My Favorite Verses - Vol V (Feb 17 to Jun 17)
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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Genesis 9:7 … To be truly Fruitful<br />
(03/11/20<strong>17</strong>)<br />
“Why don‟t you just pair „em up in threes?” ~ Yogi Berra<br />
Interestingly enough, this is exactly what God (YHWH) would have done in<br />
the Beginning – had the Elohim not interfered and made their creation (including<br />
humanity – the creation in which we currently reside) incomplete. The evidence for<br />
this is seen in the way humanity is still primarily behaving like a virus on the<br />
planet – spreading rapidly, depleting all natural resources, warring with one<br />
another, and oppressing &/or murdering all other life-forms (which is exactly what<br />
the Elohim commanded humankind <strong>to</strong> do when they <strong>to</strong>ld us <strong>to</strong> “have dominion” over<br />
the Earth in Genesis 1:26 and then <strong>to</strong> “be fruitful & multiply” in Genesis 9:7, as the<br />
ancient Hebrew of these phrases more accurately reads “authoritatively possess” and<br />
“multiply in swarms” – see weyirdu Strong‟s #7287, along with urebu sirsu Strong‟s<br />
#7235 & #83<strong>17</strong> ), and the evidence for this is seen in the ancient Hebrew of the<br />
Bible itself … Concisely stated, in the first chapter of Genesis, we see the Elohim<br />
(translated incorrectly as “God” in most English Bibles) presiding over the first<br />
creation mentioned therein. And, seeing as how whole creations were always<br />
represented by the number three in Judaic thought at the time Genesis was<br />
written, it is no surprise that the first Creation happened in a series of three‟s –<br />
light coming from waters & darkness on Day 1, the waters above being separated<br />
from the waters below by the “dome” of the “sky” on Day 2, vegetation in<br />
general & plants yielding seeds & trees bearing fruits coming forth on Day 3, the<br />
Sun & the Moon and the stars shining forth on Day 4, larger marine animals &<br />
fish & birds coming in<strong>to</strong> being on Day 5, and finally wild animals &<br />
domesticated animals & all “ground crawlers” entering the scene on Day 6 (see<br />
Genesis 1:1-25) ... Note that none of these trinities were directly created by the<br />
Elohim, but rather were all allowed <strong>to</strong> come forth from something else, and<br />
everything that came forth was part of its own complete triad.<br />
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