"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.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Genesis 2:5
"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.
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.
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.
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