Genesis 1:1 - 31
ESV - 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
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As God noted of Himself in Isaiah 46:10, He knows "the end" (all the way into eternity future) "from the beginning" (all the way from eternity past). That omniscience is what enabled (and still enables) Him to take the events of all of that time span (encompassing all the effects of human free will, including all the sins that humans may commit) into account when performing the activities through which he created -- and sustains -- the entire universe.
What comes to mind is when the LORD spoke to Moses in Exodus 25 concerning the building of the sanctuary or the tabernacle for God to dwell in. The Lord gave Moses specific instructions in how the tabernacle was to be constructed. He told him to follow the pattern that he saw on the mountain in Exodus 25:40. From these scriptures I believe that the pattern came from what was already in heaven.
Very good, it does come from the invisible things that are in heaven. Romans 1:19 - Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. Romans 1:20 - For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and supernal nature; so that they are without excuse: For example, let’s compare that tabernacle pattern and the tabernacle of man. When the priest would enter the gate of the court roundabout (our abdominal cavity), he would come up to the altar of sin sacrifice (Our intestines burning up whatever we put in our mouths. Something must be sacrificed in order for us to live.). Then behind that is a brazen laver with water for washing. (That would be our kidneys. Yes we have two, but if you were to put them together, they look exactly like a water laver. The reason why they are separated is because that is the witness in our body that the Red Sea separated). Then there was a stand with the Holy Anointing Oil (our adrenal gland), that the priest would have to pour on his forehead before he went through the door (our diaphragm), into the Holy Place (our chest cavity). Inside there is a seven branch candlestick (our seven branch aorta). There is also a table of shewbread with 12 loaves. (Our heart pumps 12 pints of blood in us). Also the altar of incense (our lungs). There are four ingredients (our oxygen has four), and only the high priest knew how much to mix for that sweet savory aroma to go pass the veil (our neck), into the most holy place (our head cavity). Inside there is the Ark of the Covenant (our pituitary gland), and the two cherubim (our brain on one side controls messages like Gabriel the messenger and the other controls flight or fight, like Michael), overlooking the mercy seat where Yahweh Elohim abided. HalleluYah!
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