Genesis 1:3

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Genesis 1:1-13

Genesis 1.1-1.13 . The first book of the Bible has a place of very great importance in the whole scheme of God-given truth which the Book brings to us. This may be stated with special emphasis in regard to its opening chapters, for in them is revealed to us the origin of the visible creation that surrounds us, together with the true account of how has come to pass the conditions of sin and sorrow and toil and pain and disease and death which fill the earth today. If we fall into untruth and... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 1:1-5

The Creation of Chaos and Light v. 1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. In the beginning, Cf John 1:1, that is, when time first began, when time was first measured; for as long as God alone existed, there was no time. God created, He brought forth out of nothing, He brought into being something that had not been in existence before, namely, the heaven, or heavens, and the earth, the material out of which they were constructed. v. 2. And the earth was without form and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 1:1-31

The Genesis of the World and of the Primitive Time of the Human Race, as the Genesis of the Primitive Religion until the Development of Heathendom, and of its Antithesis in the Germinating Patriarchalism. Genesis 1-11——————FIRST PARTTHE GENESIS OF THE WORLD, OF THE ANTITHESIS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, AND OF THE PRIMITIVE MEN. Ch. 1 and 2FIRST SECTIONThe Heaven, the Earth, and Man. The Creation and the World in an Upward series of Physical and Generic Development. Universalistic.Genesis 1:1 to... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Genesis 1:1-5

Beginnings Genesis 1:1-5 All beginnings must begin with God. Always put God first. The first stone in every building, our first thought every morning, the first aim and purpose of all activity. Begin the book of the year with God, and you will end it with the glory of the New Jerusalem. At first, as in the physical creation, your heart and life may seem to be “without form and void.” Do not be discouraged, the Spirit of God is within you, brooding amid the darkness, and presently His Light... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Genesis 1:1-31

The opening sentence of the Book of Genesis is an interpretation of the fact "that what is seen hath not been made out of things which do appear" ( Heb 11:3 ), and accounts for the things which are seen. The whole chapter, and, indeed, all subsequent Scripture, must be read in the light of this statement as to origins. This sentence is followed immediately by a declaration, without detail, of a cataclysm which overtook the earth. It then proceeds to show how the God who created, restored the... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 1:1-5

The Alpha and Omega of Creation Genesis 1:1-5 ; Revelation 21:1-6 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Genesis and Revelation contrasted. The Book of Genesis is commonly known as the Book of beginnings. It is there that everything takes its form, and comes into being. The Book of Revelation has been called Palin-genesis, that is, the beginning again. Revelation gives us the finality of everything that was created and made. Genesis is creation; Revelation is the re-creation, or, the consummation of... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 1:1-10

In The Beginning God Genesis 1:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In these days of humanizing God, we need to give more time to the study of God's eternity. The Bible opens with the expression, "In the beginning God." Let us consider three things. 1. God's solitariness. God was before all things because He was in the beginning. He was the Creator, and was, therefore, before anything was created. The human mind cannot grasp this marvel, God existed alone in His triune personality before ever anything... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Genesis 1:1-18

The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament Genesis 1:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have a very interesting study to set before you today. Most of us realize how vital a part the Holy Spirit plays in our own experiences, both in life and in service, We need, however, to remember that the Holy Spirit, from the very beginning, held a prominent and indisputable place in the relationships of Deity toward men. There is a special sense in which the Holy Spirit is the representative of the Trinity among... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:3

‘ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THE LIGHT’“And God said, Let there be light.’ Genesis 1:3 I. We have reason every day that we live to thank God for life and health, for countless blessings. And not least among these may be reckoned the free gift of, and the many ‘blessings of the light.’For in many ways that we can tell off, at once, upon our fingers, and in very many more ways that we neither dream of nor think of, does light minister to our health, wealth, and comfort.The very birds sing at daybreak... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:3

‘And God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light.’ This is God’s first ‘action’. Here was a ‘big bang’ indeed. The writer is brief and to the point. God speaks and light is. That which was without form and empty now experiences that which makes it spring into positive existence. That which was permanently lacking light, now receives light. And as light (electro-magnetic waves) is the basic essential of the universe we recognise that it is also necessary in the bringing into usefulness... read more

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