4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
COMMENTARY: Light: Not the sun which was created on the fourth day (v.16), but some fixed light source outside of the earth. The earth passed through a day-and-night cycle in reference to this light. Good: The word contains less an aesthetic judgment than a designation of purpose and correspondence to God's will, indicating the moral goodness of the Creation.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Word For The Day Genesis 1:3 (KJV)
3 And God said, let there be light: and there was light.
COMMENTARY: And God said: This is the first of a highly structured series of succinct and formulate sentences expressing the creative commands of God. Thus, Creation is accomplished by His word. Each command consists of (1) an announcement, "God said"; (2) a creative command, "Let there be"; (3) a summary word of accomplishment, "And it was so"; (4) a descriptive word of accomplishment, "The earth brought forth"; (5) a descriptive blessing, "God blessed"; (6) an evaluative approval, "It was good"; and (7) a concluding temporal framework, numbering each day.
COMMENTARY: And God said: This is the first of a highly structured series of succinct and formulate sentences expressing the creative commands of God. Thus, Creation is accomplished by His word. Each command consists of (1) an announcement, "God said"; (2) a creative command, "Let there be"; (3) a summary word of accomplishment, "And it was so"; (4) a descriptive word of accomplishment, "The earth brought forth"; (5) a descriptive blessing, "God blessed"; (6) an evaluative approval, "It was good"; and (7) a concluding temporal framework, numbering each day.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Word For the Day Genesis 1:2 (KJV)
COMMENTARY CONTINUED:
The Holy Spirit in Creation
1:2 The first emblem of the Holy Spirit in Scripture is that of the Spirit "moving" or literally "brooding" over the waters, much as a broods over her eggs to hatch them. Illustration: The Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit the works of creating the world (Ps. 33:6), of brooding over the waters (v.2), of garnishing the heavens (Job 26:13), of renewing the earth (Ps. 104:30), and of sustaining life (Ps. 104:29). The Holy Spirit's work in Creation results in order (Is. 40:12-14; Gen. 1:); life (Job 33:4); beauty (Job 26:13; and renewal (Ps. 104:30). The work of the Holy Spirit in Creation is one of the biblical proofs of His deity. Application: The Scriptures also describe the physical body of the Christian as the temple of the Holy Spirit, and suggest He is in the process of recreating us into Christ's image (Phil. 1:6), (First Reference, Gen. 1:2; Primary Reference, Gen. 1:2, cf. Luke 4:18.)
The Holy Spirit in Creation
1:2 The first emblem of the Holy Spirit in Scripture is that of the Spirit "moving" or literally "brooding" over the waters, much as a broods over her eggs to hatch them. Illustration: The Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit the works of creating the world (Ps. 33:6), of brooding over the waters (v.2), of garnishing the heavens (Job 26:13), of renewing the earth (Ps. 104:30), and of sustaining life (Ps. 104:29). The Holy Spirit's work in Creation results in order (Is. 40:12-14; Gen. 1:); life (Job 33:4); beauty (Job 26:13; and renewal (Ps. 104:30). The work of the Holy Spirit in Creation is one of the biblical proofs of His deity. Application: The Scriptures also describe the physical body of the Christian as the temple of the Holy Spirit, and suggest He is in the process of recreating us into Christ's image (Phil. 1:6), (First Reference, Gen. 1:2; Primary Reference, Gen. 1:2, cf. Luke 4:18.)
Word For the Day Genesis 1:2 (KJV)
1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
COMMENTARY: 1:2 Without form, and void (Heb. tohu wabohu, "uniformed and unfilled") describes the condition of earth after the initial act of Creation. It does not describe a chaotic condition as a result of judgment. Thus was (Heb. hayetah) is correct and should not be translated became. How the earth became formed and filled is described in verses 3-31. Darkness is not always a symbol of evil (cf. Ps. 104:19-24). Here it simply refers to the absence of light. Deep refers to the waters covering the earth, not some primitive cosmogony. The Spirit of God is a clear reference to the creative activity of the Holy Spirit. John 1:3 indicates that Christ actually created all things for the Father. Thus, all three persons of the Trinity are active in the Creation. This undoubtedly accounts for the plural pronouns us and our in verse 26 which take singular verbs in expressing the tri-unity of God.
COMMENTARY: 1:2 Without form, and void (Heb. tohu wabohu, "uniformed and unfilled") describes the condition of earth after the initial act of Creation. It does not describe a chaotic condition as a result of judgment. Thus was (Heb. hayetah) is correct and should not be translated became. How the earth became formed and filled is described in verses 3-31. Darkness is not always a symbol of evil (cf. Ps. 104:19-24). Here it simply refers to the absence of light. Deep refers to the waters covering the earth, not some primitive cosmogony. The Spirit of God is a clear reference to the creative activity of the Holy Spirit. John 1:3 indicates that Christ actually created all things for the Father. Thus, all three persons of the Trinity are active in the Creation. This undoubtedly accounts for the plural pronouns us and our in verse 26 which take singular verbs in expressing the tri-unity of God.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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