What is the Biblical account of the origin of the universe and man?
Gen.1:1-3 is the biblical origin of man and the universe. In Genesis, God is blessing all nations through His people. This theme is seen in the overall outline of the book. In Genesis 1-11, we read of God’s blessings on the human race and then in Genesis 12-50 God’s blessings on His chosen people, Israel. The theme is also explicitly stated in the special promise in Gen. 12:3 where God promised to bless all nations through His people. The beginning of God’s blessings is in the creation of man in Genesis one and two. There are two accounts of creation in the first two chapters. The general account of the creation of the universe is narrated in 1:1-2:3 and the specific account of the creation of man is given in 2:4-25. Each of these accounts begins with summary statement of introduction (1:1; 2:4) followed by the specifics. What was the raw material or the states of things when God began to create? The incomplete planet is described in verse two as useless or “without form” as a desert i
