🔥 Bible Study Bombshell: Did God really create darkness and evil? Or did He cut it down?

Mar 22 (edited) • General discussion & FUN

Most of us have read Genesis 1:1 like this: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

But what if that’s not the full story?

The Hebrew word translated as “created” here is בָּרָא (bara), and while it often means “create,” it also carries the meaning of cutting down or clearing away—like felling a tree to build something new. 🌳✂️

Let this quote settle in:

“‘Bara’ doesn’t just mean create—it means cut down. Creation started with demolition.” 🔨🔥

This deeper meaning of bara appears throughout Scripture. For example, in Joshua 17:18, the Lord tells Joshua that although the hill country is forested and filled with enemies, “you shall cut it down (bara), and its farthest borders will be yours.” God was commanding Joshua to clear the land—not just physically, but spiritually—cutting down the giants that stood in the way of Israel’s promise.

So bara isn’t just about making something new—it’s often about removing what hinders wholeness. It’s about judging what is evil or in the way, and reclaiming ground for redemption.

Now take a closer look at Genesis 1:2: “And the earth was without form and void…” In Hebrew, that’s tohuw va-bohuw—a phrase used to describe chaos, desolation, or ruin. Not a fresh creation, but the aftermath of something catastrophic. 😮

📖 Here’s the revelation: Genesis 1:1–2 may not be describing the original creation of the heavens and the earth—but rather a judgment and cutting down of a pre-existing world due to the rebellion of Lucifer.

This aligns with the idea of a Luciferian flood—a chaotic ruin between the lines of verse 1 and 2.

"Genesis 1:1 isn’t a blank canvas… it’s ground zero after a fall." 💥🌍"The earth wasn’t made ‘formless and void’—it became that way after rebellion." 🌀👁️‍🗨️"Creation wasn’t from nothing—it was from the ruins of a rebellion." 🏚️➡️🏛️

Even Isaiah 45:7 says: “I form the light and bara darkness; I make peace and bara calamity…”

This doesn’t mean God created evil as we think of it—it may mean He cut it down, broke it, judged it.

"God didn’t create darkness—He judged it." ⚖️🌑"Before God said ‘Let there be light,’ He had already dealt with the darkness." ✨⚔️

💡 This opens a whole new lens: God doesn’t just create from nothing—He often brings order out of judgment, beauty out of brokenness, and light out of darkness.

Let this stir you. What if the story of creation is actually a story of redemption—God stepping in after destruction to rebuild, restore, and renew?

This passage is a wake-up call for anyone married or rebuilding a relationship.

Marriage is not immune to chaos. Sometimes, like the world in Genesis 1:2, your relationship may feel formless and void. You might be standing in the middle of what feels like a mess after a fall—after betrayal, disconnection, or disappointment.

But here’s the hope: God rebuilds from brokenness.

The enemy’s rebellion—Lucifer’s pride and fall—brought ruin, but God didn’t walk away. He stepped in. He restored. He brought light.

If you’re in a rough patch, don’t give up. Invite God into your mess. Let Him cut down the pride, the assumptions, the ego, and the unmet expectations.

Let Him build something beautiful from the ashes.

“Redemption isn’t just the start of your marriage—it’s the daily miracle that sustains it.”

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