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NASB | Genesis 1:17 God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:17 God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth, |
Subject: Placing of sun, moon and stars |
Bible Note: Some enemies of the Bible as the Word of God try to support evolution by saying that the earth must be billions of years old, because the stars are billions of light years away. Therefore, they say, the earth must have been here for billions of years for the light from those stars to reach us. It was when I noticed that the creation and placing of sun, moon, and stars were separate acts, that I noted that this might be, in part at least, an explanation for a young earth and distant stars. .Now some venerable saints might see such notes as clowning around with the Word of God and beneath the high theological standards of the Study Bible Forum. Whereas others might see it as taking advantage of "a free study Bible with an unlimited margin." They might see it as a delighting in and meditating on the law of God (Ps 1) and seeing its implications in other areas of life; they might see it as taking every thought, not just the high theological ones, but every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. (2 Cor 10:5) |