“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
cosmogenesis
"The Universe is a thought of the Deity. Since this ideal thought-form has overflowed into actuality, and the world born thereof has realized the plan of its creator, it is the calling of all thinking beings to rediscover in this existent whole the original design." — Friedrich Schiller
"The Creation" (Die Schöpfung) by Joseph Haydn (Oratorio, 1798)
This monumental work depicts the creation of the world as described in Genesis, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve and their initial blissful state in Eden. The final section, particularly, focuses on their love and the wonders of the newly created world before any hint of the Fall.
The 7 Days of Creation
Day 1
The Ancient of Days Setting A Compass to Earth
Day 2
"God created everything for the sake of man. And a man for the sake of the highest."