5 For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long
ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
Verse 5
For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water
and amidst water, by the word of God; 2 Peter 3:5 ASV
This version helps us understand what this first part of the verse is talking about which refers to what
they should know but did not know and if they had read the scriptures, they might know of God's
power.
By the word of God refers to knowing the commands of God and the power of His word.
The next part of the verse talks about the beginning of the earth.
The water refers to the Greek word συνεστῶσα sunestōsa meaning to stand with or together.
The writer of this letter, Peter, uses this illustration to reference Genesis 1 about the creation of the
earth.
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was a formless and desolate
emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the
surface of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2
The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the
Spirit of God was moving over the water. Genesis 1:2 CEV
6 Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from
the waters.” Genesis 1:6
9 Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land
appear”; and it was so. Genesis 1:9
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