Man always wonders about himself as well as the things that surround him. he has tried for centuries to unlock the mystery of creation by observation and speculation. yet the true story of creation would never have been told had not god revealed it to moses. the challenge of god to human inquiry and research is the same today as it was in the days of job: "who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? gird up now thy loins like a man; for i will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. where wast thou when i laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who stretched the line upon it? whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner-stone thereof, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of god shouted for joy?" (job. 38.2-7)
in this volume, watchman nee presents to us a biblical interpretation of creation to which science attests. this is not meant