Genesis 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Perhaps not coincidentally, the very first word we are introduced to in the Scriptures is this preposition: “In the beginning” – בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית. It’s also quite interesting that it shows up in the description of where the sun, moon and stars were placed.
Genesis 1:
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
That’s right, they were placed “in the firmament” (בִּרְקִ֣יעַ) not outside and all around it as many a Creation scientist would have you believe.
Genesis 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish (Strong’s # 4390 מָלֵא (maw-lay’) FILL) the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish (Strong’s # 4390 מָלֵא (maw-lay’) FILL) the earth.
Psalm 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Jeremiah 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 3:3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
Thanks brother for sharing great short study!!! Like the reasoning, solid.
Slightly off subject, but I love the progress of your God’s terrarium image.
So true. Good points all.
I love how His Spirit hovered upon the waters…again carrying through His protective language of His footstool, His throne above and His Spirit upon…covering us.
We are in and are covered.
I can imagine a ball also being filled but as you point out and so does science. Water isn’t curved.Filling up on a flat surface is much more logical.Snow globe style.
Love it.
Way to go with your Hebrew too!!
Does the distance between points south of the Equator increase in a flat world vrs sphere? How far would southern South America be from southern Africa and Australia, going east and then west?
Awesome food for thought. I love the bible.
Hi Rob,
I enjoy watching and listening to all your topics on the bible. I am 62 years old and remember when in school them telling us we lived on a spinning ball. I thought they were all nuts. A creator that loves us would not put us on a ball spinning at 1000 miles an hour in outer space going around a sun, he loves us and would want to protect us and keep us safe and watch over us. Putting us on a spinning ball would be cruel, something Satan would do.