Genesis 1

The Bible’s very first page is more than a description of how God created the world. Genesis 1 shows us that God's purpose is to share creation with humans made in his image.

God created the world to rule it alongside his human images—or babbling babies? Learn how the ideas in Psalm 8 point forward to Jesus.

The first chapters of Proverbs contain a cast of symbolic characters who represent the many voices telling us how to be human. What guidance does Lady Wisdom offer us?

One of the final five Psalms, this poem summons the whole cosmos to praise God for bringing victory first to Israel, and then the entire world.

John’s gospel opens by presenting Jesus as God’s Word, echoing Genesis where God creates the world through speech. After creation fell into chaos through human disobedience, the world needed renewal. So God spoke again—but this time, his Word took human form as Jesus.