Genesis 1:20-30 KJV,ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:27

So (or and) God created ( bara , as in Genesis 1:1 , Genesis 1:21 , q.v.) man (literally; the Adam referred to in Genesis 1:26 ) in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them . The threefold repetition of the term "created" should be observed as a significant negation of modern evolution theories as to the descent of man, and an emphatic proclamation of his Divine original . The threefold parallelism of the members of this verse is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:27

The greatness of man. I. THE TIME OF HIS APPEARANCE . The latest of God's works, he was produced towards the close of the era that witnessed the introduction upon our globe of the higher animals. Taking either view of the length of the creative day, it may be supposed that in the evening the animals went forth "to roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God," and that in the morning man arose upon the variegated scene, "going forth to his work and to his labor until the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them. Not him , as LXX . As on the introduction of animal life the Divine Creator conferred on the creatures his blessing, so when the first pair of human beings are formed they are likewise enriched by their Creator's benediction. And God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply. As in the case of the lower creatures the Divine blessing had respect in the first instance to the propagation and perpetuation of the species, " which blessing," says Calvin, " may ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:29

Provision for the sustenance of the newly-appointed monarch and his subjects is next made. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. Of the three classes into which the vegetable creation was divided, grass, herbs, and trees ( Genesis 1:12 ), the two last were assigned to man for food. Macdonald thinks that without this express... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat. The first of the three classes of plants, grass, was assigned to the animals for food. From this Delitzsch infers that prior to the introduction of sin the animals were not predaceous. The geological evidence of the existence of death in prehistoric times is, however, too powerful to be resisted; and the Biblical record... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 1:20-23

- VII. The Fifth Day20. שׁרץ shārats, “crawl, teem, swarm, abound.” An intransitive verb, admitting, however, an objective noun of its own or a like signification.נפשׁ nephesh, “breath, soul, self.” This noun is derived from a root signifying to breathe. Its concrete meaning is, therefore, “that which breathes,” and consequently has a body, without which there can be no breathing; hence, “a breathing body,” and even a body that once had breath Numbers 6:6. As breath is the accompaniment and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 1:24-31

- VIII. The Sixth Day24. בהמה behēmâh, “cattle; dumb, tame beasts.”רמשׂ remeś, “creeping (small or low) animals.”חוּה chayâh, “living thing; animal.”חוּת־חארץ chayatô-chā'ārets, “wild beast.”26. אדם 'ādām, “man, mankind;” “be red.” A collective noun, having no plural number, and therefore denoting either an individual of the kind, or the kind or race itself. It is connected in etymology with אדמה 'ădāmâh, “the red soil,” from which the human body was formed Genesis 2:7. It therefore... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:20

Genesis 1:20. The moving creature that hath life Endued with self-motion and animal life. How much soever we may be astonished at the stupendous vastness and magnificence of inanimate matter, the least piece that is animated and has life, is still more admirable. But who can conceive the nature of life? We see it daily around us, but cannot comprehend it! We observe that it enables millions and millions of creatures to act, as it were, of themselves, and to seek and obtain such... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:21

Genesis 1:21. Great whales The Hebrew word here rendered whales is sometimes put to signify great dragons of the wilderness; (see Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 14:6; Malachi 1:3;) but it undoubtedly here means some very large inhabitants of the waters, and probably what we call whales, whose astonishing bulk and prodigious strength are amazing proofs of the power and glory of the Creator. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:22

Genesis 1:22. God blessed them Behold the cause of the continuance in existence, and of the fruitfulness and multiplication, of the sundry kinds of creatures! It is owing to this word only that, though thousands of years have rolled away since their creation, not one species of them, amid so many, has been lost. Hence the inclination in every creature to propagate its species, and hence the wonderful and tender care they take of their young, till they are able to provide for themselves! So... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 1:20-23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 1:24-31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 1:22

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