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God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
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God's Practical Provision
Commentators explain that the sun, moon, and stars were created for specific, practical purposes. They serve as a divine clock and calendar to mark days, seasons, and years. John Calvin emphasizes this was not for astrology, but to provide a reliable order for human life, agriculture, and worship, demonstrating God's thoughtful care.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
14. מאור mā'ôr — “a light, a luminary, a center of radiant light.”
מועה mô‛ēd — “set time, season.”
W…
19th Century
Anglican
EXCURSUS B: ON THE NAMES ELOHIM AND JEHOVAH-ELOHIM.
Throughout the first account of creation (Genesis 1:1 to Ge…
Baptist
Whether the sun and moon are here said to be absolutely created, or whether they were only created as far as our planet was concerned by the dense …
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16th Century
Protestant
Let there be lights. Moses passes on to the fourth day, on which the stars were made. God had previously created the light, but He now ins…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said, let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven In the upper part of…
In the fourth day's work, the creation of the sun, moon, and stars is accounted for. All these are the works of God. The stars are spoken of as the…
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