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the fourth day
the next in the orderly series of days in which God created
Let there be lights in the sky
God created the sun, moon, and stars by speaking a command.
light
Shining objects in the sky now provided light for the earth.
day and night, seasons and years
God created different lights to mark days, nights, seasons, and years. He divides time periods which are indicated by the positions of the lights. These periods are cyclical and continue until the end of time.
created
This word is used here in the sense of making something out of nothing.