The 2nd day.
Gloria Phifer
Genesis 1:6-8 the firmament in Hebrews “raqiya” (raw-kee-ah).
“An expanse, the firmament or visible arch of the sky. Expanded surface
(solid), expanse (flat at base support) firmament (of vault of heaven
supporting waters above.
1. Considered
by Hebrews as solid and supporting waters above. To make a spreading of clouds.
Amp. Bible “And God said, let there be a firmament (the
expanse) and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters
which were above the expanse. And it was so. And called the firmament Heavens.
And there was evening and morning, a second day.” (2nd day, sky and
water (water separated).
Life app footnotes: The space between waters, was a
separation between the sea and the mists of the skies.
Thoughts?
Living Bible “And God said, “Let the vapors separate to form
the sky above and the oceans below. So God made the sky, dividing the vapor
above from the water below.
This all happened on the 2nd day.
(Living Bible footnote “literally, “let there be a dome to divide the waters.”)
Job 26:7-10. “He created the horizon when He separated the
waters; He set the boundary between day and night. (Lab study Bible).
Psalm 33:7-9 “He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked
the oceans in vast reservoirs.” Vs. 9” When He spoke, the world began! It
appeared at His command.”
Prov. 8:28-36. “I was there when He set the clouds above,
when He established springs deep in the earth, so they would not spread beyond
their boundaries. And when He marked off the earth’s foundations, I was the
architect at His side I was His constant delight, rejoicing always in His presence.
And how happy I was with the world He created; how I rejoiced with the human
family!””(Wisdom is speaking)
LAB footnotes “God says that wisdom is primary and
fundamental. It is the foundation on which all life is built. Paul and John may
have alluded to some of Solomon’s statements about wisdom to describe Christ’s
presence at the creation of the world. Col.1:15-20, Col. 2:2, 3; Rev. 3:14. (Solomon
wrote Proverbs, doesn’t give a date but was early in his rulership.)
Jeremiah 5:22 “fear you not me? Saith The Lord: will you not
tremble at My presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by
a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves,
yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it. “(Though
the ocean and sea toss their waves and roar they cannot go over God’s limits.
His command prevails!!!)
This is perhaps a better question than how much
rain a cloud can hold. Scientists estimate that one inch of rain falling over
an area of one square mile is equal to 17.4 million
gallons of water. That much water would weigh 143 million pounds!
https://headsup.boyslife.org
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According to
scientists, the weight of the average cumulus cloud is 1.1 million pounds!
The Water Cycle: Water Storage
in the Atmosphere
New!
The atmosphere is full of water
The water cycle is all about storing water and moving water on,
in, and above the Earth. Although the atmosphere may not be a great storehouse
of water, it is the superhighway used to move water around the globe. Evaporation and transpiration change liquid water
into vapor, which ascends into the atmosphere due to rising air currents.
Cooler temperatures aloft allow the vapor to condense into clouds and
strong winds move the clouds around the world until the water falls as precipitation to replenish the
earthbound parts of the water cycle. About 90 percent of water in the
atmosphere is produced by evaporation from water bodies, while the other 10
percent comes from transpiration from plants.
There is always water in the atmosphere. Clouds are, of course,
the most visible manifestation of atmospheric water, but even clear air
contains water—water in particles that are too small to be seen. One
estimate of the volume of water in the atmosphere at any one time is about
3,100 cubic miles (mi3) or 12,900 cubic kilometers (km3).
That may sound like a lot, but it is only about 0.001 percent of the total
Earth's water volume of about 332,500,000 mi3 (1,385,000,000 km3),
as shown in the table below. If all of the water in the atmosphere rained down
at once, it would only cover the globe to a depth of 2.5 centimeters, about 1
inch.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN:“Another way to illustrate the
relative lightness of clouds is to compare the total mass of a cloud to the
mass of the air in which it resides. Consider a hypothetical but typical small
cloud at an altitude of 10,000 feet, comprising one cubic kilometer and having
a liquid water content of 1.0 gram per cubic meter. The total mass of the cloud
particles is about 1 million kilograms, which is roughly equivalent to the
weight of 500 automobiles. But the total mass of the air in that same cubic
kilometer is about 1 billion kilograms--1,000 times heavier than the liquid!
So, even
though typical clouds do contain a lot of water, this water is spread out for
miles in the form of tiny water droplets or crystals, which are so small that
the effect of gravity on them is negligible. Thus, from our vantage on the
ground, clouds seem to float in the sky.”
How cool to think that in the atmosphere around us right now are
these small particles of water. Thoughts?
Oh, the magnificence of God Almighty. The One Who gives us gravity, air and
water…clouds and seas.
Genesis 1:9-10. And Elohiym said, “Let the waters under the
heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it
was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the
waters called He Seas: and God saw that it was good.”
This is the 2nd
time that God SAW “That is was
good.” The 1st was when He saw the Light and He said “it was good.”
Now He calls the dry land Earth and the water Seas and God SAW that it was
good.
Said in Hebrew “To say with great latitude. Appoint, certify, challenge,
charge, give command, declare, demand, desire, determine, expressly, name,
promise, publish, Use Speech.”
What stands out to
you? I like all of these. Especially appoint, charge, challenge, command,
desire, use speech…actually I like them all (:
Together in Hebrew is “quvah” (kaw-vaw) “To bind together
(perhaps by twisting) To expect,
collect, gather together, to wait, look for, hope, expect. To be collected. To
wait for, linger for. Thoughts? (to gather the waters together.)
Dry in Hebrew is “yabbashah” (yab0baw-shaw) “dry ground. Ground,
land. To make dry, be dry, become dry, be dried up, and be withered. To exhibit
dryness.”
Appear “raah”. “To see, appear, approve, behold, consider,
discern, make to enjoy, have experience, gaze, joyful, view, and
visions. To see, have vision, observe. “ So God saw the water go into place
and the ground appear.
We saw last week
with the coming of The Light God had a wonderful experience. Now it looks like
He enjoyed this experience of the earth appearing dry. Thoughts?
God called
“qara” “to call out, proclaim, cry, and utter a loud sound. To call with the
Name of God. To summon, invite, commission, appoint, endow, to call, name, and
give name to. Be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named, and be
chosen.
Earth “eh-rets”.
“Whole earth (as opposed to a part).Land, country, territory, land of the
living, to be firm.” What are your
thoughts?
Seas “Yam”. An
unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf or large body of
water. Seaward.
When God saw His
work, accomplished by His Word, He saw that it was “Good.” I love that God had
enjoyed this experience of Creation.
How
about you?
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