In The Beginning.

(1-3)Genesis creates a vivid picture of how our earth was created ( depending on your beliefs.)  I found it refreshing to go back to this basic bible story, it makes me appreciate everything created.  For some people, it's hard to believe that any Thing or Being created the earth, but I believe that the highest power did in fact, mold this world, and the heavens.  God is a very giving being, I mean, he gave us everything we have, and he can also take it away in an instant. The garden of Eden, would be my paradise.  But I am glad I was not Eve, for she seemed to have righteously screwed up.  Now, it wasn't entirely her fault,  she was tempted by Satan, and then they were shunned from the lovely garden where they could have had everything!   I love how Genesis gives us an explanation for how everything is;  how everything on earth became, how snakes have no legs, how we feel the need to be clothed, and have emotions.  All from the sin that overcame Adam and Eve.  Then they were banished to live a life that wasn't the perfect life God intended, but a life of struggle and a life of constant redemption.

(6-9) So years and years had past and the sin of Satan greatly took over the entire world.  God was fed up with it all and decided to start over.  I love the integrity of Noah, he was mocked, criticized and made fun of for listening to God.  Well, he was secretly got the last laugh when him and his family were the only ones to  survive on the arc.  The flood completely destroyed the earth and gave Noah and his family a new slate to repopulate.  God swore he would never again vanquish the earth as a whole earth.  I love the part about the rainbow,  its a constant reminder of what horrible thing happened, but it also should remind us to live as God intended or else he can smite the life out of you.