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1 | Two Creation Stories? | Gen 1:1 | wordoer | 41670 | ||
Hello, I just started reading a book on this subject. I will hit on a couple of the things briefly just to give you an idea. What I have been able to glean thus far is that The second chapter of Genesis is not a retelling of the first chapter. God (Elohiym) is plural (signifing the Godhead)in the creation account of Genesis 1, In verses 27-30 it is saying that He created them male and female -at the same time, and that the word "image" comes from the Hebrew word "tselem" which means to "shade". That word comes from the root word "tsalal" meaning to be dark, shadowing. Also there were no carnivores at this time in creation, as God instructed the beast and fowl to eat the green herb, ect,. In Genesis 2 God is know as Yahovah which is singular in form, in verse 5 of chapter 2, God says "there was not a man to till the ground" the account goes on - Adam is formed , not commanded to be fruitful and multiply,or to replenish the earth , but put in the garden for the reason of keeping and dressing it. Then He gave Adam the law, He was not to eat of a certain tree, The male and female of Gen 1 had no such instruction. In the account of forming a helpmeet for Adam the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air occur before God took Adams rib to form Eve. So the position they are taking is that the 2nd chapter is not a retelling of the 1st chapter and God is recognized differently in the separate accounts. I looked in Strongs concordance and it gives both accounts of God as number "430" Elohiym, However the Interlinear Bible does show a difference, and gives God Jehovah "3068" in the case of Gen 2:5. It does appear to me that there is a difference in the two accounts in question. I hope this helps you, wordoer |
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2 | Two Creation Stories? | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 41700 | ||
Hi wordoer, You write that "God (Elohiym) is plural (signifying the Godhead) in the creation account of Genesis 1." I agree that the Godhead is seen in the first chapter of Genesis. In fact we see the Spirit in the second verse and I see the Son in verse twenty-six, "Then (God) said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." I agree also that this "image" is a shadow of the things to come. As far as the Godhead is concerned and our belief in the Trinity, I find it of importance that the pronoun total for the first chapter of Genesis is divisible by three. Genesis 1:1, "IN THE BEGINNING God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of (God) was moving over the surface of the waters." John 1:1, "IN THE BEGINNING was the Word, and the Word was with (God),..." John 1:1, "...and the Word was God." Genesis 1:3, "Then God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good;..." May the light of His word be the light of men everywhere. From the heart, Ray |
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