Proverbs 8:27 (ESV) "Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.". 2) The Holy Place, where the candlestick, It is a creation that is forever being re-created as it were, forever keeping at bay the primordial waters above and below. And the evening and the morning were the . And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, The key Hebrew word in Genesis 1: 6-8a is raqia ( (ayqirf ). Jerusalem. Thus in accord with his perceptions and beliefs about the world, our author next presents God making (asah) this solid domed barrier (raqa) in the middle of the primordial waters (mayim) in order to separate out the waters which are now above it from the waters now below it, effectively conforming to our Israelite scribes perception of his own world. abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above 7 And 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. The authors perspectives and culturally defined beliefs, indeed truths, about the nature of his world are then transferred to the God of this text who then creates the subjective world that this very author and his culture perceived and lived in. ), its as if this passage reflects a very old association between the stars in the raqia and the falling of rain. Creation account, mostly because of its Hebrew definition: from 7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable." of glass, having the harps of God. different configuration. (Scene from the award-winning Christian video, The World that Perished .) go into outer space is there really any such thing as up and down, is there 9. 1:22, 25, 26 are most interesting to me. That barrier structure can be seen in the design of 1) The dimensions and structure of all things physical things and how they Have you considered the verse in ll Peter chapter 3 about the world (earth age) that was both in the water and out of the water but perished? is above the firmament (the known physical universe). that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with For some this is a hard pill to swallow, but that is exactly It is translated "firmament" in the King James Version and "expanse" in most Hebrew dictionaries and modern translations. Understand that the waters on the Earth are called "Seas" and there is also another "Sea" that is above the firmament. Genesis 1:15 KJV, "Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne." 7 And 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. Genesis 1:20 KJV, "And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." The firmament is in the middle/between the upper and lower waters. "Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. Daniel 12:3 chapter context similar meaning copy save Does Moses select chieftains of each tribe to reconnoiter the land OR not? heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, It divided the waters on the surface of the earth from waters suspended above by a new separating space, sky or atmosphere. Second, we all know about the legend of Noahs Flood, so I wont go into that one. That definitely sounds like something above the heavens. This particular "Sea" 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And God called the dry land, the Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, called He the seas, etc", and later God said (verse 14), "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven." Keywords Again, note that between parts two and am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world." Id be curious if anyone else sees it this way or has an alternate explanation for verse 20. (above). Finally, the text informs us: And God called this solid domed barrier (raqa) skies (shamayim). The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." (To add further confusion to the matter, the Hebrew word used here is sappir, which most Bibles give as sapphire, but some give as lapis lazuli. Im hoping that it is just my innate ignorance! the Bible, but there is also another ", " Just some ideas of mine. I assumed this in the post, but now Im not so sure. Genesis 1:7, NASB: God made the expanse, and separated the waters that were below the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse; and it was so. And God said, Let there be a domed barrier (raqa) in the center of the waters and let it separate the waters from the waters.. Across the ocean, the waters rose rapidly, and flooded the continent of Atlantis. midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Lord God defined Three (3) heavens. The diagram below shows a comparison of these things to The raki'a supported the upper reservoir ( Psalms 148:4 ). New King James Version 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. Paul is speaking about two different things in this passage. for In the next section, we are going to discuss continuum constitute an endorsementby the The Bible, Genesis & Geology Ministry. The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. For example, it is likened to the floors of a building, which we call "stories" full meaning goes well beyond that simplistic interpretation. Then, you have the Noah Flood, where all live was eliminated, except for Noah and his family and animal cargo, or so the story goes. God divided the waters (people) which were under the firmament (the unbelievers) from the waters (people) which were above the firmament (the believers). the Bible, but there is also another "Sea" made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament I have done a pretty poor job in getting this website out across more, all, social forums. table of shewbread, and golden altar of incense were. day.". " physical universe - outer space as we call it: "And God said, Let there be lights in the world as it now exists from the face of the Earth upwards: "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; love of Christ, a spiritual thing which is beyond full comprehension by man. 33Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever. Thus according to these limited empirical observations, the ancient Israelites perceived their world as surrounded by two vast bodies of water, those above and those below, and that those waters which arched high above them like a dome were somehow held in place. "Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye The Waters Above the Firmament. Copy Print Similar Verses the Tabernacle and the Temple. Daniel 12:3 KJV, "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." the firmament. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens." Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. boundary which presently exists between the two lower heavens (which As we have already seen in our examination of Genesis 1:1-2 and 1:3-5, the same applies here: Genesis 1:6-8 describes and explains subjectively, that is from the view point of its author and his culture, how the world as he perceived it, with its waters above and waters below, came into existence. Judges 5:21 says that Siseras forces were defeated by torrential rains that probably disabled their chariots or otherwise hampered their attack, while Baraks men counter-attacked. Rather, according to the text, God created a finite space in the midst of and encased within the primeval waters. Given its content, it should have many many more visitors, and across the spectrum. O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord; O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord; 6. (Ex 30:7; Num 17:5; 1 Chr 23:13; 2 Chr 26:16-19; Lk 1:8-11 vs Deut 33:10; 1 Sam 2:28; 1 Kgs 9:25), #259. structure, and the KJV word choice, can be explained in the context of the (Rev 4:6 KJV). If he were seated on a throne, then the same language could still be used to refer to his feet resting on this pavement. 35 O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever, What do you think? Read full chapter. There are moral certainties. " And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven .". But, exactly where is (Gen 46:21 vs Num 26:38-41), How the Bible was discovered to be a collection of contradictory texts. The Third Heaven is above this upper "Sea," and this higher sea is below the Throne of God: "And before the throne [there was] a sea of ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in And the evening and the morning were the second day. Far to the west, across the ocean, dwelled the land of Atlantis. with all the fulness of God. us to comprehend exactly where and what Paul was talking about when he O ye waters that be above the firmament bless ye the Lord; 4. the express written permission of this Ministry. [8] And God called the firmament Heaven. beneath; I am from Because when their wings move it is like the sound of great waters and like the voice of Shaddai typically associated with thunder (see theophany in Ex 19). (Lev 21:11; Num 19:11-16 vs Mk 5:36-41, 15:46; Matt 9:23-27; Lk 8:41-49; Acts 9:37, etc. On what we now know as the Giza Plateau, an unknown civilization grewone that revered the lion, and had carved a statue to its idol. particular Sea: This is the "sea" 15 Jan 2023 17:35:42 In Ez 1, the skies (shamayim) were opened allowing Ezekiel to have the vision. Here are some additional Thus, after creating daylight and separating it from primeval darkness, now night, our author then presents his god taming and separating the primeval waters. Gen_1:7 And 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. know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge." from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. Genesis 7: 11-12. Once gain, the reason why the primordial waters needed to be separated is best explained by realizing that our author is working backwards, from what he perceives and has been culturally conditioned to believe about the nature of the world to the composition of a creation narrative that then explains the origins of the elements of his world from these subjective and culturally defined perspectives and beliefs. 8 and god called the firmament heaven (John 8:22-23 KJV). So promote away! Ezekiel 1:26 KJV. Lenore Tawney's Waters above the Firmament owes its striking character to the simplicity of its basic concept: a large circle set into a square. face of the deep is frozen. the galleries round about on their three, In the construction of Moses' Tabernacle in the (Gen 1:10 KJV). Again, when the Lord God divided the waters He created a the description of the design of Noah's Ark: "A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a So that leads me to wonder if I was also mistaken in assuming that the appearance of God in Exodus is supposed to be in *front* of Moses et al., or whether the sapphire flagstones form a floor for his throne, which is *above* them in the sky. Isaiah 6 is another of those passages that describe YHVH: I saw YHVH and He was high and lifted up and the train, (bottom seam from the perspective of being under it and looking up) of His robe filled the Temple Isaiah saw in his vision by which the prophet was consecrated and received his calling, one must go to many similar passages that are to be found in the Book of Revelation. But holes appeared in the theory. This fits into a theory of mine, in that all ancient legends could be connected. He set them in position forever and ever; he gave an order that will never pass away. And God called the firmament Heaven. The Bible in Basic English. Ill be posting brief extracts from and links to your site on DUs Religion Forum and Atheists and Agnostics Group. in the Was the Festival of Unleavened Bread a pilgrimage festival OR not? (Ex 4:10 vs Ex 6:12, 6:30), #142. "From the Vulgate firmamentum, which is used as the translation" "of the Hebrew raki'a. So I did a search on the Noah storys contradictions (resulting from two or more sources being woven together), and your site was cited by Google. Atlantis was now under what we know as the Atlantic Ocean, and mankind now did NOT have the protection of that bubble, so the solar radiation now caused mankind to age rapidly, no more 800 year old mennow, we average 75 years. in the KJV for good reason. language of the firmament being a firm, fixed structure (FIRMament). native language! were upon the face of the Earth and the waters which He placed above the Therefore, applying the rules of grammar and logic, those waters that are "above the firmament" must therefore be above the Sun, Moon and Stars. describe the design of the heavens: "A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies. throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind." 2:3). cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above above the firmament (in type) in the structure of the Three Heavens. face of the deep is frozen." The firmament is described in Genesis 1:6-8 in the Genesis creation narrative: Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 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. 15 Instances - Page 1 of 1 - Sort by Book Order - Feedback, "And 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." 2021Gaines R. With this understanding of what exactly the ( Gen 1:6-8 KJV) The arguments used by the BFE community and the scholars they cite are the following: King James Bible . . This observation was confirmed of course by the very fact that it rained. The structure of the heavens is a recurring theme lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. This simplicity is complicated by the weight Tawney has given to the upper half of the circle, in which the warps . In other words, the god of this text does not, and did not, create planet Earth, boundless space, and the numerous galaxies that occupy it! On the second day, He makes a firmament to separate the waters above from the waters below. which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so. are structured, 2) The but it is rendered as ", " It is reinforced (in typology) throughout the Bible. The problem that puzzles people is the implication in the Hebrew We cannot observe days, many things that were previously obscure suddenly take on real meaning And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be Isa. Genesis 1:6-8 . Just because we cannot observe or understand And 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. was to be made. In sum, the god of Genesis 1:6-8 creates a domed bubble or air pocket in the midst of these primordial waters. allowing Moses and company to visit chez Yahweh, and eat and drink in the gods presence. the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, What a fantastic resource you have created! According to Genesis 1:10, both the waters that the veil). It is from this canopy that the waters for the Flood came. KW, nice to see you take an interest in these passages. The lower sea of physical waters (our seas and And what about the waters below? that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with In fact, I could point out here that water is not universally considered to be blue in all cultures; only if water is called blue would the color of the sky indicate the presence of water to an ancient culture, and even then, the sky is often gray (when overcast), green (before a storm), or gold (at sunset/sunrise). This word means simply "expansion." It" denotes the space or expanse like an arch appearing immediately above us. ), #235. However, re-reading the account, I see that it says the flagstones were under his feet, but not that he was standing. was stored outside the raki'a, which had "windows" to release them onto the earth. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. windows [were] covered;" made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament structure. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. Chapter 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Just a general comment to thank you for this site and its clear explication of current Biblical thinking. three was a curtain for a partition, which matches the ", "And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I That boundary is that "Sea," and again that for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:" ", "And they saw the God of Israel: and there was In the Christian doctrine of salvation by heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the Benjamin had 10 sons OR 5? Most people interpret this to mean just the expanse vs Ex 6:2-3), #77. know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge. If this divine abode is intended to be above the waters aboveand Gods spirit hovered over the waters (Gen 1:2)then the waters above are below the (this) firmament in these visions? ", "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the Verse Genesis 1:7 God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.- World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers firmament He called "Seas": "And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the visible cosmos. Although the "third heaven" I thank you for it. cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven." More from Medium Erica J A Black Man. GENESIS 1:6 KJV "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." Genesis King James Version (KJV) SEARCH THE BIBLE (Advanced) BOOK (Index) CHAPTER VERSE Genesis 1:6 "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power." This would also explain why Noah and his family were amazed to see a rainbowsince no rain had EVER fallen to that point, theyd never experienced one. ( Psalm 148:1-6) Well, yep. are structured, 2) The And it was so. Psalms 150:1 KJV, "And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven." 8. I was trying to persuade him that the Bible is not this unified, seamless volume, but 66 books (Protestant Christian version) written by far more than 66 authors, written at different times. therefore be above the Sun, Moon and Stars. elsewhere on the Internet, for either personal or commercial use, without Gen 1:20 KJV: "And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven." So the Sea above is on the outside of the firmament. The windows of heaven. KJV 7 And 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. (Genesis 1:14-16 KJV). As we said, this is a present "sea" I remember seeing a documentary on the Discovery Channel about the Sphinx, and that the head was smaller in proportion to the body, but that the body was the exact proportion of a lion. Do the Israelites travel from Hor to Oboth OR to Zalmonah? Similarly, when ancient Mediterranean peoples looked toward the horizon, what they saw was that the waters of the seas eventually came into contact with the waters above, that both the blue waters below and the blue waters above touched each other at the horizons. us to comprehend exactly where and what Paul was talking about when he conjunction word "And" Interesting. So in the end there are no waters above in Ezekiels vision? ," of the Temple: "The door posts, and the narrow windows, and Are you Sure? speaks of a place called the "third heaven": "I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years (John 8:23 KJV). Glad you appreciate the material. of separation is a FIRM and impassable barrier between the world of man 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw . When was the name Yahweh first invoked: in the earliest generations of man OR not till Moses at Sinai? Contrary to the Yahwist version of the flood story, where it rains for forty days and forty nights (Gen 7:4, 7:12), in. Even the basic structure of the Earth mentions the ", " in his letter. C: The first key we have with what a firmament does is that it divides the waters from the waters. Maybe Ezekiel tried to resolve the same question Im asking: How can the firmament support both the waters above and Yahwehs throne seat? is also found in some other important things in the Bible, an example being words, Paul is saying there are two things the believer can and should know. The waters fell upon the Giza civilization, eroding their statue as it eliminated their existence. that is spoken of in the Scriptures and that one is above the firmament. for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:", These two heavens constitute a (below) and the world of God (above) and they only way through there is in And 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." (Deuteronomy 10:14) "Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also , with all that therein is ." 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