Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:6
SECOND DAY HEAVENS, Genesis 1:6-8. 6. Let there be a firmament Hebrews, רקיע ; Sept . , στερεωμα ; Vulg . , firmamentum . The Hebrew word properly means something spread out; mar gin, expansion . It means the expanse, the open space above the surface of the land through which an observer looks away to what appears a vast concave surface above him . This open sky is metaphorically called the “firmament;” but we are not to suppose that the ancients, any more than the moderns,... read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 1:6-8
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 the evening and the morning were the second day.We have here an account of the second day's work, the creation of the firmament. In which observe, 1. The command of God; Let there be a firmament - An... read more