![]() Listen to the praise we are to give: "Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary Praise Him in His mighty firmament!" (Psalm 150:1, NKJV) The heavens also "declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory." (Psalm 97:6, NKJV) The Psalmist says "The heavens declare the glory of God And the firmament shows His handiwork." (Psalm 19:1, NKJV) (1) Being able to observe the beauty of the heavens, man’s heart should be moved to worship and praise God… (c) So the firmament is the “atmosphere and air space.” (4) So the imagery of Genesis 1:6 is that of a vast expanse, a protective layer that overlays the earth and divides the waters below (the sea of water that covered the earth) from the waters above (which could refer to atmospheric water, clouds, and water vapor).ī) Creation of the firmament shows the power & glory of God. Gold when hammered easily flattens and spreads out into a plate, and that is how gold plates were made to overlay the ark and other fixtures in the temple. (a) It is derived from a verb that means “to hammer or to spread an overlay.” (b) A verb form of the same word is used, for example, in (Exodus 39:3) to speak of the hammering of gold into thin sheets. (3) The word “firmament” speaks of something that is spread out. ![]() (2) He commanded the water to separate, and He placed an expanse, or a “firmament” between the water that remained on the earth and the water that rose above the expanse. ![]() (e) Man is born again through God’s word (1Pet.1:23). (b) Man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of God (Deut.8:3) (c) He has magnified His Word above His name (Ps.138:2) (d) God’s word performs it work in those who believe (1Thess.2:13). Notice a few things that God’s word does… (a) Isaiah 55:10-11 – God’s Word will accomplish what he sent it forth to do. (1) Notice once again that God accomplished His work simply by speaking the word. “The God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters…” (v.6). God’s Word created the firmament (atmosphere and air space) (v.6). Now God is ready to divide the waters & to create the physical laws that will cause the clouds, fog, and mist to leave the face of the earth and rise up and hang in the sky above the earth.Ī. Now, the second day of creation takes place. Its entire surface was liquid elements, predominantly water, situated in a spherical shape and hung on nothing in space (Job 26:7).Īlso covering the earth were heavy, thick clouds, fog, and mist, all of which engulfed the earth in pitch black darkness (Genesis 2:4-6, esp. It probably had the appearance of mud, with no dry land and no breathable atmosphere. As the second day dawned, the earth was still covered with water.
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