Genesis 1:7
God made the expanse and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse. It was so.
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8God called the expanse “sky.” This was evening and morning, the second day.
Cross References
Genesis 1:11God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit whose seed is in the fruit, each according to its own kind.” It was so.
Genesis 1:24God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures, each according to its own kind, livestock, creeping things, and beasts of the earth, each according to its own kind.” It was so.
Job 38:8Who shut up the sea with doors 1 when it burst out, as if it had come out of the womb— 1
Psalms 104:10He made springs flow into the valleys; 1 the streams flow between the mountains. 1
Psalms 148:4Praise him, highest heaven 1 and you waters that are above the sky. 1
Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full of rain, 2 they empty themselves on the earth, 1 and if a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, 2 wherever the tree falls, there it will remain. 1
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 →