Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew… I. EVERY HERB AND PLANT UPON THE EARTH IS GOD'S CREATURE. II. NOT ONLY THE MERCIES OF GOD IS GENERAL, BUT EVERY PARTICULAR BLESSING MUST BE TAKEN NOTICE OF AS COMING FROM GOD. III. THAT WHICH IS BROUGHT TO PASS WITHOUT ORDINARY MEANS, MUST NEEDS BE WROUGHT BY THE HAND AND POWER OF GOD HIMSELF. IV. THERE CAN BE NO RAIN ON THE EARTH UNLESS GOD SEND IT. V. IT IS BY RAIN FROM HEAVEN THAT ALL THE HERBS AND PLANTS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH DO GROW AND ARE NOURISHED. VI. THOUGH GOD BE PLEASED TO MAKE USE OF MAN'S LABOUR IN PRODUCING AND CHERISHING THE FRUITS OF THE EARTH, YET HE CAN INCREASE AND PRESERVE THEM WITHOUT IT. VII. THOUGH THE FRUITFULNESS OF THE EARTH COME ONLY BY GOD'S BLESSING, YET THE LABOUR OF MAN IS REQUIRED AS THE ORDINARY MEANS TO FURTHER IT. (J. White.) Parallel Verses KJV: And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. |
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