Summary
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NASB
In the beginning – “The fundamental thought in the Bible is not creation, but God’s care for His creation.”[1] With that in mind, here are some studies of Genesis 1:1 during the last ten years, from newest to oldest, just in case you want to catch up on this one verse:
https://skipmoen.com/2019/11/the-un-theology/
https://skipmoen.com/2019/11/radical-amazement/
https://skipmoen.com/2019/11/the-near-eastern-paradigm/
https://skipmoen.com/2019/11/design/
https://skipmoen.com/2019/02/the-machine/
https://skipmoen.com/2018/10/listening/
https://skipmoen.com/2018/03/strangers-in-a-strange-land/
https://skipmoen.com/2017/06/call-of-the-wild-3/
https://skipmoen.com/2016/08/restart/
https://skipmoen.com/2014/04/aristotles-influence/
https://skipmoen.com/2014/02/the-god-paradigm/
https://skipmoen.com/2014/02/the-god-paradigm/
https://skipmoen.com/2012/12/doctrinal-direction/
https://skipmoen.com/2012/12/doctrinal-direction/
https://skipmoen.com/2010/12/second-story/
https://skipmoen.com/2010/11/why-not-how/
https://skipmoen.com/2010/02/creation-2010/
https://skipmoen.com/2009/01/et-isnt-over-yet/
https://skipmoen.com/2009/01/untranslatable/
Topical Index: Genesis 1:1
[1] Abraham Heschel, The Prophets: Two Volumes in One (Hendrickson Publishers, 1962), Vol. 2, p. 264.