“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (ESV) “Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ’ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.”…
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Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (ESV) “בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃” Keywords: “בְּרֵאשִׁית” (in the beginning) – This is the first word of the Hebrew Bible and sets the stage for the entire creation narrative. The root word is “ראש” (rosh), meaning “head”…
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Genesis 1:8
“And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.” (ESV) “וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי׃” Keywords: “וַיִּקְרָא” (And he called) – The Hebrew root “קרא” implies the act of calling or proclaiming. Here, God’s act of calling the expanse…
Q: What does it mean that God is light?
from GotQuestions.org [https://www.gotquestions.org/God-is-light.html] “God is light,” says 1 John 1:5“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” (ESV). Light is a common metaphor in the Bible. Proverbs 4:18“But the path of the righteous…
Q: Are “Create” and “Make” interchangeable?
In the Hebrew Bible, the verbs “בָּרָא” (to create) and “עָשָׂה” (to make) may be interchangeable but not entirely, though they are closely related; both describe divine creative activities but can convey different nuances. The distinction is not difficult to understand; even in English, the verbs “create” and “make” can…
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Genesis 1:7
“And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.” (ESV) “וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־הָרָקִ֖יעַ וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל בֵּ֔ין הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֖ין הַמַּ֣יִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃” Keywords: “וַיַּ֣עַשׂ” (made) – The Hebrew verb “עָשָׂה”…
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Genesis 1:6
“And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’” (ESV) “וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃” Keywords: “וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים” (And God said) – This phrase emphasizes God’s creative authority. When God…