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God Created the Sun, Moon and Stars [01-06]

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On the fourth day of creation, God spoke and made the sun, the moon, and the stars. God made them to give light to the earth and to mark day and night, seasons and years. God saw that what he had created was good.

创世的第四天,神发言,造了太阳,月亮和星辰。神使它们给大地光,分别昼夜,作为规定时节和年的记号。

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Translation Notes:

  • the fourth day - The next in the orderly series of days in which God created.
  • God spoke - God created the sun, moon, and stars by speaking a command.
  • light - Shining objects in the sky now provided light for the earth.
  • day and night, seasons and years - God created a different light to mark each portion of time from small to large, and set them to repeat continually until the end of time.
  • created - This word is used here in the sense of making something out of nothing.