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God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so.
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The 'Expanse,' Not a Solid Dome
Commentators clarify that the Hebrew word for "firmament" means "expanse." This was not a solid dome, but the creation of the atmosphere. God's action separated the waters on the earth's surface from the atmospheric waters (vapor and clouds), making a breathable space for the life that would follow.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
רקיע rāqı̂ya‛ — “expanse;” στερέωμα stereōma — רקע rāqa‛ — “spread out by beating, a…
19th Century
Anglican
God made the firmament. —This wide open expanse upon the earth’s surface, supplied by the chemistry of nature—that is, of God—with…
Baptist
"The firmament"—an expanse of air in which floated the waters which afterwards condensed, and fell upon the earth in refreshing showers. These wate…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God made the firmament By a word speaking, commanding it into being, producing it out of the chaos, and spreadin…
The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and they are still His. Though their use is allowed to humanity, the…
