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Afrika’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems

the Biblical creation story. According to the Biblical story
of creation, the heavens and the earth were created by God,
by His Word, which described everything that would come
forth from the unseen and be made seen, and by His Spirit
of wisdom, which put all things together in accurate harmony.

Genesis 1 and 2 give an account about what the space we now
call earth looked like before anything was created that was cre-
ated. There was darkness, emptiness (Void), depths of incom-
prehensible realities hidden, formlessness and practical chaos
upon the face of the deep. The Spirit of God, which is the Life
Force of God, moved upon all of the chaos and formlessness
and like a Divine Creative Architect, plotted the entire edifice
called earth. The Hidden Voice of God (The Amen) then
released His Word, which instantly brought forth light and the
next words of His utterances created the rest of the things that
were created. A sweet interplay of sound (music), light (knowl-
edge) and movement (dance) were heard and seen… and beauty
emerged out of Chaos. Chaos was instantly suspended, creat-
ing balance, harmony and beautiful music, called life, on earth.
Ancient Afrikans in Egypt called this music and balance Ma’at.

Everything God created on earth, even in their uncountable
numbers, did not create any form of chaos but rather it all
brought together the meaning of Ma’at, which is life in its stable
form. Meaning that everything God made whether seen or un-
seen by man was created to give substance and balance to life.
The earth (soil) was commanded to give life when God said
“Let the earth bring forth grass.” The waters were commanded
to bring forth life when God said “Let the waters abound with
abundance of living creatures.” The sky was commanded to
bring forth life energy when He said “Let there be light in the

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