GAP: Theory or Fact

or they had a preference to not have a gap?

 

This is not the forum. But when I see that all I think is

"Translation: The KJV translators were idiots to miss something so 'basic'"

It's a wonder Christianity survived until 1850.

 

1. At Genesis 1:22 the KJV reads, "And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth" (emphasis mine).

2. At Genesis 1:28 the KJV reads, "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth F6 upon the earth" (emphasis mine).

3. In v.22 KJV translate male "fill" but at v.28 it translates the same word "replenish."

4. To say that it NEVER translates male as "fill" is clearly an uninformed statement.

 

Exactly! Replinish simply means to fill... not refill.

 

1. Generations upon generations are thankful for the efforts of the KJV translators.

2. Why they chose to render the same Hebrew verb differently in the same chapter with just six verses between them, I will never know.

3. But I dare not call the translators idiots, for they were after all, fallible men.

 

I certainly agree. That would be much uninformed.

Good thing I never, ever made any such statement.

I said "replenish" always means "fill again," in English and in context. Maybe you're looking at the wrong "The Original Greek".

I never heard any Hebrew scholar say it cannot be translated either way. (Although lots who like to get to choose say "a better translation would have been . . .")

You think the KJV translators forgot in four verses that the word was male? Do you know who we are talking about here?

 

Just comparing Scripture to Scripture.

Do you mind telling me what IT refers to? I wish not to misquote you.

 

I see your point.

I should have said, "BTW, They translated it 'replenish' in Gen 1:28"

By "IT", I meant the English word "replenish" contextually means "Refill" consistently in the KJV.

My bad. (That's sixth-grader for "I'm sorry")

Lacy

 

If that is not clear, see your post #98.

 

You are correct. It wasn't clear. My antecedent got lost. (Prolly shulda tooka left toin at Albuquerque.)

So' I'll see you later my Dear Brother. I enjoyed this debate and appreciate your spirit.

Good night
-BroLacy

 

You are both wrong. Doncha know that invented Bible books have to SOUND like a bible book?
I think he got it from 1 Hezekiah 13: 26:laugh: :wavey: :thumbs:

 

Has anyone ever noticed how some folks can speak with their foot in their mouths?:BangHead:

 

Yes, Jim. You do it quite well.

 

You could be right, can you name a few who taught it? As I'm sure you know Darwin wasn't the first to have the view that is given to him but the first to push it and so many bought into it. The Gap was first popularized by Thomas Chalmers, a Scottish theologian in the early 19 century or that is what I was taught al long with the Scofield Bible, whic I still use.

So many went to the Gap after this world bought into Darwin. For years I would have agreed with you that it was a fact, but not today. A man I was able to spend some time with in this life, held to the Gap view, J. Vernon McGee and as I said R. B. Thieme taught the Gap better than any man I ever heard.

One thing that helped me was Gen. 1:31 and ,"it was very good." If it weren't very good , God wouldn't said so, and he was talking about creation.

 

Nothing in the creation of this universe was created to look new. Adam could walk and talk, trees were full grown. Are you trying as so many Theologians have attempted to make a harmonization of science and the Bible?

 

Haven't read that book.

 

Also before I forget, "death reigned from Adam to Moses", Romans 5:14 as the Bible says, not before or that is how I see it.

 

Here we disagree, I believe the Scriptures teach a absolute 6 days of creation and on the 7th God rested, and as Gen. 1: 31 tells us and "it was very good".