14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,
15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night--and the stars.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
v.14-15
(Let there be lights...) Genesis 15v5
5 And He brought him outside and said, "Look towards heaven, and number the stars if you are able to number them." The He said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
This talks about the call of Abram and the promise of his many children. The many lights in the sky included the stars, Sun and Moon. Separating day from night. God's plan was, in part, to show how everyone in the family of Abram, or Abraham, is represented by a light in the sky. This is the first inkling of a calling from before the beginning. The stars before Abram had looked to the number of children, and the called of Christ who are adopted into His family; branches grafted onto the tree. He knew who would be with Him before time itself, and the lights are there as a representation of His future glory.
(...signs and...seasons, and for days and years...) God already had planned the timings for all events to pass. From the rise of David, to the death & resurrection of Jesus, and they are signified by the passing of days and years. Without these signs Joshua or Daniel's interpretations of dreams would not be the same, or maybe even as accurate.
v.16-19
Even though the sun and moon weren't specifically named, they take a special part in creation. Separating and signifying day and night, as to show the progression of time. The fall had not yet taken place, but time still progresses. The earth had not been subjected to sickness and death but it still was subject to the passage of time. In heaven, when the new heaven and new earth are brought about, after Jesus' second coming, time will still pass. People will get older. Time did pass during creation and this is the point that the earth is heading back to. Looking forward to heaven should not be one of, no more time to worry about, we will still sleep, work, and rest but in a way that is totally as God and we should want it.
Bigger Picture - This parallels with Day One only with more detail. There are arguments for both whether this account is literal or descriptive and poetic in it's form, but that is not important. It is there for a reason: to know that God created the whole universe with a purpose for it all. With the expanse that is around you, you may feel insignificant or worthless, but you mean everything to God. Every time you look at the stars think that one of them represents you. As each day passes, know that God planned that day for you, and the one to come is under His control. All the way through this account it shows that God knows what He is doing, and, even though we can never know that full picture, we can see how the beginning fits with the end fits with all that happens in between. This is so true in your life. Trusting God is the best way to know that where you're going is the best direction to go.
15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.
16 And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night--and the stars.
17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,
18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
v.14-15
(Let there be lights...) Genesis 15v5
5 And He brought him outside and said, "Look towards heaven, and number the stars if you are able to number them." The He said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
This talks about the call of Abram and the promise of his many children. The many lights in the sky included the stars, Sun and Moon. Separating day from night. God's plan was, in part, to show how everyone in the family of Abram, or Abraham, is represented by a light in the sky. This is the first inkling of a calling from before the beginning. The stars before Abram had looked to the number of children, and the called of Christ who are adopted into His family; branches grafted onto the tree. He knew who would be with Him before time itself, and the lights are there as a representation of His future glory.
(...signs and...seasons, and for days and years...) God already had planned the timings for all events to pass. From the rise of David, to the death & resurrection of Jesus, and they are signified by the passing of days and years. Without these signs Joshua or Daniel's interpretations of dreams would not be the same, or maybe even as accurate.
v.16-19
Even though the sun and moon weren't specifically named, they take a special part in creation. Separating and signifying day and night, as to show the progression of time. The fall had not yet taken place, but time still progresses. The earth had not been subjected to sickness and death but it still was subject to the passage of time. In heaven, when the new heaven and new earth are brought about, after Jesus' second coming, time will still pass. People will get older. Time did pass during creation and this is the point that the earth is heading back to. Looking forward to heaven should not be one of, no more time to worry about, we will still sleep, work, and rest but in a way that is totally as God and we should want it.
Bigger Picture - This parallels with Day One only with more detail. There are arguments for both whether this account is literal or descriptive and poetic in it's form, but that is not important. It is there for a reason: to know that God created the whole universe with a purpose for it all. With the expanse that is around you, you may feel insignificant or worthless, but you mean everything to God. Every time you look at the stars think that one of them represents you. As each day passes, know that God planned that day for you, and the one to come is under His control. All the way through this account it shows that God knows what He is doing, and, even though we can never know that full picture, we can see how the beginning fits with the end fits with all that happens in between. This is so true in your life. Trusting God is the best way to know that where you're going is the best direction to go.
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