KJV ORIGINAL
And 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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So God made the sky and separated the waters below it from the waters above it, and it happened just as He said.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is creating order by separating the waters above and below, forming what we know as the sky or atmosphere.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the second day of creation in Genesis, written when ancient people understood the world as having waters above the sky (explaining rain and clouds) and waters below (seas and underground springs). The Hebrew word 'firmament' described a solid dome-like structure that ancient cultures believed separated these waters.
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