If day four was too boring for you, day five will make
up for it. In day five we are about to experience new life in a very active and
at times terrifying form.
Then God said, “Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let
birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.” God created the great sea monsters and every living creature
that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged
bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and
multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the
earth.” There was evening and there was morning, a fifth
day. Genesis 1:20-23
A new
life of swarming sea creatures and creatures capable of flight, fill the seas
and the skies, showing clearly day five’s rhyme with day two’s creation of
space separating water above from water below.
These
creatures are not to be taken for granted or simply admired, because unlike the
vegetation type life of day three these creatures have very unique capabilities.
Along
with having physical bodies designed for travel in their element, water or sky.
They have mouths, with teeth, they can bite, communicate with each other and
they have brains and thus self-determination. They go where they wish often at
very high speeds.
The plant
life of day three is the base of their food chain but they also feed on each
other and you, if they get a chance.
To
survive and prosper in day five one needs good timing. Unlike the vegetation of
day three which was immobile and could be harvested when you wished. The birds
and fish of day five are a considerable challenge. Capturing them is very
difficult and now they are eating the vegetation of day three as well as biting
you when they get a chance.
Interestingly, the ecology is self-sustaining, in addition to the food chain, the plants
produce the oxygen the birds and fish consume, while they in turn produce
carbon dioxide which the plants consume.
The element
of time marked by the celestial bodies of day four will now become crucial for
any success. As any gathering of this new life will require being at the right
place at the right time, with means and a plan
Opportunity
in day five is huge, almost unimaginable, but the requirement is good timing
and to be equipped to handle some very difficult creatures. Creatures who have
the breath of life, a mind for self-determination and a body of flesh which can
fly or swim with strength and skill.
If day
four was a disappointment, day five will be a challenge, it can be very
rewarding or it can be devastating.
I have to
add that sitting here in spring of 2014 the above scene certainly reminds me of
the business climate since the fall of 2008. All the assumptions that have
developed since 1980 are under review and revision. The opportunities are huge
so are the dangers.
Note: For
this post I owe considerable credit to Jeff Benner and his insights concerning
Strong’s #H2416 “chay” and #H5315 “nephesh” usually translated “living creature”.
You can find his work at www.ancient-hebrew.org
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