April 12, 2020

“6 ¶ Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.” (Genesis 1:6-8 NKJV)

     “Then God said”. God spoke and out of nothing it came to be which is called ex nihlo. John chapter 1 names Jesus as the Living Word of God and part of creating Creation.

     The word firmament means extended surface or expanse. It comes from the root word to stamp, stretch or make broad. The word firmament here seems to imply something between the waters on the dry land and waters in the sky. This obviously is not what we consider land so what could it mean?

    It is interesting to know the word for water came to mean chaos which is the meaning of sin. If Jesus had power over the water what would that mean to a Jew?

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