UNIVERSE
It is the entire world created by God, “the heavens and the earth” arising from his hands (Gen. 1:1), which the NT designates by the name “kosmos.”
God has created, by his power, all the constituent elements of the dust of the world (Prov. 8:26; Jer. 10:12). He did so with His divine Son (Heb. 1:2), who existed together with Him before the foundation of the world (Jn. 17:5).
He gave birth to the world by His Word (Heb. 11:3; Jn. 1:10). This world belongs to the Creator of it (Ps. 24:1; 50:12). The world will not move as long as the Lord reigns (Ps. 93:1; 96:10; 1 Chron. 16:30).
It constitutes in the eyes of all men a demonstration of the invisible perfections of God, and is sufficient to establish their responsibility (Rom. 1:20).