Isaiah writes, [21] Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
[22] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
"Why did God make the creation? He stretched it out as a tent to dwell in," explains Jordan. "He literally created a universe where He could demonstrate and express His life.
"You know what it is when you get home. First thing I do is take my shoes off. You settle down and feel at home; it's your dwelling.
"Now you notice he says it's a tent. Do you know a tent in the Bible where God dwells? Hello. The tabernacle. Remember how God gave Moses the pattern to build a tabernacle by? He said, 'This is a pattern of the true tabernacle in heaven.'
"When God creates in Genesis, there's a shape and a form to it and it's going to have a shape and form of a tabernacle. Genesis 1 starts, [1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. [3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
"The earth was without form, so something happened to the creation and there was a rebellion in it. That's why it's in that shape, because rather than allowing evil to just spread, He boxed it in.
"Notice when the Spirit of God moved, what did He do? He spoke. When God wants to work in His creation, He does it by words. He expresses His Word. He didn't send a cool breeze across the water to go, 'Wow.' He spoke words. Who would know what the cool breeze was for? A cool breeze is nice on a warm day and not so nice on a cold day. How do you decide?
"You don't go three verses in the Bible and God tells you how He works in His creation. You don't get to choose how He does it. He's God, you're not. When God wants His will in His creation, He says.
"Don't forget that. You want God to work in your life, think, 'What did He say? Where do I find what He says in His Word?'
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Genesis 1:4 says, [4] And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
"Isn't that interesting? You go only four verses in the Bible and you're told God starts dividing things. There's a verse in II Timothy that tells us to 'rightly divide.' I need to recognize the divisions and distinctions God has made in His creation.
"I'm only four verses in and I can learn some things that theology and modern Christianity doesn't have any idea about! No. 1, God speaks, and He works in words, and No. 2, when He speaks, you better be careful to divide it the way He divides it. To me that's just fascinating."
[22] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
"Why did God make the creation? He stretched it out as a tent to dwell in," explains Jordan. "He literally created a universe where He could demonstrate and express His life.
"You know what it is when you get home. First thing I do is take my shoes off. You settle down and feel at home; it's your dwelling.
"Now you notice he says it's a tent. Do you know a tent in the Bible where God dwells? Hello. The tabernacle. Remember how God gave Moses the pattern to build a tabernacle by? He said, 'This is a pattern of the true tabernacle in heaven.'
"When God creates in Genesis, there's a shape and a form to it and it's going to have a shape and form of a tabernacle. Genesis 1 starts, [1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. [3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
"The earth was without form, so something happened to the creation and there was a rebellion in it. That's why it's in that shape, because rather than allowing evil to just spread, He boxed it in.
"Notice when the Spirit of God moved, what did He do? He spoke. When God wants to work in His creation, He does it by words. He expresses His Word. He didn't send a cool breeze across the water to go, 'Wow.' He spoke words. Who would know what the cool breeze was for? A cool breeze is nice on a warm day and not so nice on a cold day. How do you decide?
"You don't go three verses in the Bible and God tells you how He works in His creation. You don't get to choose how He does it. He's God, you're not. When God wants His will in His creation, He says.
"Don't forget that. You want God to work in your life, think, 'What did He say? Where do I find what He says in His Word?'
*****
Genesis 1:4 says, [4] And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
"Isn't that interesting? You go only four verses in the Bible and you're told God starts dividing things. There's a verse in II Timothy that tells us to 'rightly divide.' I need to recognize the divisions and distinctions God has made in His creation.
"I'm only four verses in and I can learn some things that theology and modern Christianity doesn't have any idea about! No. 1, God speaks, and He works in words, and No. 2, when He speaks, you better be careful to divide it the way He divides it. To me that's just fascinating."
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