Genesis 1:7
So God made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.
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6God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters to divide the waters.”
8God called the expanse, “sky.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day two.
Cross References
Genesis 1:11God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation—plants that produce seeds and trees that produce seeded fruit—each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
Genesis 1:24God said, “Let the land produce living creatures, each one according to its own kind—the livestock, the creatures that run along the ground, and the wild animals, each one according to its own kind.” And that's what happened.
Job 38:8Who laid down the boundaries of the sea when it was born?
Psalms 104:10You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
Psalms 148:4Praise him, highest heavens, and the waters above the heavens!
Ecclesiastes 11:3When the clouds are full they pour rain down upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the north or to the south, it stays where it fell.
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 →