Genesis 1:6-8: The Second Day of Creation, Part 1

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 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. And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

What was created on the Second Day?

* The "Firmanent in the midst of the waters", thus an expanse or a visible arch of the sky.
* The division of the waters using the Firmament


Historical Significance

The "Firmanent" is also called "Heaven. The definition of "Heaven" is the sky, or that which alludes to the visible arch in which the clouds move. This "Firmanent" divided the waters which were below the arch from the waters above the arch.

Spiritual Significance

There is a connection between the created "firmament" and "heaven" with the "throne of God" and the "glory of God".

Let's look at scripture:

Gen 1:

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. Psa 19:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. THE HEAVENS declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows and proclaims His handiwork. Psa 150:1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power. Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Eze 1:26-28 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne... This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. Eze 10:1 Then I looked, and behold, in the firmament that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. Dan 12:3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. Prophetic Insight * The firmament is a symbol in the natural revealing the magnificence of God's glorious power. How else can one explain the separation of water above and below this firmament. * This firmament could very well contain the evidence many unbelievers need to prove the Great Flood of Noah's time.