So in the cognate languages the word Emir, ruler, is literally, speaker. His word alone contains all things necessary for the fulfilment of His will.

The beauty and sublimity of the language here used has often been noticed: God makes no preparation, He employs no means, needs no secondary agency. The phrase, then, is metaphorical, and means that God enacted for the universe a law and ten times we find the command similarly given. (3) And God said.-Voice and sound there could be none, nor was there any person to whom God addressed this word of power. God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.Īnd God saith, 'Let light be ' and light is.Įllicott's Commentary for English ReadersTHE CREATIVE DAYS. God said, 'Let there be light.' And there was light!Īnd God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. Then God said: Let there be light, and there was light. God said, 'Let there be light!' So there was light.Īnd God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.Īnd God says, “Let light be” and light is. Then God commanded, 'Let there be light'-and light appeared. Then God said, 'Let there be light!' So there was light. God said, 'I command light to shine!' And light started shining.Īnd God said: Be light made. Then God said, “Let there be light' and there was light.Īnd God said, “Let there be light” and there was light.Īnd God said, “The light shall be”, and the light was.Īnd God said, Let there be light, and there was light. Then God said, “Let there be light” and there was light. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.Īnd God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

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