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and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
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To Rule Is to Serve
Charles Spurgeon highlights that the sun and moon rule by serving. They provide light and order for the benefit of all. This serves as a powerful model for leadership in the church: true authority comes not from seeking power, but from becoming a servant to all, giving of oneself for the good of others.
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18th Century
Theologian
14. מאור mā'ôr — “a light, a luminary, a center of radiant light.”
מועה mô‛ēd — “set time, season.”
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19th Century
Bishop
EXCURSUS B: ON THE NAMES ELOHIM AND JEHOVAH-ELOHIM.
Throughout the first account of creation (Genesis 1:1 to Ge…
Preacher
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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17th Century
Pastor
And to rule over the day, and over the night The one, namely the sun, or greater light, to rule over the day, and the moo…
Minister
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…