Dictionary of Bible Themes
Created and sustained by God, the world is both his possession and the dwelling-place of his creatures. As such, it should bring him glory, and will one day be judged by him.
Exodus 20:11God created the earth from nothing
Nehemiah 9:6Acts 14:15See also
Genesis 1:1-2Exodus 31:172 Kings 19:15Job 26:7Psalms 74:17; 115:15; 119:90
Isaiah 44:24; 45:12; 48:13Jeremiah 10:12; 27:5; 32:17; 33:2Amos 4:13John 1:3Acts 4:24Hebrews 11:32 Peter 3:5Revelation 10:6; 14:7Deuteronomy 10:14The earth belongs to God
Psalms 24:1; 95:4-5
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Exodus 9:29Joshua 3:131 Samuel 2:81 Chronicles 29:11Psalms 47:9; 89:11
1 Corinthians 10:26Psalms 135:6-7
God controls and sustains the earth
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Genesis 9:16-17Job 5:10; 28:5Psalms 104:13-14; 147:8
Jeremiah 10:13; 33:25Hosea 6:3Colossians 1:17Hebrews 1:3Psalms 33:5
God's character seen on earth
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Psalms 85:11; 119:64
Isaiah 6:3; 11:9Jeremiah 9:24Psalms 96:1
The earth should resound to God's glory and praise
Isaiah 44:23See also
Psalms 47:2; 66:4; 72:9; 108:5; 148:7
Isaiah 49:13Habakkuk 3:3Revelation 5:13Psalms 115:16
The earth is the habitation of human beings and the animals
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Genesis 1:22,26,28-30; 8:17; 9:1Acts 17:261 Chronicles 16:14God judges the earth
Nahum 1:5See also
Genesis 18:25Deuteronomy 32:221 Samuel 2:102 Samuel 22:16Job 9:6Psalms 46:6; 77:18
Isaiah 2:21; 26:9Jeremiah 10:10Psalms 102:25-26
God will destroy the earth one day
2 Peter 3:10-12See also
Isaiah 24:1-6; 51:6Jeremiah 4:23-26Matthew 24:352 Peter 3:7Revelation 20:11pp Mk 13:31
2 Peter 3:13God will create a new earth
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Isaiah 65:17; 66:22Revelation 21:1See also
1110 God, present everywhere1193 glory, revelation of1325 God, the Creator1330 God, the provider2306 Christ, high priest4005 creation4025 world, the4055 heaven and earth4206 land4290 valleys8472 respect for environment9160 new heavens & new earth 
