Genesis 1:20-30 KJV,ASV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:24

creature = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. See App-13 . read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:26

Let us. The Divine purpose is here stated. The Divine act not described till Genesis 2:7 , Genesis 2:21-24 . man. Hebrew. 'adam (no Art.) = mankind. image . . . likeness. Figure of speech Hendiadys. App-6 . One thing, not two = "In the likeness of our image", viz. of Elohim (not Jehovah), the 2nd person, who had taken creature form in order to create (Colossians 1:15 .Hebrews 1:3 .Revelation 3:14 ; compare Proverbs 8:22-31 , and 1 Corinthians 11:3-11 ). Refers only to outward form,... read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:27

God. The Hebrew accent (Pasek) places the emphasis on God, the Carrier-out of His purpose. created: i.e., when He did create. The description of the act postponed till Genesis 2:7 , Genesis 2:21-24 . See note on Genesis 1:26 . The Tosephta (contemporary with the Mishna , about A.D. 200) translate Sanhedrin, viii. 7: "Why was man created last? That the heretics might not say there was a companion with Him in the work": i.e. lest man should have claimed a share in it. man . Here the... read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:28

them. Emph. Figure of speech Prolepsis ( App-6 ). The actual building of Eve not till Genesis 2:20-23 . replenish = fill, as Genesis 1:22 and nearly every occurrence. have dominion. Compare Psalms 8:0 . Hebrews 2:6-8 . "But now . . . not yet. " read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:29

bearing seed . . . yielding seed. Heb, "seeding seed". Figure of speech Polyptoton ( App-6 ) for emph. for meat. Not flesh till after the Flood (Genesis 9:3 ). read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:30

life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. Compare Genesis 1:20 ; Genesis 2:7 and App-18 . I have given. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 . a) correctly supplied from Genesis 1:29 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:20-23

THE FIFTH DAY"And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the firmament of heaven. And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth. And there was evening and there... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:24-25

THE SIXTH DAY"And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the ground after its kind: and God saw that it was good."The parallelism between the last three and the first three days of the creation continues to be visible in the fact that God began the cycle of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:26-28

"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over everything that creepeth upon the earth. And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:29-31

"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food: and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 1:30

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:20-23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:24-25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:26-28

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 1:29-31

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