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- A Firmament explanation - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
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 And God called the firmament Heaven
- hebrew - What is the firmament in Genesis if the Earth is identified as . . .
3 In Genesis 1, the term firmament (Hebrew: raqiaʿ) appears in verses 6–8, where God creates it to divide the waters above from the waters below Later, in verse 10, the "dry land" that appears is called "Earth " Given this distinction—where "Earth" is explicitly named as the dry land that emerges from the waters—what then is the firmament?
- What was the logic behind changing firmament to sky?
Firmament and sky don’t mean the same thing, the former meaning solid dome Therefore, obviously it was changed for reasons that didn’t have to do with textual interpretation A legitimate quest for truth doesn’t require excluding possible explanations
- Does formless and void in Genesis 1:2 imply that the earth was . . .
1 Before the firmament, the Earth is described in Genesis as a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, with the Spirit of God hovering over the waters This initial state was characterized by a lack of form, emptiness, and deep darkness Essentially, it was a chaotic, watery expanse with no distinct features or life
- Did genesis say the sky is made of water?
In the firmament, we see the sun, moon, and stars; in modern translations the firmament is often called the “expanse” or the “sky ” [2] The article continues: Genesis says that the firmament “separated the water under the expanse from the water above it” (Genesis 1:7)
- In Genesis 1:14, how are the “lights in the firmament of heaven. . . for . . .
In Genesis 1:14, it is written, 14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and ye
- genesis - What is the likely way in which ancient Hebrews would have . . .
The firmament cosmology is a logical conclusion of that limited way of looking at the world Simply put, If it looked like a duck and walked like a duck and talked like a duck - it must have been a duck Unless all creation stories were thought be be allegorical, it is unlikely that this one was also
- What are the waters above the expanse in Genesis 1:6-7?
The waters which were under the firmament the waters which were above the firmament —While this is a popular description of what we daily see—namely, masses of running water congregated upon earth’s surface, and above a cloudland, into which the waters rise and float—it is not contrary to, but in accordance with, science
- genesis - How could the earth form before the sun? - Biblical . . .
The sun, moon and stars are local in the Bible, meaning above the clouds in the solid structure called the firmament, but in modern cosmology the sun is far away, so is the moon and the stars are even further, plus there are planets and galaxies, nothing like the Bible The axioms of modern cosmology can’t be inserted into the Bible Simple
- The word “expanse” in Genesis 1:6-8 - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack . . .
The ancients believed this expanse was a physical barrier between the waters above the earth and the water on earth, although rain did sometimes come through this expanse In Genesis 1:14-18, the sun, moon and stars were created and placed in this expanse (firmament dome) Diagram: OT Firmament
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