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And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 26. Let us make ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:26”

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good. 25. And God made ] Notice the word “made,” Lat. fecit, not “created”; cf. Gen 1:7 ; Gen 1:16. and God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:25”

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 24. Let the earth, &c.] The work of the sixth, like that of the third, day is twofold. Furthermore, the creation of the land animals … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:24”

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. The sun now in the firmament, where it was fixed the day before, having gone round the earth, or the earth about that, in the space of twenty four hours; and according to Capellus this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:23”

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 22. God blessed them ] With the creation of the living animals of the water and the air is introduced the mention of a new Divine act, that of blessing. It is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:22”

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good. 21. And God created ] Observe the use of the word “create” (Heb. br). It signalizes a new departure of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:21”

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 20 23. The Fifth Day. The Creation of Water Animals and Flying Animals 20. Let the waters life ] The rendering, “bring forth abundantly the moving … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:20”

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. Made by the rotation of the earth on its own axis, in the space of twenty four hours: this according to Capellus was the twenty first of April, and according to Bishop Usher the twenty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:19”

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good. This clause was omitted in the first days work, but is added here, because the light was then but glimmering and imperfect, which now was made more clear and complete. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:18”

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 17. And God set them ] Having made the heavenly bodies (as in Gen 1:16) God is now said to “set,” that is, to place (LXX , Lat. posuit), them in “the firmament of heaven.” They are located in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:17”