Genesis Chapter 1 Tagalog
Genesis Chapter 1 ExplainedGenesis Chapter 1Verses 1:1 – 2:3: Thisdescription of God creating heaven and earth is understood to be: (1) recent,i.e., thousands not millions of years ago; (2) ex nihilo, i.e., out of nothing;and (3) special, i.e., in 6 consecutive 24 hour periods called “days” andfurther distinguished as such by this phrase, “the evening and the morning.”“In the beginning”: While God existseternally (Psalm 90:2); this marked the beginning of the universe in time andspace. In explaining Israel’s identity and purpose to her on the plains of Moab,God wanted His people to know about the origin of the world in which they foundthemselves.“God”: Elohim is a generalterm for deity and a name for the True God, though used also at times for pagangods (31:30), angels (Psalm 8:5), men (Psalm 82:6), and judges (Exodus 21:6).Moses made no attempt to defend the existence of God, which is assumed, orexplain what He was like in person and works which is treated elsewhere (Isa.43:10, 13). Both are to be believed by faith (Heb. 11:3, 6).“Created”: This word is usedhere of God’s creative activity alone, although it occasionally is usedelsewhere of matter which already existed (Isa.
Context demands in nouncertain terms that this was a creation without preexisting material (as doesother Scripture: Isa. 40:28; 45:8, 12, 18; 48:13; Jer. 10:16; Acts 17:24).“The heavens and the earth”:All of God’s creation is incorporated into this summary statement which includesall 6, consecutive days of creation.Genesis 1:1 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.' “In the beginning”: Creationmarks the absolute beginning of the temporal and material world. The traditionalJewish and Christian belief is that Geneses 1:1 declares that God created theoriginal heaven and earth from nothing (Lat. “ex nihilo”) and that verse 2clarifies that when it came from the Creator’s hand, the mass was “without form,and void,” unformed and without any life.
The rest of the chapter then explainsthe process of Creation in detail.There is no evidence in theHebrew text for long ages of evolutionary development or a gap of time betweenverse 1 and verse 2.“God”: (Hebrew Elohim): Thisform of the divine name occurs 2,570 times in the Old Testament. The pluralending “im” indicates a plural of majesty and takes a singular verb.“Created”: (Hebrew bara):Meaning to create, shape or form.
This verb is used exclusively with God as itssubject. It refers to the instantaneous and miraculous act of God by which Hebrought the universe into existence. Thus, the Genesis account of Creationrefutes atheism, pantheism, polytheism, and evolution.This leaves no doubt that Godis an eternal being. It also leaves no doubt that God himself created the earth.God, mentioned in Genesis 1:1 is actually Elohim (a plural word). AnotherMeaning of Elohim is, the highest being to be feared, Elohim indicates more thanone involved in the act of creation.
“Elohim”, (high and mighty).This high and mighty EternalOne is actually God the Father, God the Word, and God the Holy Spirit. All whois in fact God, a singular verb is used often with the plural word Elohimindicating that there not only is a trinity of beings, but they are one inSpirit.The three words used in thecreation are different, but all translated created (Bara, Yatzar, and Asah).Bara means to create from nothing and is used in Genesis 1:1.Genesis 1:2 'And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was uponthe face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.' “Without form, and void”: Thismeans “not finished in its shape and as yet uninhabited by creatures” (Isa.45:18-19; Jer. God would quickly (in 6 days) decorate His initialcreation (1:2 – 2:3).(Hebrew, Tohu wabohu,“unformed and unfilled”) describes the condition of earth after the initial actof Creation. It does not describe a chaotic condition as a result of judgment.Thus was (Hebrew “hayetah”) is correct and should not be translated “became”.How the earth became formed and filled is described (in verses 3-31).“Darkness” is not always asymbol of evil (Psalm 104:19-24.
Here it simply refers to the absence of light.“Deep” refers to the waterscovering the earth, not some primitive evolution. Sometimes referred to asexisting waters, this is the term used to describe the earth’s water-coveredsurface before the dry land emerged (1:9-10). Jonah used this word to describethe watery abyss in which he found himself submerged (Jonah 2:5).“The Spirit of God” Not onlydid God the Holy Spirit participate in creation, but so did God the Son (1 John1:1-3; Col. Here is a clear reference to the creative activityof the Holy Spirit.John 1:3 indicates that Christactually created all things for the Father. Thus, all three persons of theTrinity are active in the Creation.
This undoubtedly accounts for the pluralpronouns “us” and “our” (in verse 26), which take singular verbs in expressingthe tri-unity of God.The first emblem of the HolySpirit in Scripture is that of the Spirit “moving” or literally “brooding” overthe waters, much as a bird broods over her eggs to hatch them. The Scripturesassign to the Holy Spirit the works of creating the world (Psalm 33:6), ofbrooding over the waters (verse 2), of garnishing the heavens (Job 26:13), ofrenewing the earth (Psalm 104:30), and of sustaining life (Psalm 104:29).“The heavens and the earth”:All of God’s creation is incorporated into this summary statement which includesall 6, consecutive days of creation.The Holy Spirit’s work inCreation results in order (Isa. 40:12, 14; Gen. 1:2); life (Job 33:4); beauty(Job 26:13); and renewal (Psalm 104:30).The work of the Holy Spirit inCreation is one of the biblical proofs of His deity. The Scriptures alsodescribe the physical body of the Christian as the temple of the Holy Spirit,and suggest He is in the process of recreating us into Christ’s image (Phil.1:6; Gen. 1:2; Luke 4:18).Genesis 1:3 'And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.'
“And God said”: Godeffortlessly spoke light into existence (Psalm 33:6; 148:5). This dispelled thedarkness of verse 2.This is the first of ahighly-structured series of succinct and formulaic sentences expressing thecreative commands of God. Thus, Creation is accomplished by His word. Eachcommand consists of:(1) An announcement, “Godsaid”;(2) A creative command, “Letthere be”;(3) A summary word ofaccomplishment, “And it was so”;(4) A descriptive word ofaccomplishment, “The earth brought forth”;(5) A descriptive blessing,“God blessed”;(6) An evaluative approval,“It was good”; and(7) A concluding temporalframework, numbering each day.“Light”: The greater andlesser lights (the sun and moon) were created later (1:14-19), on the fourthday. Here, God was the provider of light (2 Cor. 4:6), and will in eternityfuture be the source of light (Rev. 21:23).“Verses 1:4-5 “Divided called”: After the initial creation, God continued to complete His universe.Once God separated certain things, He then named them.
Separating and namingwere acts of dominion and served as a pattern for man, who would also name aportion of God’s creation over which God gave him dominion (2:19-20).Genesis 1:4 'And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided thelight from the darkness.' “Good”: Good for the purposesit was intended to serve (1:31). The word contains less an aesthetic judgmentthan a designation of purpose and correspondence to God’s will, indicating themoral goodness of the Creation.“Light”: Not the sun which wascreated on the fourth day (verse 16), but some fixed light source outside of theearth. The earth passed through a day-and-night cycle in reference to thislight.Genesis 1:5 'And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. Andthe evening and the morning were the first day.' “God called”: This actdemonstrates His sovereign dominion over His creation.
In the Semitic world, thenaming of something or someone was the token of lordship. Reuben changed thenames of the cities of the Amorites after he had conquered them (Num.
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32:38).Likewise, Pharaoh Necho changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim after he defeatedthe Judean king (2 Kings 23:34).“First day”: God establishedthe pattern of creation in 7 days which constituted a completed week. “Day” canrefer to: (1) the light portion of a 24-hour period (1:5, 14); (2) an extendedperiod of time (2:4); or (3) the 24 hour period which basically refers to a fullrotation of the earth on its axis, called evening and morning.This cannot mean an age, butonly a day, reckoned by the Jews from sunset to sunset (verses 8, 13, 19, 23,31). “Day” with numerical adjectives in Hebrew always refers to a 24-hourperiod.Comparing the order of theweek in Exodus 20:8-11 with the creation week; confirms this understanding ofthe time element.