Genesis 1:7
And God made a firmament, and he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became.
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8And God called the firmament ‘Heaven.’ And it became evening and morning, the second day.
Cross References
Genesis 1:11And he said, “Let the land spring forth green plants, both those producing seed, and fruit-bearing trees, producing fruit according to their kind, whose seed is within itself, over all the earth.” And so it became.
Genesis 1:24God also said, “Let the land produce living souls in their kind: cattle, and animals, and wild beasts of the earth, according to their species.” And so it became.
Job 38:8Who enclosed the sea with doors, when it broke forth as if issuing from the womb,
Psalms 104:10And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
Psalms 148:4Praise him, heavens of the heavens. And let all the waters that are above the heavens
Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds have been filled, they will pour forth rain upon the earth. If a tree falls to the south, or to the north, or to whatever direction it may fall, there it shall remain.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:7-9
The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. We have here an account of the second day's work, the creation of the firmament, in which observe, 1. The command of God concerning it:… Read the whole commentary →