Genesis 1:14-17 ASV

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 1:1-18

The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament Genesis 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have a very interesting study to set before you today. Most of us realize how vital a part the Holy Spirit plays in our own experiences, both in life and in service, We need, however, to remember that the Holy Spirit, from the very beginning, held a prominent and indisputable place in the relationships of Deity toward men. There is a special sense in which the Holy Spirit is the representative of the Trinity among... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 1:11-31

Creation Scenes Genesis 1:11-31 ; Genesis 2:1-2 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In Genesis 1:11 and Genesis 1:12 , we find the story of God's command to the earth to bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit. In all of this there is a wonderful depth of meaning affecting our spiritual lives. 1. The call of God to us is for fruitfulness. Whether it be in the natural earth or in the lives of saints, the great heart of God desires fruit. We remember how Christ said on one... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:14

SUN AND MOON‘And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.’ Genesis 1:14 There are few words much oftener in our mouths than that short but most important word, ‘Time.’ It is the long measure of our labour, expectation, and pain; it is the scanty measure of our rest and joy. And yet, with all this frequent mention of it, there are, perhaps, few things about which men... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:14-15

‘And God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons, for days and years, and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth”. And it was so.’ From now on periods of light and darkness will be determined by the action of sun and moon. No longer will darkness permanently threaten for it is controlled. It is these lights which will now determine the length of days and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:16-19

‘And God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the world, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning a fourth day.’ Note that the activity on the fourth day is that of the establishing of the lights in the heavens to fulfil... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:1-31

Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 2:4 a. The Priestly Story of Creation.— This section belongs to the Priestly Document (P). This is shown by the use of several of its characteristic terms, by the constant repetition of the formulæ , and by the formal arrangement. P’ s interest in the origin of religious institutions is displayed in the explanation of the origin of the Sabbath. The lofty monotheism of the section is also characteristic of his theological position.The story rests upon a much older... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:14-19

Genesis 1:14-Psalms : . The second set of four works on the last three days corresponds to the set of four on the first three. Thus we have the creation of light and of the luminaries; the firmament separating the upper from the lower waters, and the birds which fly across the firmament and the fish in the sea; the appearance of the land and creation of land animals; finally the creation of herbs and fruit, and the creation of man, who till the Flood subsists entirely upon these.The heavenly... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:14

Let there be lights; to wit, more glorious lights than that created the first day, which probably was now condensed and reduced into these lights; which are higher for place, more illustrious for light, and more powerful for influence, than that was. Note here, that herbs and trees were created before the sun, whose influence now is necessary for their production, to show that God doth not depend upon the means or upon the help of the creatures in his operations. The day, i.e. the artificial... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:16

Two great lights, or, enlighteners, as the word properly signifies. The sun, which is really and considerably greater than the moon, or any of the stars, or the whole earth. And the moon, called here the lesser light, is greater than any of the stars, not really, but in appearance, and in clearness and light, in respect of which it is called great in this place, and both are much greater in efficacy and use than any of the stars. To rule the day; either, 1. To influence the earth and its fruits... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 1:14-19

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 1:14. Lights] “Luminaries:” Heb. me’ôrôth, sing, mâʼôr, not ’ôr as in Genesis 1:3 : Sept. phôstêr here, phôs there. There was “light” before the fourth day MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Genesis 1:14-19THE HEAVENLY BODIESAs we have seen, light had been created before; and now the heavenly bodies are introduced into the complete exercise of their light-giving purpose. I. The heavenly bodies were called into existence by God. “And God said, Let there be lights in the... read more

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 1:1-18

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 1:11-31

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:14-15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:16-19

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:1-31

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:14-19

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:14

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:16

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 1:14-19

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