Psalm 136:4–9 (ESV) — 4 to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
5 to him who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6 to him who spread out the earth above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
7 to him who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
9 the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
NOTE: This set of
verses focuses on a theme in the OT psalms, and the whole bible for that
matter, and the theme is that God is the creator of everything. In these six
verses, the aspect of creation is only the planets, satellites, and stars. But
in other passages, such as Ps 139, other aspects of creation are commended of
God. This is important to God, which is why random evolution is so antithetical
to the biblical concept of God. Leaving aside the incredible immense
probabilities which have not been solved in random evolution, the biblical
issue is that God has declared himself the creator. It is possible God used a
guided (theistic) evolutionary process in creation -- that would explain the
probability problem -- but the main point is that God is our creator. It is an
incredibly important point in scripture and one that we would be wise to
embrace. Our creator made us exactly as we are. He has a new body for us in the
future (un-marred by sin), but for now, he knit us together as he saw fit. We
need to rejoice in our creation. Sin has marred creation to some extent, but
for the believer, God uses it for good.
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