Genesis 1:16
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.
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17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19And lest you lift up yours eyes unto heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD your God has divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Job 31:26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
Psalms 8:3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
Psalms 74:16The day is yours, the night also is yours: you have prepared the light and the sun.
Psalms 136:9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endures for ever.
Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, 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 →