Genesis 1:11-12 NLT,NIV,ESV

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 1:9-31

Chapter 1:9-31Now on the third day,God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters he called the Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, and herb yielding seed, and fruit trees yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so (Gen 1:9-11). Now the key here is the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

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 1:11-13

Genesis 1:11-13Let the earth bring forth grassVegetationI.THAT IT IS THE RESULT OF A COMBINED INSTRUMENTALITY. 1. There was the Divine agency. It was the power of God that gave seed and life to the earth. For it is very certain that the earth could not have produced grass, and herb, and tree of itself. 2. There was the instrumentality of the earth. “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,” etc. So when called by God the most barren instrumentalities become life-giving and verdant. When... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 1:11-12

Gen 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Ver. 11,12. Let the earth bring forth, &c. ] "Grass for the cattle, and herb for the use of man" Psa 104:14 and both these before either man or beast were created. He made meat before mouths. He fills for us two bottles of milk before we come into the world. Herbs and other creatures we have still to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 1:12

Gen 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good. Ver. 12. And the earth brought forth, &c. ] Augustine a thinks that thorns and thistles, brambles and briers were before the fall, though not in the same abundance as now. Basil thinks otherwise, and that till sin came in, the rose was without prickles. It is likely there were such shrubs at first... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 1:11

Let the: Genesis 2:5, Job 28:5, Psalms 104:14-Esther :, Psalms 147:8, Matthew 6:30, Hebrews 6:7 grass: Heb. tender grass fruit: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Psalms 1:3, Jeremiah 17:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 7:16-Proverbs :, Mark 4:28, Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, James 3:12 Reciprocal: Genesis 1:7 - and it Psalms 50:12 - fulness Psalms 104:24 - the earth Jonah 2:10 - General 1 Corinthians 15:38 - General 2 Corinthians 9:10 - he read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 1:12

earth: Isaiah 61:11, Mark 4:28 herb: Isaiah 55:10, Isaiah 55:11, Matthew 13:24-Ezekiel :, Luke 6:44, 2 Corinthians 9:10, Galatians 6:7 Reciprocal: Genesis 1:4 - that Genesis 2:5 - plant Job 28:5 - out of it Psalms 50:12 - fulness Psalms 104:14 - causeth Psalms 104:24 - the earth 1 Corinthians 2:16 - But 1 Corinthians 15:38 - General read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 1:9-13

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:11

11. Let… earth bring forth grass In explaining this entire narrative as a supernatural preparation of the soil, climate, and vegetation of the region where the first man appeared, we do not go about seeking the secondary causes by which any of the divine fiats were brought to pass . The divine power by which the grass, herb, and fruit tree of one particular region was brought into existence is doubtless competent to originate all forms of matter and of life . But we have no good reason... read more