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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Subject: In the beginning |
Bible Note: Hi Keliy, That is good advice, I try to use a good deal of discretion with everything I read and search the scriptures to see if it is true or not. I think you are reading into Genesis 1:31 a meaning that is not there. God is making a reference to all of his creation that he completed in 6 days. You will notice that God had been making this observation earlier, verses 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, and 25. If God truly did create the angels during this six days, why is it not mentioned? Ex 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. God made the “heavens and the earth” in six days. Notice the definition of heavens in Gen 1: 8 as the expanse between the waters upon the earth and the water in the atmosphere. Now note the definition of earth in Gen 1:10, which is the dry land. Now notice that Ex 20:11 goes on to mention the sea, further showing the context. He also created all that was in them, the light, the vegetation, animals, fish, mammals, and birds. All those things which he had made were good. No mention of angels here. This verse is not speaking of the planet earth and the universe, but the dry land, the seas, the atmosphere, vegetation, animals, etc. For your consideration, Hoth |