Genesis Chapter 1:17-19 - God Divided Day and Night
Genesis 1:17–19 — God Set Them in the Firmament of Heaven “And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.” — Genesis 1:17–19 (KJV) Genesis 1:17–19 completes the fourth day of creation . Verses 14–16 told us that God made the greater light, the lesser light, and the stars. Verses 17–19 now emphasize where God placed them, why He placed them there, and the authority under which they function. Three purposes are repeated, to give light upon the earth, to rule over the day and the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. Nothing about their position or function is accidental. God set them there. “And God Set Them” Genesis 1:17 begins: “And God set them...” The Hebrew verb translated “set” is × ָתַן — nathan . It commonly means to give, put, place, appoin...