were made and all their hosts by the breath of his mouth” (Ps. 33:6). Creation took place by means of and in response to the Word. God said, “Let it be,” and it was! Peter highlighted the presence of water in the original order. Its place in the order of things was defined by the Word. “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear” (Gen. 1:9). It came about in accord with the Word. The flood took place by means of a radical alteration of the original