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1 | when did it rain for the first time? | Genesis | bjanko | 74 | ||
At first, the plants were watered by a mist that used to rise from the surface of the ground. Rain did not begin till after the "floodgates" of the sky were opened. Compare these verses: Gen 2:5 Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. Gen 2:6 But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground. AND Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened. Gen 7:12 The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. |
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2 | when did it rain for the first time? | Genesis | nosajrob | 13986 | ||
With all respect, let me respond. I noticed one response left out part of a verse. Another used the entire verse, like this... "Gen 2:5 Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground." One response left out the part "there was no man to cultivate the ground" when quoting this verse. Those eight words are important. They, at least, appear to add a prospective to the situation. It appears that God did not send rain until there was a man (Adam) to cultivate. It is most likely that it did rain before the great flood of Noah's day. The situation at the beginning of the flood was not surprise that it rained for the first time. Rather it was surpise that Noah was right. God sent judgment. While the bing correct about "when it first rained" is not the most important matter. It does seem that God told us what he wanted us to know in Genesis 2:5. When there was one to care for God's creation; it rained. We are reminded "God judges." Question: If you believe that God did not send rain until the flood; do you also believe the part about "no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted?" If not, why not? If you do, then are you saying plants (which were for food) did not grow up until the flood. I believe it rained in the days of Adam long before the flood. It caused herbs to grow up. God gave the keeping of the earth to Adam, and sent judgment in the days of Noah. Makes sense. Doesn't it? |
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