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Genesis 8:22
While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night will not cease."
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Interpretation

Genesis 8:22 shows a seasons remain that is lived within solitude and community—see "while" and "earth". Let seasons remain by steady, quiet faithfulness—steady the will with prayer.

Context

The setting is Genesis—law/history, highlighting seasons remain. Within ch. 8, a small unit frames the emphasis. Watch the terms “while” and “earth”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early attribution points to Moses for Genesis. Introductions to Genesis often note: Composite authorship across centuries (Pentateuchal sources).. Date: 2nd–1st millennium BC traditions compiled later.. Covenant History is especially relevant in this line. Scholarly readings consider compositional history over time.

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Traditional:Moses
Modern scholarship:Composite authorship across centuries (Pentateuchal sources).
Date:2nd–1st millennium BC traditions compiled later.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
In the Masoretic tradition the Hebrew text is preserved with remarkable accuracy. The Dead Sea Scrolls (1947-1956 discoveries) confirm the Hebrew text's reliability, showing minimal variation over 1000+ years of transmission.