What does Genesis 1:17 mean?

Genesis 1:17 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Genesis 1:17 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

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