Genesis 1:31
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The verse highlights that "very good" is a step above "good." While each day's creation was declared "good," the entirety, especially with humanity's completion, is called "very good," signifying a perfection and harmony that encompasses all parts working together. This suggests that while individual elements are excellent, their collective arrangement and purpose reveal an even greater goodness.
On the sixth day, God brings forth the land animals—cattle, creeping things, and wild beasts—completing the creation of the living world. This climactic act of creation is met with God's final, overarching assessment: "very good," signifying perfect completion, order, and harmony in all that He made, just before resting.
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Elohim · Hebrew Noun (Masculine Plural)
The supreme deity and creator of the universe, often used in a plural form to denote His majesty and the fullness of His power and attributes.
ra'ah · Hebrew Verb
To perceive, look at, or inspect; in a divine context, it often implies God’s sovereign assessment and approval of His creation or human actions.
kol · Hebrew Noun/Adjective
A word denoting the whole of a set or the entirety of a substance; it signifies the absolute totality without exception.
asah · Hebrew Verb
To fashion, create, or produce something; while similar to 'bara' (create), this term emphasizes the process of shaping and completing a work, sometimes from existing materials.
This Psalm echoes the goodness of God's creation, particularly His joy in it, mirroring Genesis 1:31's declaration that all was 'very good'.
Ecclesiastes 3:11This passage speaks of God's timing and the perfection of His works, aligning with the finality and perfection declared in Genesis 1:31.
Romans 8:19-22It describes creation groaning and longing for redemption, implying an original goodness that has been marred but still testifies to its Creator, connecting to the 'very good' state before the Fall.
Colossians 1:16-17This text emphasizes Christ's role in creating and sustaining all things, providing a theological perspective on the 'very good' creation as originating from and held together by Him.
Revelation 4:11This verse states that all things were created for God's pleasure and will, echoing the ultimate purpose and goodness behind everything God made in Genesis 1:31.
gillGenesis 1:31: "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."
And God saw everything that he had made,.... Either all that he had made on the several six days of the creation, he took a survey of them, looked over them again, as workmen do when they have finished their work, to see if anything is amiss or wanting; not that anything of this nature can be supposed in the works of God, but such a survey is attributed to…
clarkeGenesis 1:31: "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."
And, behold, it was very good - טוב מאד tob meod, Superlatively, or only good; as good as they could be. The plan wise, the work well executed, the different parts properly arranged; their nature, limits, mode of existence, manner of propagation, habits, mode of sustenance, etc., etc., properly and permanently established and secured; for every thing was…
The verse highlights that "very good" is a step above "good." While each day's creation was declared "good," the entirety, especially with humanity's completion, is called "very good," signifying a perfection and harmony that encompasses all parts working together. This suggests that while individual elements are excellent, their collective arrangement and purpose reveal an even greater goodness.
On the sixth day, God brings forth the land animals—cattle, creeping things, and wild beasts—completing the creation of the living world. This climactic act of creation is met with God's final, overarching assessment: "very good," signifying perfect completion, order, and harmony in all that He made, just before resting.
On the sixth day, God brings forth the land animals—cattle, creeping things, and wild beasts—completing the creation of the living world. This climactic act of creation is met with God's final, overarching assessment: "very good," signifying perfect completion, order, and harmony in all that He made, just before resting.
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hinneh · Hebrew Interjection
A particle used to command attention, often introducing a significant observation or a sudden realization of truth.
me'od · Hebrew Adverb/Noun
A superlative indicating an exceeding degree or intensity; it heightens the quality of the word it modifies to the utmost level.
tob · Hebrew Adjective
Descriptive of something that is beautiful, pleasant, or morally right; it signifies that which fulfills its intended purpose according to God's standard.
ereb · Hebrew Noun
The period of sunset or twilight; in the biblical creation account, it marks the transition to and the beginning of a new day.
boqer · Hebrew Noun
The break of day or the end of the night; it signifies the dawn of a new period of light and activity.
shishshi · Hebrew Adjective
An ordinal number representing the position after the fifth; in the creation week, it culminates in the creation of humanity and the completion of the work.
yom · Hebrew Noun
A period of time, most commonly a literal 24-hour cycle of light and darkness, though it can also refer to a specific era or the 'day of the Lord.'
"And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day." — The verse highlights that "very good" is a step above "good." While each day's creation was declared "good," the entirety, especially with humanity's completion, is called "very good," signifying a p…
