tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post8282234920537499524..comments2024-03-23T07:33:30.972+00:00Comments on Quodlibeta: Psalm 104 and the Early Chapters of GenesisJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594220073836613367noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-17492999131303011562010-07-21T21:48:03.172+01:002010-07-21T21:48:03.172+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15538540873375357030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-76819575213920598442010-07-21T21:47:58.209+01:002010-07-21T21:47:58.209+01:00Well, I disagree. Once you acknowledge that the es...Well, I disagree. Once you acknowledge that the establishment of dry land in Psalm 104 refers to its first formation, as described in Genesis 1, then you're stuck with the fact that the author of Psalm 104 specifically states that God promised that the waters would never cover all the land again. Saying it's just a general sequence with David's commentary on it simply doesn't take away from this.Jim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15538540873375357030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-44742430543235966512010-07-19T00:25:17.063+01:002010-07-19T00:25:17.063+01:00The recapitulation in Psalm 104 doesn't seem t...The recapitulation in Psalm 104 doesn't seem to me to be an out and out recapitulation of Genesis. Rather, it flows from the generally understood sequence of creation, with David's own additional commentaries sprinkled in to make the larger points he is trying to make. I see no startling evidence concerning the flood, in one direction or the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-20150546905904294452010-07-17T18:18:26.146+01:002010-07-17T18:18:26.146+01:00Yes, certainly. Much of the later OT reiterates th...Yes, certainly. Much of the later OT reiterates the time of the Patriarchs, the captivity in Egypt, the Exodus, David's reign, etc. This is also true of the early chapters of Genesis. For example, the separation of the waters below from the waters above in Genesis 1:6-8 is sometimes interpreted today to mean that God surrounded the earth with a water canopy. But two passages in Proverbs suggest that the phrase "the waters above" simply refers to clouds and precipitation. Proverbs 3:19-20 states that "By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew." Referring to God's laying of the earth's foundations and setting the heavens in place obviously hearkens back to the creation account in Genesis 1. "The deeps were divided" sounds exactly like the separation of the waters below from the waters above, and "the clouds let drop the dew" obviously refers to precipitation.<br /><br />Similarly, Proverbs 8:27-29 states "I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep." Again, "when he set the heavens in place" clearly refers back to the creation account in Genesis 1, and "clouds above" and "fountains of the deep" immediately brings to mind the concept of the waters above and the waters below, thus demonstrating that the waters above refer to clouds.Jim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15538540873375357030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-85909933823653691232010-07-17T16:04:55.762+01:002010-07-17T16:04:55.762+01:00Fascinating. Using the later bits of the bible as...Fascinating. Using the later bits of the bible as commentary on the earlier bits seems to be an underused resource. Are there any other examples of this, beyond the obvious OT references in the NT?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594220073836613367noreply@blogger.com