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NASB | Genesis 1:2 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:2 The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. |
Bible Question:
I would think it is a valid question. Our 24 hour day/night periods are based on the rotation of the earth on its axis as it spins around in orbit of the sun. The sun being the "greater" light while the moon and the stars of course represent the "lesser" light to govern the night. Both very important factors. I believe in the Bible but I do not treat it as a scienctific textbook, rather the opposite, it is to guide me spiritually and morally. How can anyone be sure how long the first three creation days were? For that matter, who says that day 7 did end? I have seen evidence that the Hebrew word for day could also mean age or generation. |
Bible Answer: Taken out of the NIV THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING. This designation is repeated six times in this chapter (vv. 5,8,13,19,23,31). The Hebrew word for day is yom. It normally means a twenty-four hour day (cf. Gen. 7:17; Mat. 17:1), or the daylight portion of the twenty-four hours ("day" as distinct from "night"). But it also can refer to a time period of undetermined lenght (e.g., "harvest time," Pro. 25:13). Many believe the creation days were twenty-four hour days because they are described as consisting of an "evening" and "morning" (v.5; cf. Exo.20:11). Others believe that "evening" and "morning" simply mean that a particular evening brought an end to that step of creation and the next morning brought a new beginning. |