Then God said,“ Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for festivals and for days and years.They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth.” And it was so.God made the two great lights— the greater light to have dominion over the day and the lesser light to have dominion over the night— as well as the stars.God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth,to dominate the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Then God said,“ Let there be light,” and there was light.God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.God called the light“ day,” and He called the darkness“ night.” Evening came and then morning: the first day.
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge.There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard.Their message has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber; it rejoices like an athlete running a course.It rises from one end of the heavens and circles to their other end; nothing is hidden from its heat.