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God's Sovereign Naming
Commentators note that God's act of naming Day and Night is a profound declaration of His authority. By assigning names, God establishes order over His creation and sets the stage for humanity, a rational creature who would also use language and names. As one scholar puts it, this act shows that God is the rightful owner and superior who gives a name, and the thing named is subordinate to the namer.
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Genesis
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 1:3–5
18th Century
Theologian
אמר 'āmar — “say, bid.” After this verb comes the thing said in the words of the speaker, or an equivalent expression. I…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 1:5
19th Century
Bishop
God called the light Day ... Night. —Before this distinction of night and day was possible, there must have been outside …
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 1:5
19th Century
Preacher
It is a good thing to have the right names for things. An error is often half killed when you know the real name of it; its power lies in its being…
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John Calvin
On Genesis 1:5
16th Century
Theologian
And God called the light. That is, God willed that there should be a regular alternation of days and nights, which also followed immediate…
John Gill
On Genesis 1:5
17th Century
Pastor
And God called the light day, and the darkness he called
night
Either by the circulat…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 1:3–5
17th Century
Minister
God said, Let there be light; He willed it, and at once there was light. Oh, the power of the word of God!
In the new creation, the…