Shalom brothers and sisters.
Today’s Bible Verse: Genesis 1:6-8
Title: Day Two
Verse Text: [Genesis 1:6-8 NKJV] 6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Yesterday was Day One, or Sunday. Today is Day Two, or Monday. The first thing I note is that there is no blessing for this day and that I guess is why most Mondays are gloomy. So, let us look at this line by line.
[Genesis 1:6 NKJV] 6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
This was a division, as we soon shall see, between heaven and earth. No size or shape is given and I surmise this is because it is not important.
Water in Hebrew is mayim and it means just that, water.
[Genesis 1:7 NKJV] 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament; and it was so.
So, there is water above the firmament and water below the firmament.
[Genesis 1:8 NKJV] 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
The firmament, division, itself is called heaven. In Hebrew firmament is raqiya`.
The Strong’s definition says: רָקִיעַ râqîyaʻ, raw-kee'-ah; from H7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:—firmament.
The word raqiya comes from the root word raqa which can be found in several passages. Raqa is the process of hammering out a piece of gold or other metal into thin plates which was then applied to a carved or molten image. The word raqiya is the noun form of the verb raqa and is literally a "hammered out sheet". Does this mean that the “hammered out sheet” was solid? I don’t know and we are not told so it is not important to the scripture.
So, why was Day Two not blessed? Essentially, you have a water world. The earth is completely full of water, presumably up to the firmament. There is no land and maybe no air. While there is light there is nothing that can sustain man.
I guess that is why I feel like I am under water on Mondays and trying to catch up.
I hope this has been a blessing to you. May the rest of your day be blessed. Walk Torah-ly. Shalom.
Today’s Bible Verse: Genesis 1:6-8
Title: Day Two
Verse Text: [Genesis 1:6-8 NKJV] 6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Yesterday was Day One, or Sunday. Today is Day Two, or Monday. The first thing I note is that there is no blessing for this day and that I guess is why most Mondays are gloomy. So, let us look at this line by line.
[Genesis 1:6 NKJV] 6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
This was a division, as we soon shall see, between heaven and earth. No size or shape is given and I surmise this is because it is not important.
Water in Hebrew is mayim and it means just that, water.
[Genesis 1:7 NKJV] 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament; and it was so.
So, there is water above the firmament and water below the firmament.
[Genesis 1:8 NKJV] 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
The firmament, division, itself is called heaven. In Hebrew firmament is raqiya`.
The Strong’s definition says: רָקִיעַ râqîyaʻ, raw-kee'-ah; from H7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:—firmament.
The word raqiya comes from the root word raqa which can be found in several passages. Raqa is the process of hammering out a piece of gold or other metal into thin plates which was then applied to a carved or molten image. The word raqiya is the noun form of the verb raqa and is literally a "hammered out sheet". Does this mean that the “hammered out sheet” was solid? I don’t know and we are not told so it is not important to the scripture.
So, why was Day Two not blessed? Essentially, you have a water world. The earth is completely full of water, presumably up to the firmament. There is no land and maybe no air. While there is light there is nothing that can sustain man.
I guess that is why I feel like I am under water on Mondays and trying to catch up.
I hope this has been a blessing to you. May the rest of your day be blessed. Walk Torah-ly. Shalom.
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