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NASB | Genesis 8:7 and he sent out a raven, and it flew here and there until the water was dried up from the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 8:7 and he sent out a raven, which flew here and there until the waters were dried up from the earth. |
Bible Question: Ok so back in the early part of Gen, God lays out an herbivore diet (1:29-30) and outside of the addition of dirt to the serpent’s diet in his curse He doesn’t change this until next chapter (9:3-4)… so when Noah sends out the raven and it doesn’t really return are we to presume its newly become a scavenger due to the likely near fast aboard the arc and the desperation of hunger or was it already carni/omnivore preflood and just chose to eat what it could find floating? If it's a postflood attribute is it symbolic of the desperation of giving up hope/not having faith that life will return and food will be provided/that God will provide; as in the raven's not returning meant there was an option (as the tree of knowledge was an option) but Noah held on to his faith that he could trust God and didn't need to take drastic action to solve the problem himself as the raven did? Was this to contrast this new beginning with the previous way of life where evil prevailed or perhaps even with Adam/Eve? |
Bible Answer: "Don't spiritualize Scripture...when..." 'The key to consistent Bible interpretation, including the Book of Revelation, is to have a consistent hermeneutic. Hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation. In other words, it is the way you interpret Scripture. A normal hermeneutic or normal interpretation of Scripture means that Unless the verse or passage CLEARLY indicates that the author was using figurative language, you are to understand it in its normal sense. Don't look for other meanings if the natural meaning of the sentence makes sense. Don't spiritualize Scripture by assigning meanings to words or phrases when it is very possible that the author under the guidance of the Holy Spirit means for it to be understood as it is written.' ____________________ Source: www.gotquestions.org/Book-Revelation.html |