Reference

Genesis 1:15

Creation as Good and Valuable
“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”
13

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Creation as Good and Valuable
Semantic Discovery
50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Creation as Good and Valuable

This verse focuses on the functional purpose of the lights ("to give light upon the earth") rather than explicitly stating their inherent goodness or value. It describes an action and its outcome, not a divine affirmation of worth.

Creation as Good and Valuable
Creation as Good and Valuable

Cross-References

Job 41:32Thematic

“He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.”

Genesis 1:7Thematic

“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.”

Thematic Connections

Creation as Good and Valuable

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