Genesis 1:17 meaning and explanation

God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

Genesis 1:17, Berean Standard Bible

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The chapter presents God as the sole creator, speaking the world into ordered life across six days. On the fourth day he appoints the sun, moon and stars as lamps for the earth.

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