Genesis 1:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. ”

Genesis 1:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- VIII. The Sixth Day 24. בהמה b e hēmâh , “cattle; dumb, tame beasts.” רמשׂ remeś , “creeping (small or low) animals.” חוּה chayâh , “living thing; animal.” חוּת־חארץ...
Genesis 1:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The sixth day is occupied with the creation of the land animals and of man. It is natural that a much fuller space than usual should be accorded to the latter. And the solemnity of the act is marked...
Genesis 1:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the sixth day. Here, with Art. "the"; unlike the other five days. Six, the Number of man. See App-10.
Genesis 1:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

31. And God saw everything Once more, at the conclusion of the creation, Moses declares that God approved of everything which he had made. In speaking of God as seeing, he does it after th...
Genesis 1:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. And, behold, it was very good - טוב מאד tob meod, Superlatively, or only...
Genesis 1:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Behold, it was very good— The separate productions are pronounced good: but when the whole is perfected, and, as it were, surveyed by the Almighty Master, or Creator, the superlative particle is...
Genesis 1:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Saw that it was very good. In the simple anthromorphic style of th...
Genesis 1:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Creation 'The foundation of foundations and pillar of all wisdom is to know that the First Being is, and that He giveth existence to everything that exists! 'Thus wrote Moses Maimonides, a Jew...
Genesis 1:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

EXCURSUS B: ON THE NAMES ELOHIM AND JEHOVAH-ELOHIM. Throughout the first account of creation ( Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 2:3 ) the Deity is simply called Elohim. This word is strictly a plural of...
Genesis 1:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE CREATION Genesis 1:1-31 ; Genesis 2:1-25 IF anyone is in search of accurate information regarding the age of this earth, or its relation to the sun, moon, and stars, or regarding the order...
Genesis 1:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Man Creation's Crown Genesis 1:20-31 Creation reveals God's nature, as the picture the artist. His eternal Power and Godhead are visible in His works. See Romans 1:20 . And all things and bein...
Genesis 1:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The opening sentence of the Book of Genesis is an interpretation of the fact "that what is seen hath not been made out of things which do appear" Hebrews 11:3 ), and accounts for the things which ar...
Genesis 1:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. It is deserving our attention, that God's approbation of his work at the c...
Genesis 1:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE DIVINE VERDICT ‘And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good.’ Genesis 1:31 No one can prove to us that God made the world; but faith, which is stronger than a...
Genesis 1:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And God saw everything that he had made ,.... Either all that he had made on the several six days of the creation, he took a survey of them, looked over them again, as workmen do when they have fini...
Genesis 1:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Ver. 31. Behold it was very good. ] Or, extreme good, pleasant and pr...
Genesis 1:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, it was very good It had been said of each day's work, except the second, that it was good , but now, of every thing, that it was very good. For man, the master-piece of God's works, and...
Genesis 1:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In our human nature is a thirst to know about origins. God has given us this nature and God supplies the answer to our desire simply and decisively in the first statement of His own revelation to man...
Genesis 1:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Creation. B. C. 4004. 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, i...
Genesis 1:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No notes from Poole on this verse.
Genesis 1:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And God saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning a sixth day.' The world has been prepared for man and man can be satisfied because G...
Genesis 1:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 1:29-31 THE UNIVERSE GOD’S GIFT TO MAN I. The Gift. 1. Extensive. The Universe is a Divine gift to man. It was designed for the occupation of ma...
Genesis 1:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 1 It is possible that God made at first only one kind of matter, the germ of all the universe. Indeed, Scripture seems to hint this in the sublime record of the origin of light: "And God s...
Genesis 1:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 1:1 . In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. When that «beginning» was, we cannot tell. It may have been long ages before God fitted up this world for the abode of man, bu...
Genesis 1:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good Creation very good I. Why was it very good? 1. It was the offspring of infinite wisdom and power and love. 2. Becaus...
Genesis 1:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 1:21 Day six . Like day three, this is distinguished by a double creative act, the production of the higher or land animals and the creation of man, of the latter of...
Genesis 1:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Creation and Blessing of Man
Genesis 1:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

very good. Job 38:7 Psalms 19:1 Psalms 19:2 Psalms 104:24 Psalms 104:31 Lamentations 3:38 1 Timothy 4:4 and the. Genesis 1:5 Genesis 1:8 Genesis 1:13 Genesis 1:19 Genesis 1:23...
Genesis 1:31 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Creation Scenes Genesis 1:11-31 ; Genesis 2:1-2 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In Genesis 1:11 and Genesis 1:12 , we find the story of God's command to the earth to bring forth grass, the herb yieldin...
Genesis 1:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

We have here the approbation and conclusion of the whole work of creation. Observe, The review God took of his work, he saw every thing that he had made — So he doth still; all the works of his han...

Genesis 1:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 1:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 1:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 1:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 1:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 1:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 1:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 1:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 1:31 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 1:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes