If you lived in the ancient world, your daily life would be surrounded by gods. Egypt, for example, where the Israelites lived for centuries, had gods for almost everything. Re, the god of the sun, gave light to the world. Hapi brought life to the Nile River. Osiris ruled over the dead, and Isis, his wife, watched over fertility and motherhood.1 In Egypt’s worldview, the divine was everywhere, woven into nature, the cycles of life, and the power of kings.
To live in Egypt was to live in a world of many gods, each one competing for attention and devotion.
And then comes Israel, a small, enslaved people living among the great powers of Egypt. Yet they would come to make one of the most radical claims in all of human history:
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)2
Not the gods, not a pantheon, not a cosmic battle. One God. The story of Scripture begins with this bold claim, there is one Creator, one Source.
As Genesis opens, the story of the Bible is not about humanity’s search for God, it is about God’s desire to make Himself known. The God of the Bible is not hidden behind nature or mystery. He reveals Himself. He steps into human history. He is with us.
In this episode:
God reveals Himself as Creator
God reveals Himself through His name
God reveals Himself through His character
God reveals Himself fully in the person of Jesus
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses.” Britannica, 2025, https://www.britannica.com/list/11-egyptian-gods-and-goddesses. Accessed October 20, 2025.
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