authority over what one authors. A creator determines the purpose of his creation and holds all rights to it. God, of course, is creative—it is His nature. And how can a creator not create? So the great Creator went to work, and the first two chapters of Genesis describe the results. One verse in particular describes His pleasure over the outcome: “God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good” (1:31). That God is Author and Creator of the earth and all it contains settles the issue of ultimate