02/19/2020 CREATE – INVENT
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning GOD created…. [King James; New International; Revised Standard translations]
Genesis 4:19 Lamech married two wives---Adah and Zillah. To Adah was born a baby named Jabal. He became the first of the cattlemen and those living in tents. His brother’s name was Jubal, the first musician—the inventor of the harp and flute. To Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, was born Tubal-cain. He opened the first foundry forging instruments of bronze and iron. [Living Bible translation]
Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O GOD; and renew a right spirit within me.
[King James translation]
Summary
In Genesis 1:1, the first book of the Bible, in the very first scripture in the Bible, in the very first sentence of that scripture we are told that GOD created. HE is the CREATOR. In Arabic, “Rabb” an Arabic word meaning “LORD” “MASTER” “NOURISHER” also means “CREATOR.” See, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabb. The Genesis scriptures describe GOD creating a number of physical things---the heavens, the earth, dry land, vegetation, stars, moon, birds, fish, oceans, cattle, reptiles.
We are also told that GOD created some non-physical things---light, darkness, seasons—which manifest themselves in the physical environment.
Genesis also tells us that GOD created mankind—a male and female, which was bone, flesh (Genesis 2:23) as well as spirit (Genesis 1:26), like (or in the image of) GOD himself.
Genesis also introduces its readers to inventors. In Genesis 4 we are introduced to Jubal, the first musician, the inventor of some musical instruments. We are also introduced to Jubal’s half-brother, Tubal-cain, who opened the first foundry, where instruments of bronze and iron were forged.
Psalm 51:10 is a song/prayer to GOD, after the prophet Nathan came to David to tell David of GOD’s judgment after David’s adultery with Bathsheba and murder of her husband, Uriah. In this psalm, David spiritual prostrates himself before GOD. In a plea for forgiveness, David admits he is a sinner (Verse 2) and that he has sinned against GOD (Verse 4, Verse 11). David pleads for mercy (Verse1) and asks GOD to transform him (Verse 2 and Verse 7). David pleads with GOD to:
Create in me a clean heart, O GOD, and renew a right spirit within me
David prays a sinner’s prayer for salvation (Verse 11). He asks God to save him from his sinful nature (Verse 5---“in sin did my mother conceive me”). David admits that he is a broken man. He repents and offers himself sincerely to GOD (Verse 17). David asks GOD for restoration. David believes and has faith GOD can and will.