them. Emph. Figure of speech Prolepsis ( App-6 ). The actual building of Eve not till Genesis 2:20-23 . replenish = fill, as Genesis 1:22 and nearly every occurrence. have dominion. Compare Psalms 8:0 . Hebrews 2:6-8 . "But now . . . not yet. " read more
bearing seed . . . yielding seed. Heb, "seeding seed". Figure of speech Polyptoton ( App-6 ) for emph. for meat. Not flesh till after the Flood (Genesis 9:3 ). read more
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. Compare Genesis 1:20 ; Genesis 2:7 and App-18 . I have given. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 . a) correctly supplied from Genesis 1:29 . read more
the sixth day. Here, with Art. "the"; unlike the other five days. Six, the Number of man. See App-10 . read more
This marvelous chapter is not history, for it provides information concerning events that antedate all history. It is not myth, because it carries within it a credibility that never belonged to any myth. It is not science, because it deals with the BEGINNING, which no science has ever even attempted to describe. It is INSPIRATION, a revelation from Almighty God Himself; and the highest and best intelligence of all ages has so received and accepted it.For the preposterous and irresponsible... read more
THE FIRST DAY"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."There is absolutely nothing either unreasonable or hard to understand about this. That there was indeed a beginning of our universe and the world we live in is absolutely certain. No matter how far back into the mists of prehistoric time men may postulate the point of origin for our universe, it is precisely THERE that they must confront God, the omnipotent, eternal, all-pervading, omniscient First Cause, known to Christians... read more
"And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the waters: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.""And the earth was waste and void ..." This refers to the state of the earth in the first phase of its creation, and it is also an apt description of the other planets as they are observed to continue in our solar system to the present time. Mars, Venus, Mercury, etc. are still waste and void. It is not necessary to postulate billions of years between Genesis... read more
"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.""And God said ..." The language here indicates that the stupendous acts of Creation were performed by fiat. God spoke the word, and it was done. Could any process of creating light gradually even be imagined? Any chain of events leading to the development of light is inconceivable, the very thought of such a thing being rejected by the intelligence. Primeval darkness demands just the fiat revealed in this verse as the only possible... read more
"And God saw the light that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.""And God saw the light that it was good." The intelligence of the Supreme Being, His concern with and His interest in the affairs of His creation, and His personal preference for that which is "good" appear as legitimate deductions from what is revealed here. It seems highly improbable that the creation of light merely means the making of light visible upon the earth. The text does not state that God made... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:27
God. The Hebrew accent (Pasek) places the emphasis on God, the Carrier-out of His purpose. created: i.e., when He did create. The description of the act postponed till Genesis 2:7 , Genesis 2:21-24 . See note on Genesis 1:26 . The Tosephta (contemporary with the Mishna , about A.D. 200) translate Sanhedrin, viii. 7: "Why was man created last? That the heretics might not say there was a companion with Him in the work": i.e. lest man should have claimed a share in it. man . Here the... read more