The Image of God—Gen_1:26-27 The great work of creation now approaches its close— “Now heaven in all her glory shone, and rolled Her motions, as the great first Mover’s hand First wheeled their course: earth in her rich attire Consummate lovely smiled; air, water, earth, By fowl, fish, beast, was flown, was swum, was walked … Continue reading ““011. THE IMAGE OF GOD—GENESIS 1:26-27””
“010. GENESIS 1-3 : SECOND WEEK”
Genesis 1-3 : Second Week Autor: JOHN KITTO
“009. CREATION OF LAND ANIMALS—GENESIS 1:24”
Creation of Land Animals—Gen_1:24 The waters now are peopled; the air is peopled; and terrestrial animals alone are wanting. Accordingly, when the morning of the sixth day dawned, God is described in the sacred record as resuming his creative work, in the words—“Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle and … Continue reading ““009. CREATION OF LAND ANIMALS—GENESIS 1:24””
“008. CREATION OF FISHES AND BIRDS—GENESIS 1:20”
Creation of Fishes and Birds—Gen_1:20 The earth has now become a delightful abode, but it is entirely without inhabitants. Two days more shall people it with animals, and the water itself, which has hitherto been the obstacle of production, shall be first of all rendered productive. God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the … Continue reading ““008. CREATION OF FISHES AND BIRDS—GENESIS 1:20””
“007. THE GREAT LIGHTS—GENESIS 1:16-18”
The Great Lights—Gen_1:16-18 What now is wanting to complete the scene of inanimate nature? The mountains lift their heads to heaven. The valleys lie in soft repose, traversed by rivers and by streams, which seem, in the various motions of their course, to give the only idea of life the earth is yet able to … Continue reading ““007. THE GREAT LIGHTS—GENESIS 1:16-18””
“006. THE FIRMAMENT—LAND AND WATER—GENESIS 1:6-8”
The Firmament—Land and Water—Gen_1:6-8 We are told that on the second day of creation, “God made the firmament.” (Gen_1:7.) The primary meaning of the Hebrew word rendered “firmament,” is expansion, outstretching, attenuation, elasticity, which are the very properties of our atmosphere. But the word used by the Greek translators, together with the long prevalent notion, … Continue reading ““006. THE FIRMAMENT—LAND AND WATER—GENESIS 1:6-8””
“005. THE FIRST LIGHT—GENESIS 1:3”
The First Light—Gen_1:3 “And God said, Let there he light; and there was light.” Striking and magnificent as these words are in the current version, their native force is much weakened by dilution. Here are eight words to translate four of the original. The Hebrew, expressed in English characters, is Yehi aor, va-yehi aor—the letters … Continue reading ““005. THE FIRST LIGHT—GENESIS 1:3””
“004. THE CHAOS—GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES—GENESIS 1:2”
The Chaos—Geological Discoveries—Gen_1:2 In the first verse of Genesis we are assured of this grand truth, unknown to ages and to generations, that the visible heavens and the earth did not exist from all eternity, nor arose from accidental combinations of pre-existing matter; but had their beginning from God. Wherever that beginning was in time, … Continue reading ““004. THE CHAOS—GEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES—GENESIS 1:2””
“003. GOD THE CREATOR—GENESIS 1:1”
God the Creator—Gen_1:1 When we open the Sacred Volume, the first aspect in which God is seen to present himself to us, is that of the Creator of the world. In the fullness of that knowledge which has become our heritage since He, who “at sundry times and in divers manners spake in times past … Continue reading ““003. GOD THE CREATOR—GENESIS 1:1””
“002. GENESIS 1 : FIRST WEEK”
Genesis 1 : First Week Autor: JOHN KITTO