 1:1-5
The Beginning
January 10, 2027
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 1:1-5 Working Preacher
Reads the opening of Genesis as God ordering chaos through Spirit and word, light and water prefiguring baptism.
Genesis 1:1-5 Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed reading that presses past the mechanics of creation to the why, linking God's voice to baptism.
Genesis 1 Enduring Word · David Guzik
An accessible verse-by-verse commentary on the creation account, widely used across evangelical churches.
Genesis 1 verse by verse Precept Austin
A deep study library compiling word studies and cross-references on the creation account.
Classic commentaries on Genesis 1 BibleHub
The classic expositors side by side on 'in the beginning' and the Spirit over the waters.
Background & Word Study
God Creates the World (Genesis 1:1-2:3) Theology of Work
God's creative work as the prototype of all work, illuminating the shape and rhythm of Genesis 1.
Genesis 1:1-2: In the Beginning Enter the Bible
A short scholarly note on what 'beginning' means and the Spirit moving over the waters.
Genesis 1 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentary Sefaria
The Hebrew text with parallel translation and layers of classical Jewish commentary.
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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