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To: Brumar89 who wrote (25827)	6/12/1999 2:41:00 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

The original Hebrew word for firmament is raqaic ,verb form raqai . defined as : 7549. raqiya', raw-kee'-ah; frm H7554; prop. an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:--firmament. 7554. raqa', raw-kah'; a prim. root; to pound the earth (as a sign of passion); by analogy to expand (by hammering); by impl. to overlay (with thin sheets of metal):--beat, make broad, spread abroad (forth, over, out, into plates), stamp, stretch. The Holman Bible dictionary defines it as this: FIRMAMENT The great vault or expanse of sky that separates the upper and lower waters. The firmament was created by God on the second day to separate the "waters from the waters" (Gen. 1:6-7). One use of "heaven" in the Bible is to refer to the ceiling or canopy of the earth. Heaven in this sense is also referred to as the firmament or sky (Gen. 1:8). Into this expanse, God set the sun, moon, and stars (Gen. 1:14-18). The word "firmament" comes from the Latin word firmamentum in the Vulgate. There it is used to translate the Greek word stereoma in the Septuagint rendering of Genesis 1:6-7. The original Hebrew word raqiac denotes a strip of hammered out metal. God spreads out (verbal form of raqia ) the sky (Job 37:18). At times the use of the word connotes the idea of extension or expansion--thus the expanse of the heavens at creation. In Genesis 1:6 the firmament separates the mass of waters and divides them into layers. The firmament is mentioned nine times in Genesis, the Psalms, Ezekiel, and Daniel. It is described as bright, transparent like crystal, revealing the handiwork of God, and signifying His seat of power (Pss. 19:1; 150:1; Ezek. 1:22; Dan. 12:3). Some scholars argue that the Hebrews had a primitive cosmology where the firmament was visualized as a rigid, solid dome--a celestial dam (Gen. 7:11; 2 Sam. 22:8; Job. 26:8; 37:18; Prov. 8:28; Mal. 3:10). Above the firmament flowed the heavenly waters. The firmament was punctuated by grilles or sluices, "windows of heaven" through which rain was released. Others argue that such interpretations are unsound, in that they confuse poetic and figurative language with literal prose. Others say Israel's inspired writers used language of experience and appearance rather than language of precise scientific description. Paul Robertson in the Holman Bible dictionary. But what is "their line" which goes through all the earth? I am not sure of this . Other versions define this word as "voice" but it looks more like just something to do with being measured or straight or straight line. Tabernacle for the sun? In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. "them" , is day and night, so the day and night or one or the other is the tabernacle?(tabernacle meaning tent, home or dwelling. ) or it could be the firmament(expanse, hammered out place) . Bet I cleared all that right up, huh? :o) dan