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May I Introduce Myself—God“Preaching Through Genesis” by Ken D. Trivette4God. He was not one among many gods; He was the only God. There wasnothing else and there was no one else.2. If there is more than one god, then the God of the Bible had to create them.Yet, nowhere do we read in the Bible that God ever created other gods. Themany gods of this world were created by man, not by God. Man has made godsout of the sun, moon, stars, trees, rivers, and almost all of creation. They haveimagined and designed gods of wood, stone, and marble. Yet there is only oneGod, and He is the Lord God of Genesis 1:1.3. We read in Deuteronomy 4:35, “Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightestknow that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.” There is no otherGod but God!4. When God introduced Himself in Genesis 1:1 He was declaring His eternalexistence and that He was exclusively God. Secondly, we see in this introduction:2. THE FOUNDATIONAL DESCRIPTION OF GOD1. Genesis 1:1 is not only important in that we see God revealing Himself, but itis also important in how God revealed Himself. As God introduced Himself, Hesimply revealed Himself as “God.”2. There are many names for God in the Bible. Each name is a revelation ofGod's person. In each name something about God is revealed or taught.3. When God first revealed Himself, he could have revealed Himself as Jehovah,or Father, or LORD, or by one of His many other names in the Bible. But whenHe first made Himself known He did so as "God." In so doing so, He was layingthe foundation for all that he would reveal about Himself.4. In any phase of Bible study there is what is called “The Law of First Mention.”By that we mean that the first mention of a person, place, doctrine, or word in theBible gives us an understanding of that truth through-out the rest of the Bible. It isas one said, “The first mention of a person, place, doctrine, or word, is an embryoof a feature or fact for which there is fuller development.”5. When God revealed Himself as “God” it was foundational. At the verybeginning God wanted us to know Him as “God.” He wanted us to know that Hewas “God.” The name “God” is the Hebrew word “Elohim.” Elohim is a compoundof two names, “El” and “Alah.” It is found some 2,500 times in the Old Testament.6. The name teaches us two great truths about God. First, it teaches is thatGod’s:
May I Introduce Myself—God“Preaching Through Genesis” by Ken D. Trivette5A) Power is Unlimited1. The name “EL” literally means “strong one or Almighty.” The very first thingGod revealed about Himself was that He was the “Strong One,” the “AlmightyOne.” He was declaring that in Him was fullness of might. God was telling us thatthere was nothing impossible for Him to do. He was a God of unlimited power.2. We read in Jeremiah 32:17, “Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made theheaven and the earth by thy great power end stretched out arm, and there isnothing too hard for thee.” In the beginning God declared Himself to be a God ofunlimited power and throughout the rest of the Bible and history He displayedHimself to be a God of unlimited power.3. There are many examples of His unlimited power. Job said in Job 38:22,“Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?” Job said there were certaintreasures to be found in the snow. One of the treasures we find is that the snow isa demonstration of God's unlimited power.4. A certain physicist has stated that to produce from the vapor of water aquantity of snowflakes which a child could carry would demand energy competentto gather up the shattered blocks of the largest stone avalanche of the Alps, andpitch them twice the height from which they fell. If it would require that muchpower to form enough snow for a child to carry, think of the power that isnecessary for the formation of a snow that would blanket the earth.5. God wanted us to know that He was able! He said, “I am God. I am a God ofunlimited power. There is nothing too hard for Me. There is nothing impossible forMe.”6. Furthermore, the name declares His:B) Promises are Unbreakable1. The other half of the name, “ALAH” means “to swear, to bind with an oath, or tomake a covenant.” In the beginning God was declaring that He was a God Whoalways keeps His word. His word is unbreakable. Anything and everything Hesays is true.2. God was letting us know at the start that He never lies. Hebrews 6:18 tells usthat is impossible for God to lie. He is a God that can be trusted. His Word istruth!3. A preacher noticed a group of boys standing around a small stray dog. Hewalked up and asked, “What are you doing boys?” “Telling lies,” said one of theboys. “The one who tells the biggest lie gets the dog.” The preacher was
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