Genesis 1:18
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Cross-references
Genesis 1:4
Parallel
Genesis 1:4 records God's initial separation of light from darkness; the celestial bodies now govern that very separation permanently.
Jeremiah 31:35
Allusion
Jeremiah 31:35 cites God giving the sun for light by day and moon/stars by night, directly echoing and reaffirming this creative ordinance.
Isaiah 45:7
Parallel
In Isaiah 45:7, God declares 'I form light and create darkness,' claiming the act of separating light from darkness as His sovereign prerogative.
Psalm 19:6
Allusion
Psalm 19:6 describes the sun's circuit, elaborating on the role of the 'greater light' to rule the day as set in the creation account.
Psalm 19:2
Allusion
In Psalm 19:2, day and night 'pour forth speech' — the heavenly bodies established to govern time now proclaim God's glory ceaselessly.