E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:16
two = the two. the stars also. See App-12 . read more
two = the two. the stars also. See App-12 . read more
fourth day = day four. See note on Genesis 1:5 . read more
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh, as in verses: Genesis 1:21 , Genesis 1:24 , Genesis 1:30 ; Genesis 2:7 , Genesis 2:19 ; Genesis 9:4 , Genesis 9:5 , Genesis 9:5 , Genesis 9:10 , Genesis 9:12 , Genesis 9:15 , Genesis 9:16 . Leviticus 11:46 , &c. See App-13 . read more
whales = great sea-creatures. creature = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. Compare Genesis 1:20 and App-13 . read more
blessed. See on Genesis 1:1 . Note the threefold blessing at Creation (Genesis 1:22 , Genesis 1:28 ; Genesis 2:3 ). read more
evening . . . morning. See on Genesis 1:5 fifth. The No. of grace ( App-10 ). No blessing till the 5th day, when there was living soul to bless. fifth day, or "day five". See note on Genesis 1:5 . read more
THE SECOND DAY"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 there was evening and there was morning, a second day."The creation of the earth's atmosphere was God's work on the second day of creation. Jamieson pointed out that the term... read more
THE THIRD DAY"And God said, Let the waters under the heavens 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 the Seas: and God saw that it was good."There is far more than sufficient water upon the earth to inundate all of the continents and the highest mountains; and it took an act of creation to separate the dry land from the seas. Nothing is revealed here as to HOW God did... read more
"And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth; and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, herbs, yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, a third day."It is the entire kingdom of plant life, or vegetation, that appeared on the third day, not... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:14
lights. Hebrew. m'aor = lightholders or luminaries (Exodus 25:6 ; Exodus 27:20 ; Exodus 35:14 , &c. Compare Genesis 1:3 ). signs. Hebrew. 'oth = things to come (Jeremiah 10:2 ). seasons. Hebrew. mo'ed, appointed times (from y'ed, to appoint). Occurs only 3 more times in Genesis. See Genesis 17:21 ; Genesis 18:14 ; Genesis 21:2 . read more