1.What does the story of Genesis tell us about the biblical view of the universe and humankind's place in it? The Book of Genesis tells of the beginning of the world and how God created it. It implies that God did not create the earth without form and empty. It became formless and empty. He created the heavens and the earth and this was perfect, because nothing imperfect can come from God. The universe was …showed first 75 words of 1087 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1087 total…procurator's soldiers took Jesus inside the praetorium and collected the whole cohort around him. They stripped off his clothes and wrapped him in a scarlet military cloak." (Matthew 27:27-28) "They also spat at him. Afterward they took hold of the reed and kept striking him on the head." (Matthew 27:30) Humans would like to believe that everything happens for a reason. However, the Lord works in mysterious ways, and horrible tragedies can happen to honest people.