Text: Amos 5:8 "He who made the Pleiades and Orion And changes deep darkness into morning, Who also darkens day {into} night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The LORD is His name. "
1. Does the universe have a purpose? This passage implies purpose by the fact that God demonstrates providence and sovereignty over His creation. Is there not purpose in all of these earthly events? Day and night, the water of the seas, and the waters entry to the surface of the earth all speak of the providential order of Almighty God.
2. What is the relationship between God and the universe? The last phrase in the verse declares the sovereignty of the Creator over His creation plainly implying that the LORD is transcendent or separate from His creation and most assuredly is not “at one” with it. It is logically incoherent for the creation to say to the Creator “we are one in the same.”
3. Is the universe closed or open? This passage indicates to us that the LORD is providentially active in the universe denying any idea of the universe being closed without outside “intrusion.”
4. What is the relationship between God and the universe? God alone is Creator and is transcendent from creation.
5. Where did the universe come from? The universe came from the sovereign Creator God who created all things out of nothing.
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