So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Creation advances toward perfection, each day producing nobler beings than the last. Fish and fowl both came from water on the fifth day, though their flesh differs; the power of the first Cause produces vastly different effects from the same source. The waters brought forth abundantly, insects and great whales alike.
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Commenting on Genesis 1:20-23
From countless shoals of small fish to the great sea monsters, from the tiny insect to the king of birds, the waters and air were suddenly made to swarm with creatures formed to live and sport in their respective elements.
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Commenting on Genesis 1:20-23
The Hebrew denotes great aquatic creatures, whales certainly, though some read crocodiles or sea serpents. Ancient writers report specimens of staggering size, though common whales run fifty to one hundred feet. God's power shown in forming such immensities from water itself proves His dominion complete.
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