![]() ![]() That is confusing enough, because there are definitely minor differences between a “vault” or a “firmament” (which create the word picture of a dome on a building) and an “expanse” (which creates the word picture of empty space). Regardless of what you call this thing initially, we see that God names it later as “Heavens” (ESV, ASV, KJV,) or “sky” (NIV, CSB). The weird part is the fact that this “expanse” (Hebrew: raqia) separates “the waters from the waters.” The traditional word for raqia is “the firmament” (KJV, ASV),” while the “expanse” (ESV, CSB) or “vault” (NIV) have been more recent ways to translate. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.Īnd God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.Īnd God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And God separated the light from the darkness. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.Īnd God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. ![]() In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. The second day of creation is… …strange, even for those who believe that God created the world out of nothing.
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