Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Passage

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:29 God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

Genesis 1:30 To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.

Genesis 1:31 God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "everything", "behold", "good", "evening", "morning", and "sixth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "everything" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "To every animal of the earth and...", giving immediate footing for "everything" and "behold". In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "everything" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.