"A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters." Genesis 2:10
It's interesting to note that the word "Eden" simply means "the region of Adam's home." So there was river that ran through Adam's home that kept this garden watered, and that river divided into four rivers.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Genesis 2:9
"And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of the life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Genesis 2:9
It's interesting here that God didn't just put trees that were edible or had edible fruit, but he also put trees that were purely decorative. The Qbible translates that God planted every tree that is pretty and every tree that is good for eating in the garden. So every type of tree was in Eden. Then in the center of the garden were the two special trees.
It's interesting here that God didn't just put trees that were edible or had edible fruit, but he also put trees that were purely decorative. The Qbible translates that God planted every tree that is pretty and every tree that is good for eating in the garden. So every type of tree was in Eden. Then in the center of the garden were the two special trees.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Genesis 2:8
"Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed." Genesis 2:8
In Hebrew, east can also mean before. So this verse might be saying the garden was in the east, but it might also just be saying that God planted that garden before man was created. After all, it was the third day he created all plant life when man was created the 6th day. God created a home for man before creating man.
In Hebrew, east can also mean before. So this verse might be saying the garden was in the east, but it might also just be saying that God planted that garden before man was created. After all, it was the third day he created all plant life when man was created the 6th day. God created a home for man before creating man.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Genesis 2:7
"The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Genesis 2:7
The Qbible has "formed" translated as "molded" and "dust" as "powdered or gray clay or mud." It is interesting that this description is placed here after the creation week is completed. After all, chapter1 verse 26 has mankind created on the 6th day. Why not put the description of how man was created in that section instead of adding it in after the 7th day?
I think that the 1st chapter was describing the creation week and giving a basic run down on what God created which day. Then the 2nd chapter is focusing in on the part important to us. Which is us and our relationship to God. So the Bible starts the story of the universe with God preparing a place for mankind and God literally breathing life into the first man.
The Qbible has "formed" translated as "molded" and "dust" as "powdered or gray clay or mud." It is interesting that this description is placed here after the creation week is completed. After all, chapter1 verse 26 has mankind created on the 6th day. Why not put the description of how man was created in that section instead of adding it in after the 7th day?
I think that the 1st chapter was describing the creation week and giving a basic run down on what God created which day. Then the 2nd chapter is focusing in on the part important to us. Which is us and our relationship to God. So the Bible starts the story of the universe with God preparing a place for mankind and God literally breathing life into the first man.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Genesis 2:6
"But streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground-" Genesis 2:6
The Qbible translates "streams" as mist or fog. So although there is no rain, God is watering the surface of the planet with a mist. Even in the times of our lives that we get no rain, God will still give us a mist to keep us going.
The Qbible translates "streams" as mist or fog. So although there is no rain, God is watering the surface of the planet with a mist. Even in the times of our lives that we get no rain, God will still give us a mist to keep us going.
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