Psalm 33:9
9 For he spake ['amar], and it was
done; he commanded [tsavah], and it stood fast [`amad]. KJV-Interlinear
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For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. ESV
Speaking of all of the
heavens, which is a reference to the entire universe, or all of creation, then
God merely spoke and it was done.
Done means the entire process
of creation was completed in an instant.
God did not speak to
start the process, only to be completed at some later time, but the act of
creation occurred in an instant. Its
beginning, middle, and end all occurred in an instant.
Done means finished,
completed, as in when a job is finished, then you put your tools away and leave
the job, as there is nothing more to do.
And so God spoke and the universe was completed in full.
Remember that the original
creation of the universe occurred in an instant, unlike the later restoration of
the earth, which took six days.
In chronological order,
the angels were created first, then the universe was created, then the fall of
Satan occurred, then the destruction of the earth occurred, it became null and
void. It was not created as a void
world. And then God restored the world
in preparation for humanity, and the conclusion of the angelic conflict.
So, when creation originally
occurred, it occurred instantly, and it was completed in its entirety. That distinguishes it from the six day
restoration of earth, which occurred later on, after the fall of Satan.
