Biblical Worldview Of Genesis 1-11

Genesis 1-11 sets the foundation for several concepts pertaining to the biblical worldview. These chapters illustrate the ideal relationship with God, creation, and others before the fall of man. It shows how sin affected human relationships and identities that still exist today. The chapters begin with a perfect creation and end with the division of men from God due to their wicked nature. “This section explains the terrible progress of sin and the reason God’s redemptive program was necessary. Thus, it is the foundation of the biblical worldview, and without this part the rest would be somewhat incomprehensible” (Hindson & Yates). Four concepts, found in Genesis 1-11, that set the foundation for the biblical worldview are the natural world,

Everything God created was perfect and in balance with one another. God made man in His own image and communicated with him. He created everything to have a purpose and meaning in life. He was involved in every aspect of creation and continues to be involved in creation today. “God continues to engage his creation by speaking to his creation” (Arand, 133). God made His creation and was well pleased. “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31a, NIV). However, the perfect harmony between God and His creation did not last long. When Adam and Eve sinned, God put a curse on the natural world, which induced hardships for man. Creation and man do not have a peaceful relationship today. Men abuses creation and creation creates conflicts for men. Humans also abuse the creation’s purpose when they worship it instead of worshipping the creator. God gave us authority over creation, therefore, we should not abuse this responsibility. We are to take care of creation and not harm it. We should worship the Creator rather than the

Even after God wiped them out with a flood, the next generation grew in wickedness. After the flood, God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth” (Genesis 9:1). From Noah’s three sons: Shem, Ham, Japheth; nations arose. The nations scattered and filled the earth. Even though God blessed Noah and his offspring, sin still lived in human hearts. God intended the nations to scatter, but they settled in one spot because of their common language. They built the tower of Babel to glorify themselves. God, however, intervened with their plans and confused the language between them. This caused them to scatter out of confusion and not of God’s blessing. “The subsequent dispersion of the nations at the tower of Babel indicates that obedience results in blessing and disobedience results in scattering” (Hindson & Yates, 136). The people scattered the earth according to their language. Today, civilizations are still grouped by different languages. Even with the confusion of language and the divisions of nations, each society continues to sin and glorify themselves rather than God. Jesus called us to go out into the earth and tell others about Him. The barrier of language will not overcome to spreading of the Gospel. We are called to bring others to Christ and be unified as the Body of