Gen 1:11-15
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Thought questions
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Verse 12
- At the end of the verse, where Genesis says God saw that the creations of the day are good, Moses says God saw that "all things which I had made were good." This difference also occurs in the other places where Genesis says God saw the creation was good. What does Genesis's approach teach us? What does Moses's approach teach us?
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Verse 13
- This marks the end of half of the creation: first light, then the sea and heaven, finally the earth and its vegetation. Is there any significance to this order?
- Think about the differences between Genesis, Moses, and Abraham. (And if you can recall it, think about how the description of creation given in the temple differs from all three of these.) Why have we been given so many accounts of creation?
- If you were naming the theme or themes of each account, what would you say Genesis focuses on? Moses? Abraham?
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Verse 14
- A second phase of creation begins here, a phase that parallels the first phase: On the first day, light was created; on the fourth day, the lights are created. On the second day, the sea and the heavens were created; on the fifth day, fish and birds are created. On the third day, the earth (and vegetation) were created; on the sixth day, the animals and humans are created. What do you make of this parallel structure?
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Verses 14-15
- To what lights are these verses referring?
- How does this creation differ from that we saw in verses 3 through 5?
- In what ways do the lights in the heavens separate the day from the night?
- In what ways are the lights signs? In what ways do they mark the seasons?
- What do learn about our Father and his creation from these divisions?
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Exegesis
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Lexical notes
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Verses 11-12
- The word translated "grass" (dsh), means "vegetation."
- The term "fruit tree" is broader than our modern term. It includes not only what we would call fruit and nut trees (those trees whose fruits are edible), but all trees.
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