The firmament

I recently read three excellent articles by Paul H. Seely: 1. "The Firmament and the Water Above, Part I: The Meaning of raqia' in ...

Hallelujah. Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in the firmament of His power. Psalm 150:1

Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Firmament 101: Questions Answered According to the bible, what is the Firmament and what is it's purpose? When one looks up the original Hebrew term translated as the English word firmament in Genesis 1:6, one will find the word raqiya’ which in definition refers to a (solid) extended surface and broad reaching exp

Considerable disagreement exists about what God made on the second day of Creation Week in Genesis 1. The conclusion of this study is that 1) the expanse is outer space, 2) where the birds fly and the clouds float is the “face of the expanse,” and 3) the “waters above” are the outer boundary of the universe.

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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.

Considerable disagreement exists about what God made on the second day of Creation Week in Genesis 1. The conclusion of this study is that 1) the expanse is outer space, 2) where the birds fly and the clouds float is the “face of the expanse,” and 3) the “waters above” are the outer boundary of the universe.