The earth was watered from beneath, not by rain, through a mist that rose from the ground.
Genesis 2:5-6 says the LORD God had not caused it to rain, and a mist from the earth watered the whole face of the ground. Les Feldick explains that God also placed part of the earth's water in a vapor belt above the atmosphere, which produced a constant spring-like climate with no weather. This water canopy then came down during Noah's flood.
Genesis 2:5-6 — This passage directly addresses how the earth was watered before rain: a mist from the earth watered the whole face of the ground.
In Genesis 2:5-6, Scripture says that before plants and herbs grew, the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth; instead, a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. This is the first mention of watering in Genesis, and it is from beneath, not from the sky. Genesis 1:6-7 records that God made a firmament and divided the waters, placing some above the firmament and some below. The scriptural account does not present rain as the source of water in the early world.
Les Feldick teaches that in the original creation the earth was covered with water, and during restoration God lifted half of that water into a huge vapor belt above the atmosphere. With that vapor belt in place, the earth enjoyed a constant spring-like climate from pole to pole, with no weather and no storm clouds. God watered the things that needed water from beneath, as Genesis 2 says. Les describes the pre-flood earth as beautiful, with far more land area and vegetation beyond our imagination, and he uses rivers that emerge from the base of mountains to illustrate the idea of water coming from beneath. At the flood, this water came back down, and afterward the earth came under weather and the four seasons.
Les Feldick says no. The pre-flood world had one constant, spring-like climate, and because it was constant there was no weather and no storm clouds. The Bible records that God watered the things that needed water from beneath, and Genesis 2:5-6 says a mist from the earth watered the whole face of the ground.
Les teaches that originally in Genesis 1 the earth was covered with water. God then removed half of that water and placed it in a vapor belt above the atmosphere, leaving the rest as seas. This vapor belt was the foundation for the constant spring-like climate from pole to pole. The water that watered the ground came up from beneath the earth, not from rain. At the flood, all the water came back down and covered the planet.
Les says that after Noah's flood the earth was completely different. Instead of one spring-like temperature with no weather, the earth came under weather, climatic changes, and the four seasons. He speculates that this may have been when God instigated the tilting of the earth to produce the seasonal changes.
Dividing the Waters
Les shows from Genesis 1 that God made a firmament and divided the waters, placing water above the atmosphere and leaving water on the earth — the basis of the pre-flood vapor belt.
No Rain, Water From Beneath
Les directly teaches that it never rained before the flood; God watered the earth from beneath, and the vapor belt created a constant spring-like climate with no weather.
Constant Climate From Pole to Pole
Les describes the early world as having a constant climate from pole to pole, a beautiful earth with far more land area than today.
Water Canopy Returned at the Flood
Les explains that the water God had placed above the atmosphere came back down at the flood to cover the planet.
Pre-Flood Earth's Productivity
Les points out that before the flood the earth was beautiful, tremendously productive, and had far greater land area than the present earth.
Post-Flood Climate Change
Les contrasts the pre-flood spring-like climate with the post-flood world, which came under weather, climatic changes, and the four seasons.
Mist From the Earth
Les uses Genesis 2:5-6 to show that God had not caused it to rain and that the earth was watered from beneath by a mist; he illustrates this with rivers that emerge from mountain bases.
Semi-Tropical Pre-Flood World
Les reminds us the pre-flood world had a semi-tropical climate from pole to pole, with vegetation beyond imagination.
Genesis 1:6-7: And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
This shows a division of waters above and below the atmosphere, which Les connects to the pre-flood vapor belt.
Genesis 2:5-6: 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. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
This directly states that the early earth was not watered by rain, but by a mist rising from the earth.
According to Les Feldick, the Bible says it never rained before the flood. Genesis 2:5-6 says God had not caused it to rain and that a mist from the earth watered the ground. The pre-flood world was watered from beneath rather than from the sky.
Les teaches that God put part of the earth's water in a vapor belt above the atmosphere. That belt kept the climate constant and spring-like from pole to pole, so there were no storm clouds and no weather.
Les says the water that had been lifted into the vapor belt came back down at Noah's flood. The beautiful one-climate world was replaced by a world with weather, seasons, and climatic changes.
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