Some Thoughts and Musings

This post is by no means profound, just some things that struck me or stood out while I was reading.

• In Genesis 1 the words "and it was so" are continually repeated. It reminded me of how truly awesome and powerful God is. He speaks - it happens. Can you believe it?!? Let me just show you a little bit of what Genesis 1 says:
  

  3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

  7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

  9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

  11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

  14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

  15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

  24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
  
  25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
  
  30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

  
  Now just imagine with me here...everything is pitch black; not a thing can be seen. Then all of a sudden, God speaks and *boom* light appears. Think of there being no land; the entire Earth is a vast body of water. God speaks- *kabam* land was there. Pretty neat, huh? I thought so too. ;)
  
  
• Second thing that stood out to me is in Genesis 9 where God is talking to Noah and his sons about establishing His covenant with them. Verses 12-16 caught my attention the most:

  12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

  13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

  14And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

  15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

  16And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

  
  It's amazing that God still uses the rainbow today to remember that covenant made so long ago. I'm not exactly sure how to explain it, but it's almost like a "blast from the past" if you will. And at the same time, it's a constant reminder of how God keeps His promises yesterday, today, and forever.
  

• And finally, the third thing that stood out to me was how funny the Bible is. At least, I find it to be funny. :) Genesis 12:16 says,

  And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

  Now maybe I'm easy to entertain, but I found that quite amusing. :D