Genesis 1:7

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:1-31

Genesis 1:1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth; all the orbs which revolve and shine in the expanse of heaven, measuring time by days, and years, and periods. By consequence, the sublime system of nature is not eternal. If matter were eternal, then the אלהים Elohim, Ο Θεοτης , the Godhead or Divinity who acts here, is also material, dependent on matter, and a necessary agent. The perfections of wisdom, goodness and love, can no longer be attributed to him. These... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 1:6-8

Genesis 1:6-8Let there be a firmamentThe atmosphereI.THE ATMOSPHERE IS NECESSARY TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HUMAN LIFE. 1. Gathers up the vapours. 2. Throws them down again in rain, snow, or dew, when needed. 3. Modifies and renders more beautiful the light of the sun. 4. Sustains life. II. IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PRACTICAL PURPOSES OF LIFE. 1. The atmosphere is necessary for the transmission of sound. If there were no atmosphere, the bell might be tolled, the cannon might be fired, a thousand... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 1:7

Gen 1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so. Ver. 7. Waters which were above the firmament. ] That is the clouds, and watery meteors above the lower region of the air, where God’s "pavilion round about him is dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies". Psa 18:11 Jer 10:13 These he "weighs by measure"; Job 28:25 not a drop falls in vain, or in a wrong place. And this is the first... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 1:7

divided: Proverbs 8:28, Proverbs 8:29 above: Job 26:8, Psalms 104:10, Psalms 148:4, Ecclesiastes 11:3 and it: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Matthew 8:27 Reciprocal: Genesis 1:20 - open firmament Genesis 7:11 - all Exodus 3:16 - elders Job 9:8 - Which Jonah 2:10 - General read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 1:6-8

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.We have here an account of the second day's work, the creation of the firmament. In which observe, 1. The command of God; Let there be a firmament - An... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:7

7. God made the firmament By his almighty fiat the dense mist that hung over the face of the deep, and was itself a vast expanse of waters, was lifted up to find a local habitation on high . Thus was formed the vast reservoir of the heavens, from which the rains descend to fertilize and refresh the land . “Next to the light,” says Jacobus, “is the law of the atmosphere, so essential to life in the vegetable and animal world. Here it is set forth as supporting the floating vapour, and... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:1-31

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 1:6-8

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 1:7

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 1:6-8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:7

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