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“Seek Him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, And turneth the shadow of death into the morning, And maketh the day dark with night;” “He that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, And declareth unto man what is His thought;” “He that buildeth His spheres in the heaven, And hath founded His arch [Noyes's translation] in the earth;” “He that calleth for the waters of the sea, And poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is His name.” Amos 5:8 , A.R.V.; Amos 4:13 , A.R.V.; Amos 9:6 , margin; Amos 9:6 , A.R.V.

Jehovah is the Creator who governs astronomical bodies, weather patterns, and the water cycle. This paragraph cites prophetic scriptures detailing divine actions in nature and creation.

The work of creation cannot be explained by science. What science can explain the mystery of life?

The origin of life and the work of creation transcend human scientific explanation. This paragraph makes a philosophical/theological assertion about the limits of science regarding the origin of life rather than making a testable medical or empirical claim.

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” Hebrews 11:3 .

Belief in divine creation is received through faith. This paragraph consists of a biblical quotation regarding creation by faith.

“I form the light, and create darkness: ... I the Lord do all these things.... I have made the earth, And created man upon it: I, even My hands, have stretched out the heavens, And all their host have I commanded.” “When I call unto them, they stand up together.” Isaiah 45:7-12 ; 48:13 .

God claims sole agency in creating the heavens, earth, and humanity. This paragraph consists of scripture passages attributing the creation of nature and humanity directly to God.

In the creation of the earth, God was not indebted to pre-existing matter. “He spake, and it was; ... He commanded, and it stood fast.” Psalm 33:9 . All things, material or spiritual, stood up before the Lord Jehovah at His voice and were created for His own purpose. The heavens and all the host of them, the earth and all things therein, came into existence by the breath of His mouth.

All material and spiritual creation came into existence by divine command without pre-existing matter. This paragraph expresses a theological view of creation by divine agency rather than an empirical claim.