Read by Drew RayTheology Fun Facts by Ella-Kate Ray Sun, Moon, StarsIf we compare Genesis 1:14 and 16 we see employed the literary device knownas chiasm. A chiasm is a literary device in which parallel ideas or terms are pres-ented in a sandwich form instead of normal parallelism; that is, ABCDDCBA insteadof AABBCCDD. The use of chasm, which helps bring out the particular symbolicassociations of sun, moon, and stars:A.14. Let them be for signs    B.14. And for festival times        C.14. And for days and years        C'16. The greater light to govern the day    B' 16. And the lesser light to govern the nightA' 16. The stars alsoThe stars (A) are primarily associated with astral symbolism. The moon (B) is associated with appointed festivals, which began in the evening and were removed in the New Covenant. The sun (C) is associated with days and years.Bass?

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