2. God’s Creation is good.
In Genesis 1: 31 when God found all of Creation as “very good” it means several things. First of all it means that Creation is sufficient, structured and ordered (the rabbis called it Seder Bereishit, the Order of Creation). It is also harmonious. It exists to serve God (Psalm 148). This order reflects God’s wisdom (Psalm 104:24, Proverbs 3:19-20, 8:22-31), which is beyond human understanding (Psalm 92:6-7, Job 38-39). All of God’s creations are consequently part of the Order of Creation and all are subject to its nature (Psalm 148). Humans are also part of the Order, which can be said to be a community of worshipers.
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is Creation? Why is it an Order?
2. What does the Order of Creation reflect?
3. Where do humans fall in the Order? What does this teach us about our role in the world?
Time Period: Contemporary (The Yom Kippur War until the present-day)