“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.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.” (Genesis 1:1-5 ESV)

The doctrine of creation is foundational to comprehending the whole Bible. In fact, the first eleven chapters of Genesis sets the stage for the entire Bible. One can’t change the beginning narrative—even tamper with the smallest Hebrew letter—without incurring the consequences voiced by our Lord Jesus Christ in the closing chapter of the Bible Revelation 22:18-19.

Biblical creation is essential for correctly grasping and understanding the gospel. The true gospel begins in Genesis when God proclaims, “God created the heaven and the earth” and is further expanded with God’s promise to the serpent that He will put “enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Genesis 3:15).

Yahweh speaks in Genesis 1 and then speaks right through Scripture until its climax in Revelation 22:20, when He says, “He who testifies to these things, says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Where “these things”, I believe refer back to everything written in the Book from Genesis to the end of Revelation.

Either you believe the book of Genesis to be historically true or you don’t. If you don’t believe the clarity of Genesis, then you are left with believing deceptive forms of a naturalistic worldview (Colossians 2:8). 

The first eleven chapters of the Bible record God's goodness and humanity's repeated rebellions, which introduce violence, disorder, and the founding of Babylon. It's these first chapters that set the plot in motion for God to respond to human evil with his redemptive plan.

The main focus of Genesis 1-11 in the Bible is the creation of the world, the origin of humanity, and early human history. This section of the Bible includes the stories of the creation of the universe, Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden, the Great Flood, and the Tower of Babel.

The primeval history is the name given by biblical scholars to the first eleven chapters of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. These chapters convey the story of the first years of the world's existence.

The book of Genesis establishes fundamental truths about God. Among these are His role as the Creator, His holiness, His hatred of sin, His love for mankind, and His willingness to provide for our redemption. We learn not only where mankind has come from, but why the world is in its present form.

And, He has provided for our redemption through His Son Jesus Christ, but unless you understand and believe in the first eleven chapters of Genesis you will not have a complete understanding of the Bible and God’s redemptive plan.