Genesis 2:4 KJV,NLT

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 2:4

generations = Family history. For the 14 in Bible, see the structure of the Book as a whole (p. 1). These are the Divine divisions, in which there is no trace of the Elohistic and Jehovistic theories. It should be seen here if anywhere. But note: there is only one in which Elohim is used (No. 1); only one to which Jehovah is peculiar (No. 10): five have both titles (Nos 3, 4, 7, 9, 12). Four have neither title (Nos 6, 8, 10, 11). All the speakers use "Jehovah" except the Nachash, Abimelech... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 2:4

"These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven."The Hebrew word rendered "generations of the heavens and the earth," [~toledowth], is the recurring introduction to the various sections of the Book of Genesis that follow. The word introduces ten sections of Genesis:The ten toledoths are the following:Genesis 2:4-4:26, the [~toledowth] of the heavens and the earth; Genesis 5:1-6:8, the [~toledowth] of Adam; Genesis... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 2:4

Genesis 2:4. Generations— תולדות Toldoth, sometimes signifies the origin of the thing treated of, and sometimes the posterity of those who are mentioned. Here it means the origin, or successive production, of the world; as much as to say, "this is the true and faithful account of the origin," &c. Lord— By this word our translators have chosen to render, throughout their translation, יהוה Jehovah, the peculiar and appropriated name of God; which first occurs here, but will be explained more... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 2:4

4. These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth—the history or account of their production. Whence did Moses obtain this account so different from the puerile and absurd fictions of the heathen? Not from any human source, for man was not in existence to witness it; not from the light of nature or reason, for though they proclaim the eternal power and Godhead by the things which are made, they cannot tell how they were made. None but the Creator Himself could give this information,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4

Having related the creation of the universe as we know it, God next inspired Moses to explain for his readers what became of it. Sin entered it and devastated it."The destiny of the human creation is to live in God’s world, with God’s other creatures, on God’s terms." [Note: W. Brueggemann, Genesis, p. 40.] The Hebrew word toledot occurs first in Genesis 2:4 where it introduces the next section of the book. This Hebrew word often reads "generations," "histories," "descendants," or, as here (in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4-17

The creation of Man 2:4-17The differences between Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 2:3 and Genesis 2:4-25 have led many literary critics of the Bible to insist that two different writers composed these sections. But the similarities between these sections argue for a common writer. [Note: See William H. Shea, "Literary Structural Parallels between Genesis 1, 2," Origins 16:2(1989):49-68.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4-24

1. The Garden of Eden 2:4-3:24This story has seven scenes that a change in actors, situations or activities identifies. [Note: For a different narrative analysis, see Waltke, Genesis, pp. 80-81.] Moses constructed this section of Genesis in a chiastic (palistrophic, crossing) structure to focus attention on the central scene: the Fall. The preceding scenes lead up to the Fall, and the following scenes describe its consequences. [Note: Wenham, p. 50.] A Scene 1 (narrative): God is the sole... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4-26

B. What became of the creation 2:4-4:26Moses described what happened to the creation by recording significant events in the Garden of Eden, the murder of Abel, and the family of Cain."The section begins with a description of the creation of Adam and Eve and traces their sin, God’s curse on sin, and the expansion of sin in their descendants. No longer at rest, mankind experienced flight and fear, making his way in the world, surviving, and developing civilization. As if in answer to the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:1-4

The Creation'The foundation of foundations and pillar of all wisdom is to know that the First Being is, and that He giveth existence to everything that exists! 'Thus wrote Moses Maimonides, a Jewish scholar of the 12th cent, a.d., concerning whom the Jewish proverb runs: 'From Moses to Moses there arose none like Moses.' He had in his mind the opening chapter of the Bible, the object of which is to lay this foundation; to declare the existence of the One God; to teach that the Universe was... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:4-24

Paradise and the FallIn this famous passage we possess a wealth of moral and spiritual teaching regarding God and man. The intention of the writer is evidently to give an answer to the question: How did sin and misery find their way into the world? As is natural among Orientals he put his reply into narrative form; and though it is generally accepted that the details are to be interpreted symbolically rather than literally, yet they are in marvellous agreement with the real facts of human... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 2:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 2:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 2:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 2:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 2:4-26

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:1-4

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:4-24

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