Genesis 1: 3 Commentary
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Has anyone ever made the paralell between the earth on day 1 and the state of man’s unconverted soul? We are told by the writter of Genesis the state of the earth was without form,and void,and darkness was upon the face of the deep. It’s interesting to note that in this dark and void conditon of the earth the first spoken words uttered by God in creation was let there be light. II Cor 4:6 reinforces this same idea and paralells the account of creation with the conversion of the soul. For God who commanded the LIGHT to shine out of darkness (Genesis 1:3) has shined in our [HARTS] to give the LIGHT of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. In other words, God through the apostle Paul is giving us permission with his insight into the first day of creation to make a spiritual application regarding conversion of mans soul using Genesis 1:3.
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Was reading your commentary on the original bible being written in Aramaic, including the book of Jeremiah(Yirmiyahu). With the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls did not that confirm that Yirmiyahu was written in Hebrew. As far as the Brit Hadasha I have not found any reliable sources to confirm that it was written in Aramaic originally and not Hebrew or even Greek. The Romans spoke Latin, the Jews spoke Hebrew and Aramaic however everyone spoke Greek. Can you give any insight or direction?
Thanks
Patrick
Gap creationism is a tiny bit better than YEC, but it still doesn’t make any sense:
1. It solves the problem of the age of Earth, but it doesn’t solve the problem of the age of the sun and the other stars.
2. It still leaves the order of creation intact, i.e. the sun and stars are still created after Earth.
3. It still leaves the days of creation at 24 hours apiece, so we still have entire forests forming in just one 24-hour day.
4. It still doesn’t accept the scientific reality that creation is not a one-time thing. New species are still being created while others die off; new stars are still being formed, etc. etc.
5. It still doesn’t make Earth round.
Young Earth Creationism, Day-age creationism, Gap Creationism… the more we fiddle with the words of the Bible the more meaningless we make it.
Lately I did some research on Genesis and I consider myself a Gap creationist. I believe that the events in Genesis 1:3 took place after a gap of millions of years from the events of the previous two verses. This makes more sense to me than for example Young Earth creationism.
Definition of Gap creationism:
***Gap creationism, is a form of Old Earth creationism that posits that the six-day creation, as described in the Book of Genesis, involved literal 24-hour days, but that there was a gap of time between two distinct creations in the first and the second verses of Genesis, explaining many scientific observations, including the age of the Earth. In this it differs from Day-Age creationism, which posits that the ‘days’ of creation were much longer periods (of thousands or millions of years), and from Young Earth creationism, which although it agrees concerning the six literal 24-hour days of creation, does not posit any gap of time.***
RdeV: For post #134. Pls. adm. just 1 last comment…
Bin Laden was not deceived by the Big Big Lie on MARRIAGE….but he was deceived by his own wrong interpretation of their Holy Koran….Koran 29:46 tells true believers in God (Allah..Eli…) not to dispute/ fight with true Jews and true Christians…and that they should believe on the Bible…but what do we see some Muslims do?
And regarding MOhammad, adding more than four wives…it was a necesary thing for him to do. Do you know why? There was a war. and the husbands of the women he later married died from that war…in order to help the households of those dead but faithful men, he married their wives…though many of those women were quite old…and were not attractive physically…judge righteous judgement, we just don’t jumped to conclusions…
Dear Bible Commentators, we appreciate your contributions, but can you please stay more on-topic. If you want to discuss Osama’s death you can go to this Bible Verse: http://www.vbvbc.org/bible-verse/proverbs24-17
Thanks in advance.
Yes Charles, according to Islamic scholars Mohammed had between eleven and thirteen women (among them a six year old with whom Mohammed slept for the first time when she was nine or ten {sick})…
I searched how many wives Osama bin Laden had. The answer: 6 (so he was half as bad as the ‘Prophet’ Mohammed).
In the summer of 2000, weeks after his fifth marriage to 15-year-old Yemeni Amal al-Sadah, Bin Laden gave an interview to a jihadist publication in which he talked about the importance of keeping his family close despite the risks to them. “It is my desire that my children grow up in an atmosphere of jihad and absorb Islam in its true spirit,” he said. “Believe me, when your children and your life become part of your struggle, life becomes very enjoyable.”
This same wife, Amal al-Sadah, appears to have tried to protect Osama bin Laden by rushing the American Seal team as they stormed into his room. Amal was shot in the leg and remains under guard in a Pakistani military hospital as the US fights to try to access her.
Re post 134: “Note that a muslim man may not take more than four wives.” Just an aside… don’t mean anything much by this observation. But it is my understanding that the 4-wife limit was established by Mohamed himself, who then went on to have about a dozen!
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TUICHE
Can you come to matthew19 and discuss the issue you have raised
R d V:
Thanks for the information…I am not aware that some Muslim societies does that.But doing that prohibiting men to marry another wife…would violate Gods will. for God did not say all should have many wives. God did not say all should have no wife like eunuch for the Kingdom of heaven. He did not say that all should have only one wife. God is silent, and had given individual person to decide how many wife one wishes. when government or religion prohibit that which God did not prohibit…we know that they have made themselves higher than God. They made the Word of God void through their traditions and commandments of men. Such prohibition is describe in 1 Timothy 4:1-6..especially verse 1 and verse 3…
Tiuche, you wrote: “have you seen some of my comments about the BIG BIG LIE on marriage? I always repeat my warning regarding it…since it had engulfed almost the entire world except for those in the muslim society…big deception…wrecking havoc upon Christendom…” You refer to the taboo on polygamy. Osama bin Laden wasn’t deceived – according to your conviction – he was married to plenty of women…
Note that a muslim man may not take more than four wives. A muslim woman may, before marriage, make a stipulation that the husband is not allowed to marry any other women. A subsequent second marriage by the husband invalidates his first marriage.
In muslim countries like Azerbaijan, Tunisia and Turkey, for example polygamy is not legal!
Marek:
It was more or less about 4158 B.C. when God created our first parent. I believe the very first to lie was the serpent and the lie the serpent made was if they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they will not surely die,instead their eyes would be opened and would be as gods, knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:1-5). The serpent have mixed truth and lie to poison the mind of the mother of mankind. The serpent said their eyes would be opened and they will become as gods..and indeed their eyes did open and they became as gods(see Genesis 3:7 22)…the only problem was the penalty of death for eating (Genesis 2:17; 3:22-24).
Some say that Eve was the first to lie (Genesis 3:2-3), but she was not lying. The instruction of God was not to eat (Genesis 2:17)…but note what Eve answered the serpent in Genesis 3:2-3. She added to God’s Sure Words- she said that God have instructed not to eat and also NOT TO TOUCH IT…the woman was deceived for she did not listen carefully but Adam was not. He ate the fruit thereof with full knowledge…most probably because of her love for his wife. He could have asked God for another mate…but their togetherness and camaraderie…so he opted to go to death with her…such love…
This was the LIE….why the lie? Some say because the serpent-personifacation of the devil, wanted to go against all that God had planned…some say the devil is envious of human because of our potential to become the children of God…personally, I cannot decide yet which is which or if there are other answer. Hope others would show us from the scripture any insight about this. One thing of note here…the devil always works through the woman in getting his evil plan to succeed….have you seen some of my comments about the BIG BIG LIE on marriage? I always repeat my warning regarding it…since it had engulfed almost the entire world except for those in the muslim society…big deception…wrecking havoc upon Christendom…
Tiuche,
Looking through my other translations of the Holy Scriptures I have came across a very interesting reference.
In The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures by the New World Bible Translation Committee of 1984 of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on the page 9 in the Bold text font, there are 3 subtitles:
Woman created. First lie. Origin of sin.
They 3 relate to the text below of the book of Genesis between chapter 2 verse 9 and chapter 3 verse 6.
The questions are about the subtitles and the responding texts in the book:
1. who was the first to lie? and
2. what was the lie about and why?
Any appropriate and reliable comments please?
Jeremy S:
Yeah I know their reputation among Christians…some accusations are right …some are wrong…I don’t judge them…I get what is good, what is honorable, what is virtues…the things I consider wrong I throw away…If I say: that I am better than them and I am wrong in the sight of God, where would that put me? So it is better to esteem all others better than ourselves….I have also a KJV Bible from the Latter Day Saint with concordance…hehe..I bought it only for 20 pesos…it benefited me a lot….I consider them our equal in God sight….although many calls them cults!
Tiuche, I don’t have anything against individual Jehova’s Witnesses, but please be careful with their publications. They are notorious for translating the Bible in a way that suits their sectarian belief-system.
Marek:
I use the KJV…I also use a Diaglott (New Testament Greek w/ English Word for Word Translation) from the Watchtower Society…i bought it for 50 pesos only…good that you show interest on God Word…remember one thing important…your study of the Book should lead you into all GOODNESS & TRUTH….not doubt, not lost of love for people & God….the study of God’s pure Words will lead you into sincerity and more faith in Him….if your study leads you to…bad things…be aware that your /our enemy had sidetracked you…May the Lord our God paint your life with zeal in your walk with Him…
Tiuche,
I thank you for link to Online Etymology Dictionary, very handy indeed.
Hi Tiuche,
I have bought myself a fabulous the Brown’s Self Interpreting Bible with numerous additional notes by the Rev. J.B.Patterson and the Rev.A.J.Patterson.
On the web, an average price of the book is £200, I paid slightly less.
Just about to start to read it and judging by the first its notes and references, it is a very good and reliable translation of KJV.
Looking forward to share my observations based on this book.
What translation are you using at present Tiuche, please?
ETYMOLOGY OF BEHOLD…
Bihalden…behealdan…meaning to give regard to…to hold in view….to keep hold of….you can see this in the “Online Etymology Dictionary”…I asked if you were a Jew for salvation is of the Jews and I thought you were translating from a Hebrew Bible…one Jew who I have a high regard to is Bob Dylan…he had become a follower of Jesus Christ too…if you are not a Jew it is okay…most of us here are not…