Genesis 1:16
God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
17God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
Job 31:26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Psalms 136:9the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:15-20
The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,… Read the whole commentary →