Génesis 1:1-31 NVI

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:7-8

‘And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament, and it was so. And God called the firmament Sky (or Heaven). And there was evening and there was morning the second day.’ So by His word the waters were separated to produce atmosphere, and the waters above were held up by His ‘sky’. And it was all done by His word. As we have already seen the writer knew about clouds and rain. He is using metaphorical language to... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:9-10

‘And God said, “Let the waters that are under the heaven be gathered together in one place and let the dry land appear”, and it was so. And God called the dry land ‘eretz’ and the waters that were gathered together he called seas. And God saw that it was good.’ As with the word ‘yom’ the word ‘eretz’ is not fixed in meaning. Originally ‘eretz’ was the whole earth including the waters (Genesis 1:1-2), now it is the dry land as opposed to the waters. It can mean the earth as opposed to the... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:11-13

‘And God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation, herb yielding seed, and fruit tree bearing fruit in which is its seed, each according to its kind upon the earth.” And it was so. And the earth brought forth vegetation, herb yielding seed according to its kind, and tree bearing fruit in which is its seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning the third day.’ Again God commands and then what He commands takes place. Now God... read more

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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

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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

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:20-23

‘And God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and let birds fly above the earth on the face of the expanse of the heaven”. And God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:24-25

‘And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures, according to their kinds, cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds”, and it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.’ We note here that God is not said to ‘create’ these living creatures. Thus their created life must in some way be derived... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:26

‘Then 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 air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth”.’ “Let us make man.” The thought is intimate and personal, and carefully considered. Here will be one who has connections with the infinite, and Heaven is called on to consider this special act of creation, and indeed to participate in it to... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:27

‘So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.’ Now man’s privilege is stressed. He is created in God’s own image. Notice the stress on the fact that he is ‘created’, deliberately repeated three times in the verse. Three represents completeness. Again this is something totally new which does not come from what existed before. While his body is of the earth, his essential being is made in the likeness of God and the angels. However the... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:28

‘And God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the face of the earth”.’ Like the living creatures man is ‘blessed’. They are to produce children and populate the earth. This again brings out that sexual functions, rightly used, are blessed by God. The verb ‘subdue’ is strong, as is ‘have dominion’. The latter means... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:7-8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:9-10

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:11-13

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

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:20-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:24-25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:26

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:27

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:28

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