On the second day the Creator was occupied with the task of reducing the air and water to a habitable state. It does not say that they were formed out of the water (comp. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. Like many well-known biblical … Continue reading "Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5" (20) Let the waters . The moving creature, or, creeping thing. "Abound with." We observe that it enables millions and millions of creatures to act, as it were, of themselves, and to seek and obtain such enjoyments as give them a sensible pleasure; but how it does this surpasses all understanding: and we can reach no more of its nature, than that it is such an amazing property, as, if we think at all, must carry up our thoughts to that Almighty Being, who alone could bestow such a wonderful blessing, and who, in his exuberant goodness, has conferred it, not on one or a few merely, but on innumerable millions, and has inclined and enabled them to communicate it to millions and millions more of the same species with themselves, that shall succeed one another till time shall be no more! An intransitive verb, admitting, however, an objective noun of its own or a like signification. Genesis 1:20-23. Creeping: destitute of feet like fishes, which move on their bellies. Welk een zegen voor mensen! (p) Vid. Genesis 1:20, ESV: "And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”" נפשׁ חיה, soul of life, or living soul, is in apposition with שׁרצ, creeping thing. c 4 God saw that the light was good. Genesis 1:20 Context. Houbigant justly prefers the English translation here to all those which render the original by the word reptilia, reptiles, or creeping things, under which denomination, certainly, neither the fish, nor the birds, do come; and therefore, after the English, he translates it, animam motabilem; as we, the moving creature. The lyrics go something like this: “Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could. 21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. The moving creature that hath life — Endued with self-motion and animal life. Elke waterdruppel heeft leven, de lucht, die wij inademen, bezit leven, en ieder schepsel is op zeer wonderlijke wijze gemaakt, van de walvis tot het insect. Many hundreds of thousands of the earth's inhabitants live for a great part of the year on fish only. . Therefore, let those who so arrogantly assail their Creator, look for the Judge who shall reduce them to nothing. * 1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth a — 2 * and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters— b 3 Then God said: Let there be light, and there was light. But the word soul properly signifies “breath,” and thus, after the long pause of the fourth day, during which vegetation was advancing under the ripening effects of solar heat, we now hasten onward to another creative act, by which God called into being creatures which live by breathing. Let the waters bring forth abundantly - There is a meaning in these words which is seldom noticed. The solitude בהוּ bohû, the last and greatest defect in the state of the earth, is now to be removed by the creation of the various animals that are to inhabit it and partake of its vegetable productions. — How much soever we may be astonished at the stupendous vastness and magnificence of inanimate matter, the least piece that is animated and has life, is still more admirable. And fowl that may fly, &c.— It should seem by our translation as if the fowl, as well as the fish, were the production of the waters: but you see, from the margin of the Bible, that the Hebrew is, and let fowl fly above the earth, in the open firmament of heaven; i.e.. in the air; which is not only more agreeable to the original, but more consistent with what is said in chap. Bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life.—Literally, let the waters swarm a swarm of living soul. (75) And, truly, the Lord, although he is the Author of nature, yet by no means has followed nature as his guide in the creation of the world, but has rather chosen to put forth such demonstrations of his power as should constrain us to wonder. Fifth Day. Pliny (o) reckons up an hundred and seventy six kinds of fishes, which he puts in an alphabetical order: and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven; which according to our version were to be produced out of the waters also; not out of mere water, but out of earth and water mixed together, or out of the earth or clay (p) that lay at the bottom of the waters: and it may be observed of some fowls, that they live on the waters, and others partly on land and partly on water; and as the elements of fowl and fish, the air and water, bear a resemblance to each other, so do these creatures, some fowls both fly and swim; and what wings are to the one, fins are to the other; and both steer their course by their tails, and are both oviparous: though it should seem, according to Genesis 2:19, that the fowls were produced from the earth, and the words may be rendered here, "let the fowl fly above the earth", &c. as they are in the Samaritan and Syriac versions, and in others (q). Genesis is the book of beginnings. John Schultz. All Old Testament Overviews TaNaK / Old Testament Overview Genesis 1-11 Genesis 12-50 Exodus 1-18 Exodus 19-40 Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings Ezra-Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs Isaiah 1-39 Isaiah 40-66 Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel 1-33 Ezekiel 34-48 Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum … La sabiduría y el poder del Creador son para ser admirado tanto en una hormiga como en un elefante. 20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, z and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” a 21 So God created b the great creatures of the sea c and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, d according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. (p) As fish and worms which slide, swim or creep. The waters are here not the cause but the element of the fish, as the air of the fowl. This being the case, the passage may be rendered with the strictest propriety, 'Let the waters produce abundantly their productions, which have life:' in which general expressions the whole increase of the watery world is included. GENESIS 15:1-21 1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. The waters are said to produce them abundantly; to signify the prodigious and rapid multiplication, especially of all the various species of fishes. — How much soever we may be astonished at the stupendous vastness and magnificence of inanimate matter, the least piece that is animated and has life, is still more admirable. FIFTH DAY — FISH AND FOWLS, Genesis 1:20-23. 2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit [] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus? It is therefore a more comprehensive word than our soul, as commonly understood. Fish afford, not only a wholesome, but a very nutritive diet; they are liable to few diseases, and generally come in vast quantities to our shores when in their greatest perfection. Genesis 1:20. in the open firmament.—The days of the second creative triad correspond to those of the first. For a lengthy discussion of this problem, cf. 1:20-25 Dios ordenó a los peces y las aves que se producirá. They are all those creatures which multiply in masses. Eminent naturalists have discovered not less than 30,000 in a single drop! God then separated the light from the darkness. Each promise is followed by a question that Abram raises about the promise (15:2-3; 15:8; see also his questions to God in 18:23-33). Biblical Commentary Genesis 21:1-21 . Balancing reverence for the text with rigorous scholarship, Sarna’s commentary is an illuminating and exhaustive treatment of Genesis. The aquatic and most amphibious animals come under this class. Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the. The fishes and birds are created on this day. fowl — means every flying thing: The word rendered “whales,” includes also sharks, crocodiles, etc. The fishes seem to be regarded as the lowest type of living creatures. We see it daily around us, but cannot comprehend it! And as vegetation began with a green tinge upon the rocks, so doubtless animal life began in the most rudimentary manner, and advanced through animalcules and insects up to fish and reptiles. שׁרץ shārats, "crawl, teem, swarm, abound." Genesis 1:21. Hence it is used both of birds which fly in the air, Leviticus 11:20, and of things creeping upon the earth, as Genesis 1:24, and of fishes that swim in the sea, as here. l. 32. c. 11. 20. God blessed them — Behold the cause of the continuance in existence, and of the fruitfulness and multiplication, of the sundry kinds of creatures! Genesis 1:20 Bible Study Resources. Cholin. It does not, however, follow that the highest forms of fish and reptiles were reached before the lowest form of land animal was created. Here is a different kind of propagation from that in herbs and trees: for there the power of fructifying is in the plants, and that of germinating is in the seed; but here generation takes place. Above the earth in the open firmament of heaven, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Hist. Nor is it confined to birds, but includes all creatures that can wing their way in the air. (n) "reptile", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "reptilia", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. Biblical Commentary Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 EXEGESIS: GENESIS 13-15. De Lutherse vertaling gaat uit van het onder de kerkvaders wijd verbreide idee, dat tegelijk met de vissen ook de vogels uit het water ontsproten zijn; dit is echter in tegenspraak met Genesis 2:19, waar geschreven staat dat zij uit de aarde geformeerd zijn. PlinyF15Nat. And fowl that may fly above the earth. It is owing to this word only that, though thousands of years have rolled away since their creation, not … The moving creature that hath life — Endued with self-motion and animal life. and described in detail in the book of Genesis and would be very hard to understand without Genesis. 20.Let the waters bring forth... the moving creature (74) On the fifth day the birds and fishes are created. Some assert that birds were formed of the earth, but they seem to have the same origin as fishes, namely, water; and still they must not be eaten on days of abstinence, which some of the ancients thought lawful, Socrates v. 20. (Haydock). And as vegetation began with a green tinge upon the rocks, so doubtless animal life began in the most rudimentary manner, and advanced through animalcules and insects up to fish and reptiles. l. Geneva Study Bible. And God said, Let the waters, &c.— The formation of things inanimate being completed, the all-wise Creator proceeds, from the most noble of these, the heavenly bodies, to those which are next in degree, the least noble of the animate creation, namely, the inhabitants of the waters. Why should it not be lawful for him, who created the world out of nothing, to bring forth the birds out of water? Genesis 2:19. that God formed the fowl out of the ground. Nevertheless if we must use physical reasoning in the contest, we know that the water has greater affinity with the air than the earth has. Nor is it confined to birds, but includes all creatures that can wing their way in the air. (Menochius) --- Fowl. ; so that from the countless shoals of small fish to the great sea monsters, from the tiny insect to the king of birds, the waters and the air were suddenly made to swarm with creatures formed to live and sport in their respective elements. T. Bab. FIFTH DAY. Commentary on Genesis 50:1-6 (Read Genesis 50:1-6) Though pious relatives and friends have lived to a good old age, and we are confident they are gone to glory, yet we may regret our own loss, and pay respect to their memory by lamenting them. fowl—means every flying thing: The word rendered "whales," includes also sharks, crocodiles, &c.; so that from the countless shoals of small fish to the great sea monsters, from the tiny insect to the king of birds, the waters and the air were suddenly made to swarm with creatures formed to live and sport in their respective elements. Genesis; Principle #45; Gen. 29:1-20; p. 44 Carnal Behaviors: Even when we become true believers, we should be on guard against old patterns of sinful behavior that tend to persist. Fish and fowl were both formed out of the water: there being a nearer alliance and greater resemblance between the form of the bodies in general, and the motions of creatures that swim and of those that fly, than there is between either of these and such as creep or walk on the earth: and their bodies being intended to be lighter, and their motions swifter, the wise Creator saw fit to form them from a lighter and fluid element. 20. moving creature—all oviparous animals, both among the finny and the feathery tribes—remarkable for their rapid and prodigious increase. What a proof is this of the manifold wisdom of God! As breath is the accompaniment and sign of life, it comes to denote "life," and hence, a living body, "an animal." In Genesis 2:19, the fowls are said to be formed out of the ground. The word in Hebrew, which generally stands for fish, also means multiplication; no creatures, it seems, multiplying so fast as they do. It seems, however, but little consonant with reason, that he declares birds to have proceeded from the waters; and, therefore this is seized upon by captious men as an occasion of calumny. The expanse is here proved to be aerial or spatial; not solid, as the fowl can fly on it. Light was created on the first day, and on the fourth it was gathered into light-bearers; on the second day air and water were called into being, and on the fifth day they were peopled with life; lastly, on the third day the dry land appeared, and on the sixth day it became the home of animals and man. Included with the line-by-line analysis are thirty excursuses, and helpful maps. Genesis 1:20. In this also we may see that the kind providence of God goes hand in hand with his creating energy. 1. sons of Noah --The historian has not arranged this catalogue according to seniority of birth; for the account begins with the descendants of Japheth, and the line of Ham is given before that of Shem though he is expressly said to be the youngest or younger son of Noah; and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth ( Genesis 10:21 ), the true rendering of that passage. In the open firmament.—Literally, upon the face of the expanse of heaven—that is, in front of it, upon the lower surface of the atmosphere near to the earth. Este comando ejecuta él mismo. The intent of the creation story is not to give a lesson in physics or in the open firmament. THE CONTEXT. The signs of animal life appeared in the waters and in the air. Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature. Genesis 1:20. Genesis 1 is a grand symphony of a text: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” It is majestic, liturgical, epic prose. And God said, let the waters bring forth abundantly ,.... ... Nat. Genesis 1:20-23. These opening chapters tell us what had been desired by God from the very beginning. They believe that the good things which happen in life are the result of some good thing they have done. But according to that translation, the mention of the fowl, both here and in Genesis 1:21, seems to be very improper and forced. In one of her movies Julie Andrews sings a beautiful song, one of my favorites, but its theology is abominable. A list of the best commentaries on Genesis ranked by scholars, journal reviews, and site users. Kidner concisely summarizes: “The Philistines arrived in Palestine in force in the early twelfth century; Abimelech’s group will have been early forerunners, perhaps in the course of trade.” O diepte van de rijkdom van wijsheid en macht en liefde!. Updated 2001-05-26; 14:31:33utc. 2. that lay at the bottom of the waters: and it may be observed of some fowls, that they live on the waters, and others partly on land and partly on water; and as the elements of fowl and fish, the air and water, bear a resemblance to each other, so do these creatures, some fowls both fly and swim; and what wings are to the one, fins are to the other; and both steer their course by their tails, and are both oviparous: though it should seem, according to Genesis 2:19, that the fowls were produced from the earth, and the words may be rendered here, "let the fowl fly above the earth", &c. as they are in the Samaritan and Syriac versions, and in othersF17ועוף יעופף "et volatile volet", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Amama, "et volatile volitet", Tigurine version; "et volucres volent", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "et aves volent", Drusius; "et volucris volet", Cartwrightus; "et avis volitet", Schmidt. Besides, either the original of the fowls is described here, or it is wholly omitted in this chapter, which is not credible. Insects, which are more numerous than the birds and beasts, and as curious, seem to have been part of this day's work. Hist. Innumerable millions of animalcula are found in water. While he manifests his wisdom and his power, he is making a permanent provision for the sustenance of man through all his generations. All that we are taught is that the Infusoria and Ovipara preceded the Mammalia. Verses 20-23 describe the creation of the first animals, the fish and other animals that live in the ocean, and birds that fly in the air. It does not, however, follow that the highest forms of fish and reptiles were reached before the lowest form of land animal was created. moving creature — all oviparous animals, both among the finny and the feathery tribes - remarkable for their rapid and prodigious increase. 21. We see it daily around us, but cannot comprehend it! Genesis 10:1-32. To conciliate the two opinions, perhaps we might say, that the birds were formed of mud, (Calmet) or that some of the nature of fish, like barnacles, might be made of water and others of earth, chap. God creates land animals in verses 24-25. CHAPTER 1. As the most perfect trees may not have been produced till the Garden of Eden was planted, so the peacock may not have spread his gaudy plumes till the time was approaching when there would be human eyes capable of admiring his beauty. 20.Bring forth abundantly — Hebrews, Let the waters teem with creeping things, living beings. 2) En God zag dat het goed was. These crawlers, or creeping things, are meant to include “whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.” ועו Å  יעופ Å , and let fowls fly. So also, like Job’s friends, they think that everything unpleasant is the result … Vissen en vogels zijn op één dag geschapen; er is overeenkomst tussen deze beide, gelijk lucht en wolken verwant zijn; het schubbenpantser en het verenkleed, de vinnen en de vleugels hebben overeenkomst, die ook in het inwendige bestaat (bij de verdeling van het bloed), Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens. John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible. which is oft wanting, and to be understood in the Hebrew language, as Genesis 39:4 Job 41:1 Isaiah 6:6: according to this translation the fowl have their matter from the water as well as the fishes; which seem most probable, as from this, so also from the following verses, in which they are both mentioned together, as made of the same materials, and as works of the same day, and both are blessed together, and both are distinguished and separated from the production of the earth, which were the works of the sixth day, Genesis 1:24, &c. And whereas it is said, Genesis 2:19, Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; it may be answered, That the word ground or earth may be there understood more largely, as it is confessedly in some other places of Scripture, for the lower part of the world, consisting of earth and water. A Commentary on the Story of Creation (Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 RSV) The opening chapters of the Bible are essential for our understanding of the rest of it. Commentary on Genesis 1:20-25 (Read Genesis 1:20-25) God commanded the fish and fowl to be produced. Moreover, the fowl seem to have been made of both these elements, viz. THE CONTEXT. This commentary draws back the curtain on the Hebrew context of Genesis chapter 15 to reveal Jesus promising to Abram to die for the sins of his descendants. the moving creature that hath life: an animal life, of which sort of creatures as yet there had been none made; vegetables, or such as have a vegetative life, were made on the third day; but those that have a sensitive and animal life not till this day, the fifth; and the less perfect, or lower sort of these, were first produced, even such as move or "creep" (n), as the word used signifies; which is applied to fishes as well as creeping things, because in swimming their bellies touch the water, and are close to it, as reptiles on the earth: and of these creeping things in the seas there are innumerable, as the Psalmist says, Psalm 104:25. A farther advance was made by the creation of terrestrial animals, all the various species of which are included in three classes: (1) cattle, the herbivorous kind capable of labor or domestication. GENEALOGIES. 27. Hebrew. 2. Its concrete meaning is, therefore, "that which breathes," and consequently has a body, without which there can be no breathing; hence, "a breathing body," and even a body that once had breath Numbers 6:6. “And God said … ” “There was evening and there was morning … ” “And God saw that it was good.” It is a beautiful passage. . David Guzik commentary on Genesis 20, where God continues to bless and protect Abraham - even when the patriarch fell into a familiar compromise. Cholin. "The face of the expanse." Welk een verscheidenheid! This may afford some ground for the conjecture of Dr. Gill, that they were created out of earth and water mixed together, or out of the earth or clay that lay at the bottom of the waters.—Note; the Samaritan and Syriac versions agree with our marginal translation. At the same time, Genesis 20 is also a commentary on the grace of God who chose to build a great nation out of such a man. Genesis 1:20 NIV And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” NIV: New International Version Both sections (15:1-6; 15:7-21) begin with a divine promise (15:1; 15:7). It is interesting that God does not specifically mention the creation of flying insects, fungi, bacteria, and … Abraham’s story began with his call, when his name was Abram. The waters gathered together in one place, the waters of the ocean, and those in rivers, pools and lakes, and which, before their collection into those places, had been sat on, moved, and impregnated by the Spirit of God; so that they could, as they did, by the divine order accompanied with his power, bring forth abundance of creatures, next mentioned: the moving creature that hath life: an animal life, of which sort of creatures as yet there had been none made; vegetables, or such as have a vegetative life, were made on the third day; but those that have a sensitive and animal life not till this day, the fifth; and the less perfect, or lower sort of these, were first produced, even such as move or "creep"F14שרץ "reptile", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "reptilia", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. The particle that or. Commentaries on Genesis. Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. Genesis 1:20 20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds 7 fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” Read more Share Copy All that we are taught is that the Infusoria and Ovipara preceded the Mammalia. Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, [ Yishr. Created great whales — The word התנינם hathaninim, which we render great whales, signifies "any kind of large aquatic or amphibious animals;" under which, whales, crocodiles, and the like, may properly be classed. The Hebrew verb and noun here are of the same derivation; ישׁרצו ishretzu, שׁרצ sheretz: and the lexicographers tell us, that שׁרצ sheretz, is derived from that verb which signifies to produce or increase abundantly, on account of the abundant production, or increase of these creatures. "The crawler of living breath," having breath, motion, and sensation, the ordinary indications of animal life. and let the fowl fly. And fowl that may fly.—Heb., and let fowl, or winged creatures, fly above the earth. The main point noticed in the text as to the living things produced on this day is their fecundity. This command he himself executed. Los insectos, que son más numerosos que los pájaros y las bestias, y como curiosidad, parecen haber sido parte del trabajo de este día. And now on the corresponding day of the second three he calls into existence the inhabitants of these two elements. 20. moving creature--all oviparous animals, both among the finny and the feathery tribes--remarkable for their rapid and prodigious increase. But who can conceive the nature of life? ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, And God said, let the waters bring forth abundantly, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. It does not say that they were formed out of the water (comp. let the waters swarm a swarm of living soul. (o) Nat. Fowl, everything that has wings. Darksiders Genesis Walkthrough Part 1 and until the last part will include the full Darksiders Genesis Gameplay on PC. נפשׁ nephesh, "breath, soul, self." The signs of animal life appeared in the waters and in the air.