Genesis 1:16

God made two of them that were like big lights. The bigger one, the sun, shines during the day and the smaller one, the moon, shines during the night. He also made the stars.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15I want them also to be like lights in the sky that will shine on the earth.” And that is what happened.

17God set all of them in the sky to shine on the earth,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:19And be careful to not look up toward the sky and be tempted to worship anything that you see there—the sun or the moon or the stars. Yahweh our God has given those to be a blessing to all people everywhere, but you must not worship them.

Job 31:26or that I looked at the sun when it was shining or looked at the beautiful moon

Psalms 8:3When I look up at the sky at night, and see the things that you have made— the moon and the stars that you have set in place—

Psalms 74:16You created the days and the nights, and you put the sun and the moon in their places.

Psalms 136:9He created the moon and stars to shine during the nighttime; his faithful love for us endures forever.

Psalms 148:5I want all of these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding them to exist, he created them.

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 →

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