From Nave’s Topical Bible
Geology
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 16Passages listed
- 9Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- General scriptures concerningGenesis 1:9Genesis 1:101 Samuel 2:82 Samuel 22:16Job 12:8Job 12:9Job 28:9–11Psalms 18:15Psalms 24:1Psalms 24:2Psalms 104:5–13Psalms 136:6Proverbs 30:4Jeremiah 31:37Habakkuk 3:92 Peter 3:5–7
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The passages, in Bible order (16)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 1:9
And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
Commentary on Genesis 1:91 voice
What trouble you have given me in my previous discourses by asking me why the earth was invisible, why all bodies are naturally endued with colour, and why all colour comes under the sense of sight. And, perhaps, my reason did not appear sufficient to you, when I said that the earth, without being naturally invisible, was so to us, because of the mass of water that entirely covered it. Hear then how Scripture explains itself. Let the waters be gathered together, and let the dry land appear.
Basil of Caesarea· The Hexaemeron, Homily 4: Upon the Gathering Together of the Waters, 379Patristic
- Genesis 1:10
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Commentary on Genesis 1:101 voice
(10) And he called the gatherings of waters seas. It should be noted that every gathering of waters, whether they be salty or fresh, according to the language of the Hebrews, are called seas. Therefore, Porphyry falsely accuses the Evangelists of ignorance in performing a miracle, because the Lord walked on the sea, that he called the lake of Genezareth a sea, when every lake and gathering of waters are called seas.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
- 1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:81 voice
20. For dust is the subtle deliberation of illicit thought, which renders foul the mind in which it has settled. For what is designated by dung except the foulness and boldness of committed wickedness? Hence the prophet too, beholding the life of carnal people buried under the filth of foul deeds, says: "The beasts have rotted in their dung" (Joel 1:17). Therefore, the gifts of God are enumerated in fitting order in the conversion of the wicked.
Gregory the Dialogist· Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 2, Chapter 1, 604Patristic
- 2 Samuel 22:16
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:161 voice
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. See Gill on Psa 18:15.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 12:8
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
Commentary on Job 12:82 voices
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee. Or speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. What are we to understand by 'the beasts,' but men of slow parts; and what by 'the fowls of the air,' but those that are skilled in high and sublime truths? For of 'the beasts,' i.e. the dull of sense, it is written; Thine animals shall dwell therein.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XI, 604Patristic
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee,.... Or ask "a sprig of the earth" (n), any shrub, or tree, or whatsoever grows out of it, and they will all unite in this doctrine, that they are raised and preserved by the power of God, and are so many instances of his wisdom, power, and goodness: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee; as mute as they are, they will proclaim this truth, that God is the mighty Maker and wise Disposer of them. (n) שיח לארץ "virgultum terrae", Pagninus, Schmidt; so Drusius and Michaelis.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 12:9
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
Commentary on Job 12:91 voice
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? As if he said in plain terms; 'Whether you ask the dull of understanding, or persons full of the loftiest subjects, or those devoted to earthly ways, or the men busied with investigations that belong to this world, all of them acknowledge God to be the Creator of all things, and with one consent agree about His Power, though they do not with one consent live in submission to it.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XI, 604Patristic
- Job 28:9–11
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
Commentary on Job 28:9–111 voice
He stretcheth out his hand to the flint; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. For 'he stretched out his hand to the flint,' because He put forth the arm of His preaching to the hardness of the Gentiles. Hence the same blessed Job, forewarned of the history of his suffering being destined to be made known to the Gentiles, says, Let these things be graven with an iron pen in a plate of lead, or hewn in the flint.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVIII, 604Patristic
- Psalms 18:15
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
Commentary on Psalms 18:151 voice
"And the fountains appeared." Here he treats of the generation of waters, which emanate from certain sources called springs, from which all generation of waters comes. Now these are generated in two ways. Sometimes from a customary and natural cause: just as vapors are raised …
Thomas Aquinas· Exposition on the Psalms of David, 1274Patristic
- Psalms 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
Commentary on Psalms 24:12 voices
The foolish man thinks his own that which never belongs to him, ignorant seemingly in his greed that "the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof," for "God is king of all the earth." It is the passion of having which gives men a false title of lordship over that which can never belong to them.
Gregory of Nyssa· ON VIRGINITY 4, 395Patristic
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof,.... The whole universe, all the terraqueous globe, both land and water, and the circumambient air, and all that is therein; the fishes of the sea, the fowls of the air, the beasts of the field, all plants and vegetables that spring out of the earth, and metals and minerals in the bowels of it; all which are the riches of the Lord the earth is full of, Psa 104:24; see Psa 50:10; the world, and they that dwell therein; the habitable world, and the dwellers on it, rational and irrational.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Psalms 24:2
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
Commentary on Psalms 24:21 voice
The Psalm says: "Upon the seas he founded it"; and elsewhere: "Who founded the earth upon its own stability." Some mocked David because he said that God founded the earth upon the waters. The earth, since it is dry, unless there were moisture penetrating it, …
Bonaventure· Collationes de Septem Donis, Collation 4, 1257Patristic
- Psalms 104:5–13
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
Commentary on Psalms 104:5–131 voice
You who founded the earth upon its own stability. And truly it is marvelous how great a mass of earth hangs by the power of God. It shall not be moved for ever and ever. For it stands unmoved, by the providence of God.
Jerome· Homily 30, on Psalm 103, 420Patristic
- Psalms 136:6
He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.
Commentary on Psalms 136:61 voice
Who established the earth upon the waters. Although the earth is said to hang upon the waters, that is, to hang in the sea, yet he founded and established our earth in baptism. He did not say, "he lifted up," or "he exalted," or "he made it ascend into the heavens." For baptism forgives sins, and frees us as if from prison: but it cannot grant the kingdoms of heaven. For unless someone enters through works and faith, he cannot be secure.
Jerome· Homily 47, on Psalm 135, 420Patristic
- Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
Commentary on Proverbs 30:42 voices
Raise your eyes to heaven, therefore, like him who said, "To you who lives in heaven, I lift my eyes." Look upon the sun of righteousness and, as you are directed by the commandments of the Lord, which resemble the most radiant of stars, have vigilant eyes. Do not allow the eyes [of the soul] to slumber or the eyelids to rest, that the commandments might lead you perpetually. "For, your law is a lamp to my feet," he says, "and a light to my path."
Basil of Caesarea· HOMILY ON THE BEGINNING OF PROVERBS 17, 379Patristic
Who ascended into heaven, and descended? This is the knowledge of the saints, which is considered foolishness by the wise of this world, because evidently the Son of God, in assumed flesh, after His death and resurrection, ascended into heaven, and at the time of …
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735Patristic
- Jeremiah 31:37
This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:371 voice
(Verse 37) Thus says the Lord: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will reject all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, says the Lord. LXX: Thus says the Lord: If the heavens are raised high above and the floor of the earth is humbled below, then I will not reject the nation of Israel, says the Lord, for all that they have done. The Hebrew text in this passage differs greatly from the Vulgate edition.
Jerome· Commentary on Jeremiah, 420Patristic
- Habakkuk 3:9
You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.
Commentary on Habakkuk 3:92 voices
Stretching, you extend your bow over scepters, says the Lord. The bow signifies the sudden coming of the divine judgment, by which he foresaw that even scepters, that is, the kingdoms of the world, should be examined. Therefore, the prophet insinuates what the Lord, ascending …
Bede· Commentary on the Song of Habakkuk, 735Patristic
(Verse 8, 9.) Are you angry, Lord, with the rivers? Or is your anger against the rivers, or your wrath against the sea? For you have ascended upon your horses, and your chariots are salvation. You will surely bring forth your bow, fulfilling the oaths you have spoken to the tribes. Selah. (Septuagint: Are you angry, Lord, with the rivers? Or is your wrath against the rivers, or your fury against the sea? You who ride upon your horses, and your horse is salvation: stretching out, extending your bow over the scepters, says the Lord.) Diapsalma.
Jerome· Commentary on Habakkuk, 420Patristic
- 2 Peter 3:5–7
But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
Commentary on 2 Peter 3:5–71 voice
"In the beginning you, O Lord, laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands," said the psalmist. If you did not know from the beginning, O Lord, who laid the foundation of the earth, and if the heavens were not the work of your hands, it would be impossible for them to be changed or to be transformed into anything else. If they had not been created, they would have to remain incomplete forever. But since you were their maker, you can do whatever you want to with them.
Eusebius of Caesarea· CATENA, 339Patristic