Gen 1:22 | TNotes | STEP | 1:22 God blessed them: God’s blessing commissions and enables the fulfillment of what God has spoken (see thematic note for Blessing at end of chapter). • Let the fish ... let the birds: These directives define the blessing. The fish and birds are fertile by God’s command, not by pagan ritual, as some of Israel’s neighbors thought.

‏ Genesis 1:22

1:22 ^a God blessed them: God’s blessing commissions and enables the fulfillment of what God has spoken (see thematic note for Blessing at end of chapter).

• Let the fish ... let the birds: These directives define the blessing. The fish and birds are fertile by God’s command, not by pagan ritual, as some of Israel’s neighbors thought.