Genesis 1:6-8
Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 7Thus 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. 8And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Matthew Henry: “4. The naming of it: He called the firmament heaven. It is the visible heaven, the pavement of the holy city; above the firmament God is said to have His throne…
Ezekiel 1:26
And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it.
…We should be led by the contemplation of the heavens that are in our eye to consider our Father who is in heaven. The height of the heavens should remind us of God’s supremacy and the infinite distance there is between us and him; the brightness of the heavens and their purity should remind us of his glory, and majesty, and perfect holiness; the vastness of the heavens their encompassing of the earth, and the influence they have upon it, should remind us of his immensity and universal providence.”
Clay Miller: Great thoughts and great for a list. We should write these down, maybe like this:
Looking at the sky:
The Heights=God’s supremacy and transcendence.
The Brightness and Purity=His glory and majesty and perfect holiness.
The Vastness and Influence on the earth=His immensity and Providence over all existence.
The sky should remind us to worship and remind us of who we are worshipping.
