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18
Sep
2026
Genesis 14:14-15 – Does Genesis 4 Indicate that God Specifically Created Others Besides Adam and Eve?

Genesis 14:14-15 – Does Genesis 4 Indicate that God Specifically Created Others Besides Adam and Eve?

If Adam and Eve were the only human beings that God miraculously created, where did all of the people come from who were of great concern to Cain? After God sentenced the murderous Cain to be “a fugitive and a vagabond” on the Earth (Genesis 4:12), recall that Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear” (4:13). Cain then said: “Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me” (4:14, emp. added). God then responded to Cain, saying, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold.” So, “the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him” (4:15, emp. added). Do the references to “anyone” and “whoever” in these verses suggest that God specially created others besides Adam and Eve?

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29
Jul
2026
Genesis 2:4-9 – Planting Confusion

Genesis 2:4-9 – Planting Confusion

Critics have charged that the first two chapters of the Bible contain a contradiction regarding the creation of the vegetation

Critics have charged that the first two chapters of the Bible contain a contradiction regarding the creation of the vegetation. Some old-earth creationists have pointed to the same passages to bolster their claim that the early chapters of Genesis need not be interpreted as historical narrative. The passages are found in Genesis 1 and 2.

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13
Jul
2026
Genesis 1:14 – When Were the Sun, Moon, and Stars Created?

Genesis 1:14 – When Were the Sun, Moon, and Stars Created?

At first glance, this seems like an easy question. Just as children have been singing for generations, it was on day four when God made “the Sun, Moon, and stars galore.” Some, however, have alleged that the “sun, moon and stars were created ‘in the beginning’ (Gen. 1:1)” (Thurman, 2006, p. 3), rather than on day four of Creation. Presumably,

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27
Jan
2026
Col 1:15 – “firstborn of every creature” Does this mean that Christ was created as Jehovah’s Witnesses teach?

Col 1:15 – “firstborn of every creature” Does this mean that Christ was created as Jehovah’s Witnesses teach?

The Greek term for “firstborn” is prototokos.

“Firstborn of every creature” does not mean that Christ was “born first” in the sense of being the first created being. Rather it refers to Christ’s position of supremacy over all of creation by virtue of the fact that He is the Creator of all things (verse 16).

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