Easter Season · A Second Reading Easter Vigil · Year C
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
The Beginning
April 16, 2028
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 (Vigil of Easter) Working Preacher
This is Working Preacher's commentary written specifically for this passage in its Easter Vigil slot.
Genesis 1:1-2:4a Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
CEP offers a preaching-focused reading of the creation account that resists reducing it to a science question.
Genesis 1 Commentary: The Account of God's Creation Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik walks verse by verse through the six days and the goodness of what is made.
Genesis 1 Commentary Precept Austin
Precept Austin compiles a large set of older expositors and word studies keyed to this chapter.
Genesis 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub
BibleHub aggregates classic commentaries (Barnes, Ellicott, Pulpit) verse by verse for quick comparison.
Background & Word Study
Genesis 1:1-2:4 (Hebrew/English) Sefaria
Sefaria gives the Hebrew text alongside translation for the actual creation account being read.
Genesis Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's course page gives background on authorship, structure, and themes of Genesis.
Genesis 1-11 Overview BibleProject
This video traces the literary design of the creation and primeval history chapters.
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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