I find myself flummoxed by two profound thoughts, and I simply want to write them down here. I’ll talk more about them later.
Recently, I started reading A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying it. But as I read, something even deeper has been stirring in my heart.
What amazes me most is how great God truly is. I feel humbled and overwhelmed by His power, His brilliance, and His absolute sovereignty. Who are we, really, that such a mighty God would care to create us at all? That question alone is enough to stop me in my tracks—but I’ll save that reflection for another time.
For now, I keep returning to the clues the Bible gives us about the mystery of creation. Every answer we seek is already there. Scripture tells us plainly that God created the universe from nothing—and remarkably, this is the same conclusion modern science has reached after centuries of study.
But then comes the thought that leaves me speechless.
This same Almighty God, who spoke galaxies into existence, chose to come down among us, and to die on a cross to save us—frail, imperfect, often insignificant humans—from our sins, so that we could have eternal life. That alone reveals the unfathomable depth of God’s love.
Just as we cannot fully comprehend the creation of the universe, we cannot begin to comprehend the limitless love of God. Both leave me in awe.
π Verses That Explicitly Teach Creation From Nothing
(Creatio ex Nihilo)
These passages directly say that the universe was created
when nothing existed.
1. Hebrews 11:3
“By faith we understand that the universe was created by
the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are
visible.”
— Clear statement that visible creation did not come from pre-existing
matter.
2. 2 Maccabees 7:28 (Deuterocanonical / Catholic,
Orthodox Bible)
“…recognize that God made them out of nothing and
the human race as well.”
— Most explicit verse in the entire biblical tradition.
π Verses Strongly
Teaching God as Sole Creator (Implying Creation From Nothing)
These verses describe God creating alone, with no
pre-existing materials, implying ex nihilo.
3. Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
— Hebrew baraΚΌ is used exclusively for God creating; context shows
nothing pre-existed.
4. John 1:3
“All things were made through Him, and without Him
nothing was made that has been made.”
— Absolute statement: everything that exists was made by God.
5. Colossians 1:16–17
“For in Him all things were created… all things
have been created through Him and for Him.”
— Stresses universality; God is the source of existence itself.
6. Romans 4:17
“…God who gives life to the dead and calls into
existence the things that do not exist.”
— God's creative power includes calling non-existent things into being.
π Verses Affirming God
Alone Created Everything (No Other Source)
7. Isaiah 44:24
“I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone
stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by Myself.”
— God acts alone; no materials or helpers.
8. Isaiah 45:12
“I made the earth and created mankind on it; My own
hands stretched out the heavens.”
9. Isaiah 40:28
“The LORD is the everlasting God… the Creator of the
ends of the earth.”
10. Nehemiah 9:6
“You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, the
earth, the seas, and all that is in them.”
11. Psalm 33:6, 9
“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made… For He
spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.”
— Shows creation by speech alone, not materials.
12. Psalm 148:5
“…for He commanded and they were created.”
π Verses About God
Creating the Heavens, Earth, and Everything In Them
13. Revelation 4:11
“You created all things, and by Your will they existed
and were created.”
14. Revelation 10:6
“…by Him who created the heavens and all that is in them,
the earth and all that is in it…”
15. Jeremiah 10:12
“It is He who made the earth by His power, who
established the world by His wisdom.”
16. Jeremiah 32:17
“Ah, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by
Your great power…”
17. Proverbs 8:22–31
— Poetic description of God creating everything when nothing
existed yet.
π Verses About God
Creating Even the Things Humans Cannot See
18. Colossians 1:16
“…things visible and invisible…”
— God created spiritual and material realms → supports creation
from nothing.
19. Psalm 90:2
“Before the mountains were born… from everlasting to
everlasting, You are God.”
20. Job 26:7
“He hangs the earth on nothing.”
— Emphasizes God’s unique creative ability.
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