Genesis 2:8-14
The Gardens Established in Eden
Verse 8
“planted a garden” – gan = “a place protected by a fence”. LXX – “paradise” (same word in Greek, Luke 23:43). Emphasises separation – Adam & Eve had a higher destiny than the lower creation. Typical…
Genesis Chapters 1–3 (6) Read More »
Genesis 2:4-7
Man Before the Fall
Verse 4
“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth” – toledoth = “generation”, from yaladh = “to bear, beget”; hence relates to a development. What follows is an account of developments that took place…
Genesis Chapters 1–3 (5) Read More »
Genesis 2:1-3
Day 7 – The Sabbath
Chapter division should be at the end of verse 3. Verses 1-3 describe the seventh day.
Verse 1
“The heavens and the earth” – No definite article in the Hebrew. Contrast Genesis 1:1 where the definite article is used. The phrase here relates…
Genesis Chapters 1–3 (4) Read More »
Genesis 1:20-31
Day 5 – Aquatic and Aerial Life (v20-23)
Verse 20
“Let the waters bring forth abundantly” – sheretz = ‘to swarm’. RV margin: “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures”. The reference is to their extraordinary fertility (cp Gen 48:16, “grow into…
Genesis Chapters 1–3 (3) Read More »
Genesis 1:3-19
Day 1 – Light Appears (v3-5)
Verse 3
“And God said” God’s Word is powerful to bring order out of chaos (Psa 33:4; 2 Pet 3:5).
“Let there be light” Light is divine (1 Tim 6:16; 1 John 1:5). The first act of creative power was to cause “light”. The light of …
Genesis Chapters 1–3 (2) Read More »
Genesis 1
Verse 1
“In the beginning God created” We have the nucleus of God manifestation. In the Hebrew—Barayshith bara Elohim—the verse is grammatically quite unsound. The universal laws of grammar require that a verb must agree with its subject in number, gender, and person. He…
Genesis Chapters 1–3 (1) Read More »
Israel – God’s enduring witness
On several occasions God has declared that the nation of Israel is His witness in the earth, “Ye are my witnesses, saith Yahweh” (Isa 43:10,12; 44:8). As a nation, Israel is the greatest sign to the final generation and is central to God’s purpose (Zech 2:…
In 2 Corinthians 11:21-33 the Apostle Paul enumerates his many trials and afflictions which he had suffered in his service of the Truth. He recalls the humiliating circumstances surrounding his escape from Damascus when he was let through a window and lowered down the wall in a basket. The occasion was the time shortly after his conversion (cp Acts 9:25), and Paul tells us incidentally that at that time there was a governor in Damascus who was subject to Aretas the king.
When Aretas was King of Damascus Read More »
Russia has struck a deal with Sudan to establish a naval base in the country, as Moscow seeks to expand its military reach in the Middle East and North Africa. On 11 November 2020, the Russian government announced its agreement with Sudan to establish a naval base at the city of Port Sudan. While th…
Russian Naval Base in Sudan Read More »
“The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto …
UN Vote Legitimising the State of Israel Read More »
