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Notes on Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.
This Is From The Companion Bible.
( A Strong's Concordance online to look up these words below - Genesis 1 )
1. IN the beginning °God °created °the heaven and the earth.
2. °And °the earth °was °without form, and void; and darkness °was upon the °face of the deep.
And °the Spirit of God moved upon the °face of the waters.
1. "THE WORLD THAT THEN WAS" (2Peter 3:5,6). See Structure, page 1. Creation in eternity past, to which all Fossils and "Remains" belongs.
God. Hebrew Elohim, plural. First occurence connects it with creation, and denotes, by usage, the Creator in relation to His creatures. ( See Appendix 4 - THE RAIN / THE DIVINE NAMES AND TITLES ). The Hebrew accent Athnach places the emphasis, and gives pause, on "God" as being Himself the great worker, separating the Worker from His work.
created (sing.). Occurs 6 times in this Introduction. Other acts 46 times. ( See Appendix 5 - THE RAIN / CREATION <I>VERSUS</I> EVOLUTION ). Perfection implied. Deuteronomy 32:4. 2Samuel 22:31. Job 38:7. Pslams 111; 147:3-5. Proverbs 3:19. Ecclesiastes 3:11-14. [Even the Greek Cosmos = ornament. Exodus 33:4-6. Isaiah 49:18. Jeremiah 4:30. Ezekiel 7:20. 1Peter 3:3]
the heaven and the earth. With Hebrew Particle 'eth before each, emphasising the Article "the", and thus distinguishing both from 2:1. "Heavens" in Hebrew always in plural. See note on Deuteronomy 4:26.
2. And. Note the Figure of Speech Polysyndeton (See appendix 6 - THE RAIN / FIGURES OF SPEECH ), by which, in the 34 verses of this Introduction, each one of 102 separate acts are emphasised; and the important word "God" in verse 1 is carried like a lamp through the whole of this Introduction (1:1 - 2:3).
the earth. Figure of Speech Anadiplosis. (See appendix 6 - THE RAIN / FIGURES OF SPEECH ) .
was = become. See Genesis 2:7; 4:3; 9:15; 19:26. Exodus 32:1. Deuteronomy 27:9. 2Samuel 7:24, etc. Also rendered came to pass, Genesis 4:14; 22:1; 23:1; 27:1. Joshua 4:1; 5:1. 1Kings 13:32. Isaiah 14:24 etc. Also rendered be (in the sense of become), verse 3 etc., and where the verb "to be" is not in italic type. Hence, Exodus 3:1, kept=became keeper, quit = become men, etc. ( See Appendix 7 - THE RAIN / ITALIC TYPE IN THE REVISED VERSION ).
without form = waste. Hebrew tohu va bohu. Figure of Speech Paronomasia See appendix 6. Not created tohu (Isaiah 45:18 See Above), but became tohu (Genesis 1:2. 2Peter 3:5,6). "An enemy hath done this" (Matthew 13:25,28,39. compare 1Corithians 14:33). ( See Appendix 8 - THE RAIN / THE SO-CALLED "CREATION TABLETS" ).
was. This is the italic type, because no verb "to be" in Hebrew (see Appendix 7 - THE RAIN / ITALIC TYPE IN THE REVISED VERSION ). In like manner man became a ruin (Genesis 3. Psalms 14:1-3; 51:5; 53:1-3. Ecclesiastes 7:20. Romans 7:18).
face. Figure of Speech Pleonasm. ( See appendix 6 - THE RAIN / FIGURES OF SPEECH ).
the Spirit of God moved (see Appendix 9 - THE RAIN / THE USAGE OF RUACH, SPIRIT ) = The beginning of "the heavens and the earth which are now" (2Peter 3:7). It is even so in the New Creation. The Spirit moves (John 3:3-8. Romans 8:5,9,14. Galatians 4:29. 2Corinthians 5:17,18).
This Is From The Companion Bible.
( A Strong's Concordance online to look up these words below - Genesis 1 )
1. IN the beginning °God °created °the heaven and the earth.
2. °And °the earth °was °without form, and void; and darkness °was upon the °face of the deep.
And °the Spirit of God moved upon the °face of the waters.
1. "THE WORLD THAT THEN WAS" (2Peter 3:5,6). See Structure, page 1. Creation in eternity past, to which all Fossils and "Remains" belongs.
God. Hebrew Elohim, plural. First occurence connects it with creation, and denotes, by usage, the Creator in relation to His creatures. ( See Appendix 4 - THE RAIN / THE DIVINE NAMES AND TITLES ). The Hebrew accent Athnach places the emphasis, and gives pause, on "God" as being Himself the great worker, separating the Worker from His work.
created (sing.). Occurs 6 times in this Introduction. Other acts 46 times. ( See Appendix 5 - THE RAIN / CREATION <I>VERSUS</I> EVOLUTION ). Perfection implied. Deuteronomy 32:4. 2Samuel 22:31. Job 38:7. Pslams 111; 147:3-5. Proverbs 3:19. Ecclesiastes 3:11-14. [Even the Greek Cosmos = ornament. Exodus 33:4-6. Isaiah 49:18. Jeremiah 4:30. Ezekiel 7:20. 1Peter 3:3]
the heaven and the earth. With Hebrew Particle 'eth before each, emphasising the Article "the", and thus distinguishing both from 2:1. "Heavens" in Hebrew always in plural. See note on Deuteronomy 4:26.
2. And. Note the Figure of Speech Polysyndeton (See appendix 6 - THE RAIN / FIGURES OF SPEECH ), by which, in the 34 verses of this Introduction, each one of 102 separate acts are emphasised; and the important word "God" in verse 1 is carried like a lamp through the whole of this Introduction (1:1 - 2:3).
the earth. Figure of Speech Anadiplosis. (See appendix 6 - THE RAIN / FIGURES OF SPEECH ) .
was = become. See Genesis 2:7; 4:3; 9:15; 19:26. Exodus 32:1. Deuteronomy 27:9. 2Samuel 7:24, etc. Also rendered came to pass, Genesis 4:14; 22:1; 23:1; 27:1. Joshua 4:1; 5:1. 1Kings 13:32. Isaiah 14:24 etc. Also rendered be (in the sense of become), verse 3 etc., and where the verb "to be" is not in italic type. Hence, Exodus 3:1, kept=became keeper, quit = become men, etc. ( See Appendix 7 - THE RAIN / ITALIC TYPE IN THE REVISED VERSION ).
without form = waste. Hebrew tohu va bohu. Figure of Speech Paronomasia See appendix 6. Not created tohu (Isaiah 45:18 See Above), but became tohu (Genesis 1:2. 2Peter 3:5,6). "An enemy hath done this" (Matthew 13:25,28,39. compare 1Corithians 14:33). ( See Appendix 8 - THE RAIN / THE SO-CALLED "CREATION TABLETS" ).
was. This is the italic type, because no verb "to be" in Hebrew (see Appendix 7 - THE RAIN / ITALIC TYPE IN THE REVISED VERSION ). In like manner man became a ruin (Genesis 3. Psalms 14:1-3; 51:5; 53:1-3. Ecclesiastes 7:20. Romans 7:18).
face. Figure of Speech Pleonasm. ( See appendix 6 - THE RAIN / FIGURES OF SPEECH ).
the Spirit of God moved (see Appendix 9 - THE RAIN / THE USAGE OF RUACH, SPIRIT ) = The beginning of "the heavens and the earth which are now" (2Peter 3:7). It is even so in the New Creation. The Spirit moves (John 3:3-8. Romans 8:5,9,14. Galatians 4:29. 2Corinthians 5:17,18).
