"And no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground." Genesis 2:5
So God has created the plants, but has not yet sent rain to water them and man has not yet been given the task to work and care for the ground.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Genesis 2:4
"This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created."
"When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens-" Genesis 2:4
The NIV has these two sentences separated into two separate thoughts, but the QBible combines them into one sentence. Also the word "account" can be translated to "history." This verse is a summary of everything before it. "This is the history of the skies and beyond and the earth, when they were created, when God made them."
Of course the word "Lord" is put in place of where the Hebrew has the word "Yahwe." Many people translate that as Jehovah, but many believe the literal translation is simply "I am I" coming from how God described himself to Moses. The QBible has noted for the word, not only is it the Jewish name for God, but also means "self existent or eternal." This article goes into reasons for why many translators used the word "Lord" instead of transliterating "Yahwe." Whatever the case, it is the word used to specifically refer to the God of the Bible.
"When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens-" Genesis 2:4
The NIV has these two sentences separated into two separate thoughts, but the QBible combines them into one sentence. Also the word "account" can be translated to "history." This verse is a summary of everything before it. "This is the history of the skies and beyond and the earth, when they were created, when God made them."
Of course the word "Lord" is put in place of where the Hebrew has the word "Yahwe." Many people translate that as Jehovah, but many believe the literal translation is simply "I am I" coming from how God described himself to Moses. The QBible has noted for the word, not only is it the Jewish name for God, but also means "self existent or eternal." This article goes into reasons for why many translators used the word "Lord" instead of transliterating "Yahwe." Whatever the case, it is the word used to specifically refer to the God of the Bible.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Genesis 2:3
"Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done." Genesis 2:3 NIV
So God is now making the 7th day holy because it is the day he ended his labors of creating the universe. The QBible translates the word "blessed" as "an act of giving benefit to," so God gave the 7th day a benefit that the other days did not have. He sanctified it, setting it apart from the other 6 days.
The question is, if God made the 7th day holy, how should we treat the 7th day? The Jews believed they could not do any form of work that day and the 7th Day Adventists hold that as their day of worship.
This article argues in favor of keeping the Sabbath as the Jews did, however while they make some good points there are some flaws with their reasoning. Number 28 under "40 facts about the 1st day" states "the word Sunday never occurs in the Bible at all." I just have to point out neither does the word Saturday. That's a silly argument, because these were not the names of the days the Jews would have used, so of course neither of these words would appear in the Bible. Because of the silliness of this argument, it makes it difficult for me take seriously the rest of the article. If you have to resort to one argument like this, how can I be sure there aren't more like this?
This article argues that no one day has to be better than any other day. Paul stated in Romans 14:5&6 that some thought certain days were more holy than others and other thought all days were alike, but neither should judge the other over it because both should be honoring God.
The first article does make a good point that the Sabbath was set apart long before the Old Law was given. The second article points out that while the Jewish Christians kept the Sabbath, they did not command the Gentile Christians to.
So God is now making the 7th day holy because it is the day he ended his labors of creating the universe. The QBible translates the word "blessed" as "an act of giving benefit to," so God gave the 7th day a benefit that the other days did not have. He sanctified it, setting it apart from the other 6 days.
The question is, if God made the 7th day holy, how should we treat the 7th day? The Jews believed they could not do any form of work that day and the 7th Day Adventists hold that as their day of worship.
This article argues in favor of keeping the Sabbath as the Jews did, however while they make some good points there are some flaws with their reasoning. Number 28 under "40 facts about the 1st day" states "the word Sunday never occurs in the Bible at all." I just have to point out neither does the word Saturday. That's a silly argument, because these were not the names of the days the Jews would have used, so of course neither of these words would appear in the Bible. Because of the silliness of this argument, it makes it difficult for me take seriously the rest of the article. If you have to resort to one argument like this, how can I be sure there aren't more like this?
This article argues that no one day has to be better than any other day. Paul stated in Romans 14:5&6 that some thought certain days were more holy than others and other thought all days were alike, but neither should judge the other over it because both should be honoring God.
The first article does make a good point that the Sabbath was set apart long before the Old Law was given. The second article points out that while the Jewish Christians kept the Sabbath, they did not command the Gentile Christians to.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Genesis 2:2
"By the seventh day God completed His work which He
had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He
had done." Genesis 2:2 NIV
God has completed creation and has dedicated the 7th day to rest, but why would God rest? He certainly doesn't need rest. He is God, after all. Perhaps this is an example for mankind. We have six days of labor and then the last one for rest. Or maybe he's foreshadowing the end, after our labors on earth are done we go to him for eternal rest.
It's important to note, as both the Apologetics Press and the QBible state, that the Hebrew word for "rest" does not mean that God was tired or worn out, but it simply means to stop or desist whatever one was doing before. So this verse is just saying that God stopped all his work on the 7th day.
God has completed creation and has dedicated the 7th day to rest, but why would God rest? He certainly doesn't need rest. He is God, after all. Perhaps this is an example for mankind. We have six days of labor and then the last one for rest. Or maybe he's foreshadowing the end, after our labors on earth are done we go to him for eternal rest.
It's important to note, as both the Apologetics Press and the QBible state, that the Hebrew word for "rest" does not mean that God was tired or worn out, but it simply means to stop or desist whatever one was doing before. So this verse is just saying that God stopped all his work on the 7th day.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Genesis 2:1
"Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array." Genesis 2:1
The QBible translates "in their vast array" as "and all the host of them" which just seems like awkward wording. But it looks like both phrases mean the same thing that the heavens and the earth were finished and that includes everything that fills them and goes along with that.
This verse is just pointing back at the first chapter of Genesis and saying, "That's how everything was created." It is the summary statement for creation.
The QBible translates "in their vast array" as "and all the host of them" which just seems like awkward wording. But it looks like both phrases mean the same thing that the heavens and the earth were finished and that includes everything that fills them and goes along with that.
This verse is just pointing back at the first chapter of Genesis and saying, "That's how everything was created." It is the summary statement for creation.
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