“To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth, and it was so done.”
“ut luceant in firmamento cæli, et illuminent terram. Et factum est ita.”
“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”
“And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.”
“and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth”; and it was so.”
“and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”
This clause was omitted in the first day’s work, but is added here, because the light was then but glimmering and imperfect, which now was made more clear and complete.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Verses 14-19 In the fourth day's work, the creation of the sun, moon, and stars is accounted for. All these are the works of God. The stars are spoken of as they appear to our eyes, without telling their number, nature, place, size, or motions; for the Scriptures were written, not to gratify curiosity, or make us astronomers, but to lead us to God, and make us saints. The lights of heaven are made to serve him; they do it faithfully, and shine in their season without fail. We are set as lights in this world to serve God; but do we in like manner answer the end of our creation? We do not: our light does not shine before God, as his lights shine before us. We burn our Master's candles, but do not mind our Master's work.
“And god made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.”