Understanding the ancient Hebrew mind helps us better read and interpret the Old Testament. In this episode, we hear that order was the highest value to the Ancient Near Eastern mind of which the ancient Hebrews were a part of. And with order comes non-order and disorder. Related to order is the idea of function and purpose. Things that are ordered properly in G-d’s creation have a function and purpose which helps to maintain that orderly creation. The first few verses of the Gospel of John mention that in the beginning was the Logos. Logos is divine order, logic, and purpose. G-d resting on the 7th day of creation is G-d taking ownership of his abundant and stable creation. Christians as image bearers are the order producers and maintainers who will carry on G-d’s original intentions for his creation. As christians we are meant to push back against chaos (disorder) and establish cosmos (order). Books and resources referenced in the making of this podcast: Sidney Greidanus - From Chaos to Cosmos: Creation to New Creation (Short Studies in Biblical Theology) Gerald Schroeder - Genesis and the Big Bang: The Discovery Of Harmony Between Modern Science And The Bible John Walton - Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible John H. Walton - The NIV Application Commentary Genesis https://www.youtube.com/live/9KXhEpQWyx0?si=XMjMDxcLgVcp4Z5c
