What are the important truths you learn from the early chapters of Genesis.
Start with the first two verses:
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Genesis 1
The Beginning
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was [a] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morningthe first day.
6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morningthe second day.
9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morningthe third day.
14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. 16 God made two great lightsthe greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morningthe fourth day.
20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." 23 And there was evening, and there was morningthe fifth day.
24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, [b] and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the groundeverything that has the breath of life in itI give every green plant for food." And it was so. 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morningthe sixth day.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was [a] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Micaiah said:What are the important truths you learn from the early chapters of Genesis.
Start with the first two verses:
gluadys said:Ok, I'll bite.
God created all things from nothing. ('bara')
God is a she. (Check the exact meaning of the Hebrew here translated as "hovering".)
Micaiah said:What are the important truths you learn from the early chapters of Genesis.
Start with the first two verses:
gluadys said:Ok, I'll bite.
God created all things from nothing. ('bara')
God is a she. (Check the exact meaning of the Hebrew here translated as "hovering".)
On the Narrow Road said:I think basing this belief on one word may be a little bit of a stretch. Care to address the whole man created first and in God's image issue?
Micaiah said:What are the important truths you learn from the early chapters of Genesis.
Start with the first two verses:
stumpjumper said:Also, that the writers of Genesis did not know much about biology and natural science.
On the Narrow Road said:I think basing this belief on one word may be a little bit of a stretch. Care to address the whole man created first and in God's image issue?
QuantaCura said:God has no sex or gender--He's pure spirit (except when the Son became incarnate and walked the Earth.) That being said, Jesus and all the prophets have used masculine imagery to describe God the Father and the inspired Scriptures also use this so there's got to be something to it. I have read some people apply a feminine imagery for the Holy Spirit (not sure if this is theologically correct or not). However, usually the neutral pronoun "it" is used. This is the first Scriptural mention I've seen pointed out concerning the demininity. What is the better translation for hovering? My translation just uses "moved."
gluadys said:I believe Hebrew, like English, has only male and female pronouns to apply to living beings, so, of course, in a patriarchal society, the male pronoun is commonly applied to God.
QuantaCura said:I'm no Hebrew expert all, but in my study of the proper translation of Genesis 3:15, there is an ambiguous pronoun used. This is why we see it translated as "she shall crush," "he shall crush" and "they shall crush" depending on what translation of the Bible or Torah you are using. I forget the Hebrew word off the top of my head, but I had a friend look it up on some Hebrew translating software, and it can be translated as he, she, or it. In, Gen. 3:15, most translate it as "he" on reference to Christ, the version I have translates as "she" in reference to Mary, and the Jews translate it as "they."
Take that for what it's worth.
Crusadar said:God is a she.
Since God is referred throughout scripture as "father" I am compelled to ask why in the world would you say such an absurd thing?
Crusadar said:But Jesus also used feminine imagery for God as well.
There is a difference between saying God is a she than saying that He can care for His children like a mother, Just as a man can be motherly towards his children without changing his gender - much like a woman can take on a fatherly role without being called a man.
Critias said:Gluady's it was you who said God is a female. With that statement you limited God to a gender.
Crusadar said:Now was it not you who said "God is a she" - so who is really the one who has placed God in a mold of their own making I wonder? All I am saying is that He can play any role He well pleases. [/QUOTE]
Your criticism wouldn't happen to be applicable to you, would it? One of the first rules of criticizing someone's argument is to not do the exact same thing of which you accuse them! LoL!!
You are allowed to use the word "God" instead of "he", you know. No one will object.
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