The story of the Tower of Bable … while somewhat more subtle … is man again grasping at being like God.

This is a very common question … and the story of the flood is God doing something about sin. It reminds us that rebellion against God is serious and that God will one day judge the world again.

Genesis 4 shows the spread and increase of sin. We see it with Cain … but we are also taken 5 generations ahead to Lamech.

Genesis 3 shows us sin entering into the world. It is not just a matter of eating fruit but rejecting God's authority and wanting to choose for ourselves what is right & wrong.

The focus of the creation account is the man & woman. They alone are made to be in God's image and to rule over the creation. They alone are made for relationship with God.

The short answer is "Because God spoke". The Bible says that creation sprang into existence because the all-powerful God said it should. This passage tells us everything we need to know about the God who made the world and the world he made.