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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] |
Bible Question:
Is there a contradiction about the word "day" in God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Gen 1:5 NASB God carefully teaches first that the word translated as "day" means only the light, in the equivalent of "God called the light (daylight)", so the first meaning of "day" is "daylight". The second meaning of "day" is assumed to be about the entire day-cycle because it mentions evening and morning. Daylight here promises to reveal truth and to power living things. So it is incredibly good and the first proof the Provider of daylight is worthy of worship. The kind of lesson a Just God would give Adam and Eve before they were tempted to worship less than Himself. The day-cycle in this case includes the awful night of Gen 1:2. Isn't there a direct contradiction about the meaning of "day" in every modern translation of this verse? A contradiction that obscures the incredible worth of God and His words? Doesn't this apparent contradiction call into doubt how well this verse is translated? |
Bible Answer: Hi, TmCcully.... Welcome to the forum! There is a convention in the forum -- certainly not a requirement -- that when you ask an individual a question, you simply mark it as a note. That way, the general forum questions show up properly at the top of the home page. After all, when you post something as a followup to someone else's note, they will be properly notified. Thank you! In Him, Doc |