Genesis 1:6 — A Space Between the Waters
June 6 Scripture: Genesis 1:6 “Then God said, ‘Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’” The Rhythm God speaks again. After light is called forth, seen as good, separated from darkness, and named as day, God continues bringing order to creation. The earth is still being shaped. The waters are still unarranged. The world is not yet ready for life as humanity will know it. Then God speaks into the waters. “Let there be an expanse.” The word often translated as "expanse" has also been translated as "firmament". It points to a stretched-out space, a dividing place, something God sets between the waters above and the waters below. This is the next rhythm of creation. God speaks. God separates. God makes room. Creation is moving from the unformed deep toward a structured world. The waters are no longer left undivided. A space is being made between them. Before land appears, before plants grow, before creatures...