God chose day 4 of creation to form the sun, moon, and stars. That means He focused on the expansive system of outer space for the fourth day. He made it a glorious mystery. The sun is the bright star that is closest to earth and the earth revolves around it. The other stars may have their own systems, but they are vague lights in the middle of outer space. The moon is the night light source that revolves around earth. That is why it looks different every night.
After finishing the outer space, He created time and seasons. We already had days, but day on day would just be another day. The seasons give time value, depth to God's work, and brilliance to life. This wasn't something that could be seen right away, but it was always in system. We don't know how long Adam and Eve lived in the perfect garden, so it may have always been extreme differences. However, if they lived there for years, then the seasons were probably mild in comparison to what we have now.
God created two great lights: the sun and the moon. However there was already light, so why would we need these two lights? Maybe the other lights were just brilliant for them and these were brighter for us to be able to tell the difference between day and night better.
The moon is only 240,000 miles away from earth. It is not all that far away, but it is not easily accessible either. Almost no one that ever lives will ever be able to go there.
The moon has no atmosphere. That means that there is no oxygen, no life, no hope for life. It is a ball of dust and titanium that reflects the light from the sun to make it where we can see a little at night. That is its only purpose that we are aware of, but it is still a beautiful mystery.
Genesis 1:14-19 & Colossians 1:15-20
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