Day Four
Some people think the Bible says that the Sun, Moon, and stars were all made on the fourth day. Let’s examine the way Moses uses the verbs and the way the description of the fourth day fits into the structure of the narrative.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
16 God made two great lights--the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning--the fourth day (Genesis 1:14‑19)
