How Genesis 1 Communicates What The Whole Bible is About

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The video to the credits is 7 minutes long.. I think that was intentional. Well played folks.

I love how you stress the importance of the 7th day Sabbath and how it was created for us to dwell with Him and rest. Truly a blessing. Praise Jesus.

I've read Genesis a few times, but you all have made me see Genesis in such a light that brought tears to my eyes. Our GOD is so GOOD and I am grateful for you guys!

As a former animator I can express how impressed and speechless these animations leave me everytime. Bravo Bible project 👍🏿🔥

This is the best explanation of Genesis 1 that I’ve ever heard. As a science major, I always struggled to take this part of the Bible seriously. But this explanation is to another level.

Even as an atheist I found this video entertaining to watch. Also kudos on a comment section that is refreshingly nice.

I found myself crying near the creation of mankind; God is truly the most gracious father…even in the faces of our wickedness

as a math nerd what’s interesting to me is that 7 is a prime number. it cannot be formed by multiplying other numbers, and it is the greatest prime number that is a single digit. it stands out, it can’t be broken down, it’s asymmetrical yet beautiful and complex

OOh, this is interesting.

They started free and are still free! May the God that created Heavens and earth provide for the Ministry. The Bible project has been a pillar to my life in CHRIST!

As a pastor who has taught this carefully and painstakingly to our people, I am so impressed you did it in only seven minutes! Great work. Can’t wait to see what chapters the Visual Commentary drops into next. 😁

Recently I've been having a really tough time. I always get into really deep thoughts and I get panik attacks each time and it scares me so much, but these videos really show the light even through my fear.

I promise I wanted to say more, but the only thing that could come out of my mouth after watching this was "Wow!!!"

I bet it's so hard for Tim to boil Genesis 1 down to 7 minutes.....I took the beta classroom class on "heaven and earth" and it was around 40 hours of instruction and even that was just scratching the surface....i'm always amazed at how much meaning and content they pack into these videos, such a gift of God, may He be glorified in all of it!

Having worked in animation and filmmaking myself I am blown away by the level of detail and craftsmanship. Thank you for pouring your love and God given talents into creating these masterpieces that act as small digital temples for us to enjoy. Building our faith and understanding of His Word. I pray for His protection and blessings! Stay close to God and let him keep transforming people through you. Great work team @BibleProject

I've never heard, God wanting us to rest with Him on the seventh day, anywhere. What a beautiful thought, that we rest with God, together, and not rest just because He commanded us to do it. So many organisations enforce the Sunday rule, but if they put it across the way the Bible Project just did, it would have a whole new beautiful meaning. Thank you guys, may the Heavenly Father continue blessing you with the Holy Spirit so you can keep teaching us. You guys are always in my prayers. ❤

You guys!!! I seriously don't think this could get any better!! Sofhaolam! (Mind blown) I've never seen it laid out like this. Such richness and depth. Praise God!

The first pages of the Bible offer us a majestic cosmology. If you’re wondering what that last word means, you’re not alone! It’s a Greek word that means “an account of the ordering of the world” (from cosmos, meaning “ordered world” and -logos, meaning “account”). It’s an appropriate word to describe Genesis 1 because it’s a story about God establishing an ordered world out of the pre-creation, non-ordered chaos. In order to read Genesis 1 in a way that honors the cultural content of its ancient Israelite author, we need to step away from the modern debates about the meaning of this chapter and ask some new questions. How did the ancient biblical authors view the cosmos, and how does that influence what they meant by the word “creation?” This question, it turns out, isn’t that hard to answer. They viewed the world as a three-tiered house, with “the skies above, the land beneath, and the waters below the land” (Exodus 20:4). And the land is prevented from sinking back down into the waters by means of “pillars” that form a “foundation’ (Psalm 24:1-2, Job 38:4-6). And what are these waters in the first place? This refers to the chaotic waters of the pre-creation state described in Genesis 1:2: “The land was wild and waste, and darkness was over the deep waters.” In other words, the biblical authors envision creation as an act of the divine will, facing the non-reality of darkness and water and carving out realms of stability and order, so that life can safely flourish on the dry land. If this all sounds a bit strange, there’s a good reason for that. The biblical authors didn’t view the universe the same way you and I do! Their language shows no awareness that we live on a huge globe or that we’re revolving around the sun in a solar system that’s part of a massive galaxy. That’s how we imagine the cosmos, which is great! But the biblical authors saw things differently. If we want to understand what they’re trying to tell us about the purpose of creation and about the character of the Creator, we need to put all our cosmic ideas on hold. When we do so, we open ourselves to see reality from a whole new perspective, and that’s what we aim to do in our new video on Genesis 1. View more resources on Genesis 1: - Explore Genesis 1: tbp.xyz/exploregen1 - Genesis 1 Study Notes: tbp.xyz/gen1study - Genesis 1 Blog: tbp.xyz/gen1blog

In my whole life, Gen 1 feels so different. I've read it over and over but this understanding hits differently 👍