Through [Genesis's] structured harmonies our hearts are tuned to the music of the heavens, and our minds are lifted to . . .
. . . the music of the heavens, and our minds are lifted to contemplate God as the source and sustainer of all that is. This [first] chapter [of Genesis] invites us to bow in humility before his creative Word. It shows us our own place within the panorama of God's purposes for the whole of his creation.
David Atkinson, The Message of Genesis 1-11: The Dawn of Creation from "The Bible Speaks Today" Series, editor J.A. Motyer (IVP 1990).
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