Creation
56 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
35 sections
- A Subject of Joy to Angels
- Approved of by God
- Beginning of
- Daily Renewal of Saints
- Effected by Christ
- Effected by God
- Effected by the Command of God
- Effected by the Holy Spirit
- Effected for Christ
- Effected for God's Pleasure
- Effected in Six Normal Days
- Effected in the Beginning
- Effected: According to God's Purpose
- Exhibits: God As the Sole Object of Worship
- Exhibits: The Deity of God
- Exhibits: The Glory and Handiwork of God
- Exhibits: The Goodness of God
- Exhibits: The Power of God
- Exhibits: The Wisdom of God
- Glorifies God
- God Rested From, on the Seventh Day
- God to be Praised For
- Groans Because of Sin
- History of
- Insignificance of Man Seen From
- Leads to Confidence
- Order of Fifth Day, Making Birds, Insects, and Fishes
- Order of First Day, Making Light and Dividing It from Darkness
- Order of Fourth Day, Placing the Sun, Moon, and Stars to Give Light,
- Order of Second Day, Making the Firmament or Atmosphere,
- Order of Sixth Day, Making Beasts of the Earth, and Man
- Order of Third Day, Separating the Land from the Water, and Making
- Renewal of the Earth
- The Formation of Things Which had No Previous Existence
- The New Birth
A Subject of Joy to Angels
- Job 38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Approved of by God
- Genesis 1:31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day.
Beginning of
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Daily Renewal of Saints
- Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Ephesians 4:24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Effected by Christ
- John 1:3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
- John 1:10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.
- Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
Effected by God
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 2:4–5 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them. …
- Proverbs 26:10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
Effected by the Command of God
- Psalm 33:9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Effected by the Holy Spirit
- Job 26:13 By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
- Psalm 104:30 When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
Effected for Christ
- Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
Effected for God's Pleasure
- Proverbs 16:4 The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
- Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”
Effected in Six Normal Days
- Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
- Exodus 31:17 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
Effected in the Beginning
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Matthew 24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
Effected: According to God's Purpose
- Psalm 135:6 The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.
Exhibits: God As the Sole Object of Worship
- Isaiah 45:16 They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
- Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens— He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- Acts 17:24 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
- Acts 17:27 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
Exhibits: The Deity of God
- Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
Exhibits: The Glory and Handiwork of God
- Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Exhibits: The Goodness of God
- Psalm 33:5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
Exhibits: The Power of God
- Isaiah 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
- Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
- Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
Exhibits: The Wisdom of God
- Psalm 104:24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Psalm 136:5 By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
Glorifies God
- Psalm 145:10 All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
- Psalm 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
God Rested From, on the Seventh Day
- Genesis 2:2–3 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. …
God to be Praised For
- Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
- Psalm 146:5–6 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, …
Groans Because of Sin
- Romans 8:22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
History of
- Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
Insignificance of Man Seen From
- Psalm 8:3–4 When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place — …
- Isaiah 40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
- Isaiah 40:17 All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
Leads to Confidence
- Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Psalm 146:5–6 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, …
Order of Fifth Day, Making Birds, Insects, and Fishes
- Genesis 1:20–23 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” …
Order of First Day, Making Light and Dividing It from Darkness
- Genesis 1:3–5 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. …
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Order of Fourth Day, Placing the Sun, Moon, and Stars to Give Light,
- Genesis 1:14–19 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years. …
Order of Second Day, Making the Firmament or Atmosphere,
- Genesis 1:6–8 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.” …
Order of Sixth Day, Making Beasts of the Earth, and Man
- Genesis 1:24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
- Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
Order of Third Day, Separating the Land from the Water, and Making
- Genesis 1:9–13 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so. …
Renewal of the Earth
- Isaiah 65:17 For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
- 2 Peter 3:11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness
- 2 Peter 3:13 But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
The Formation of Things Which had No Previous Existence
- Romans 4:17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
- Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
The New Birth
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Related topics
Creation by Faith we Believe, to be God's WorkFirmamentPropagation of Species, Enjoined
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.