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“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 JND).
Here we have another beginning, when the universe, including this earth, was created. We do not know how long ago this was; it could have been millions of years, or even more. God has not told us. But He has told us that He created this universe; that means He made it out of nothing. Yet He specially marked out this earth as a place in which to work out His purposes, and to honor His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus.
It is interesting and helpful to notice that the word used for God in this verse is the Hebrew word for God in plural — that is, more than two. However, the verb “created” is in the singular. This shows us the truth that God is a Trinity of three Persons, yet acting as one God.
Later in Genesis 1:26, we read, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” Here is the Trinity taking consultation within itself, when the important question of making man came up. For that reason it says, “Let us make.” How accurate the Word of God is!
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