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1961 hayah (haw-yaw);
a primitive root [compare 1933]; to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always
emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):

Again, we need not look far to see that the translators understood that the word had
this meaning.

Genesis 2:7
Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life; and man became [hayah] a living being.
(NAS)

Why did the translators choose to render these words in Genesis 1:2 as they have
done? It was simply because they either did not understand the scriptures, or they did
understand, but it did not fit with the orthodox teachings of the day. Let us look one more
time at how these scriptures should be properly rendered.

Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. But the earth became
formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep...

What was the state of this original earth of Genesis 1:1 before it was judged? The
scriptures reveal that it was in some ways similar to the earth that was re-created in the
following verses of Genesis. There was a Garden of Eden upon that earth as well.

Ezekiel 28:12-15
Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says
Yahweh God, "You had the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: the
ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper; the lapis lazuli,
the turquoise, and the emerald; and the gold, the workmanship of your settings and
sockets, was in you. On the day that you were created they were prepared. You were
the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there. You were on the holy
mountain of God; you walked in the midst of the stones of fire. You were blameless
in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in
you.’”

This passage of scripture is describing Lucifer before he sinned. He is described in type
as the king of Tyre, but we can see clearly from this passage that no common king is being
described. It is not a man that this passage speaks of, but an “anointed cherub” who had
“the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.”
Lucifer is described in his beauty and perfection. He was adorned with many precious
jewels. He had access to the presence of God. And we also see that God placed him in the
Garden of Eden.
We never see recorded in Genesis a description of this Lucifer, this perfect and
beautiful creature being in Eden. Rather, we see him first appear as a serpent. Lucifer was
described as “full of wisdom” and the word for serpent comes from the same root as the