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God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear," and it was so.
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The Miracle of Dry Land
Commentators like John Calvin describe the appearance of dry land as an "illustrious miracle." They explain that the natural tendency of water would be to cover the entire globe. God's command to gather the waters into one place was a direct, supernatural act of power and goodness, setting boundaries for the seas to create a habitable world for humanity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
9. קוה qāvâh, "turn, bind, gather, expect."
יבשׁה yabāshâh, "the dry, the ground." יבשׁ yab…
19th Century
Anglican
Let the waters be gathered together. —The verb, as Gesenius shows, refers rather to the condensation of water, which, as we have seen, was…
Baptist
Having attended to the air, God further exercised His power by setting the earth in order. Observe this remarkable fact: as soon as God made the dr…
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16th Century
Protestant
Let the waters... be gathered together This also is an illustrious miracle, that the waters by their departure have given a dwelling-place…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said, let the waters under the heaven be gathered together to one place Which…
The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and they are still His. Though their use is allowed to humanity, the…
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