A. The work of creation is the making by God of all things from nothing, by his powerful word,[a] in the space of six days, and all very good.[b]
[a] Genesis 1:1
Wycliffe Bible (WYC)
1 In the beginning God made of nought heaven and earth. (In the beginning God made out of nothing the heavens and the earth.)
Psalm 33:6
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6 Heavens be made steadfast by the word of the Lord; and all the virtue of those by the spirit of his mouth. (The heavens were made by the word of the Lord; yea, all the host of them, by the breath from his mouth.)
Hebrews 11:3
Wycliffe Bible (WYC)
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were made by God's word [By faith we understand the worlds to be shaped, or made, by God's word], that visible things were made of invisible things.
[b] Genesis 1:31
Wycliffe Bible (WYC)
31 And God saw all (the) things which he (had) made, and they were full good (and they were very good). And the eventide and the morrowtide was made, the sixth day.
Comment on Q. 9
When God made the worlds he did not make them from himself (as religions like Hinduism teach), nor did he make them from already existing materials (for there were none), but he made them from nothing simply by willing they should be. Genesis 1:1 states the fundamental fact of creation; the following verses concentrate on God's work in making this world a fit home for man. We should remember that the bringing into existence of something and the modification of something which already exists are two quite different things. How long does it take to turn water into wine? Given creative power it can be done instantly (John 2:7-9).
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