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And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. 16. And God made, &c.] The work of creation on the fourth day is twofold. In Gen 1:16 God is said to make the sun, the moon, and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:16”

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven,…. To continue there as luminous bodies; as enlighteners, as the word signifies, causing light, or as being the instruments of conveying … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:15”

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 14. Let there be lights ] The word rendered “lights” (LXX : Lat. luminaria) denotes a thing, or body, carrying light; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:14”

And the evening and the morning were the third day. And the evening and the morning were the third day. The space of twenty four hours ran out, and were measured, either by the rotation of the body of light and heat around the earth, or of the earth upon its axis: and this was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:13”

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. Verse 12. Whose seed was in itself] Which has the power of multiplying itself by seeds, slips, roots, c., ad infinitum which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:12”

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. 11. Let the earth grass ] The creation of the vegetable world follows naturally and logically upon the emergence of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:11”

And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good. Verse 10. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas] These two constitute what is called the terraqueous globe, in which the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:10”

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. 9 13. The Third Day Two Creative Acts. (1) The Separation of Sea and Earth ( Gen 1:9-10). (2) The Creation of the Vegetable World ( Gen 1:11-13) 9. Let … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:9”

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 8. God called the firmament Heaven ] It is clear therefore that what the Hebrews meant by “Heaven,” was neither the clouds and mist, nor the empty space of the sky. It was a solid arch, to which, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:8”

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. 7. and it was so ] This formula is here out of place. See previous note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The firmament here is either, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 1:7”