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Genesis 1:16
And 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.
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This chapter in the commentary 1 Nephi 1 — Lehi's Vision and the Tender Mercies of the Lord 1 Nephi 11 — The Condescension of God and the Catechetical Tree 1 Nephi 12 — The Vision of the Seed, the Three-Day Darkness, and the Lamb Who Comes Down 1 Nephi 18 — The Ship, the Bound Prophet, and the Sea That Obeys the Compass 1 Nephi 19 — Zenock, Neum, Zenos, and the Hermeneutic of 'Liken' 2 Nephi 19 — Isaiah 9 — The People That Walked in Darkness, the Child Born, the Four Throne-Names 2 Nephi 20 — Isaiah 10 — The Assyrian as the Lord's Rod, the Remnant Returns, the Cedars Cut Down 2 Nephi 24 — Isaiah 14 — Israel Restored, the Taunt-Song over Babylon's King, Lucifer Fallen from Heaven 2 Nephi 26 — Nephi's Vision Continued — The Nephite Destruction, the Whisper out of the Dust, and the Universal Invitation 2 Nephi 31 — The Doctrine of Christ — Baptism, the Holy Ghost, and the Strait Way 3 Nephi 8 — Darkness That Could Be Felt — The Destruction at the Death of Christ 3 Nephi 10 — As a Hen Gathereth Her Chickens — The Gathering Voice and the Morning After the Dark 3 Nephi 20 — In Thy Seed Shall All Be Blessed — The Miraculous Bread and the Covenant Renewed Alma 5 — Have Ye Received His Image in Your Countenances — Alma's Master Examination at Zarahemla, the Mighty Change of Heart, and the Song of Redeeming Love Alma 11 — Every Joint to Its Proper Frame — The Nephite Money System, Zeezrom's Six Onties, and the Master Resurrection Discourse Alma 16 — The Desolation of Nehors — Ammonihah Destroyed in a Day, the Zoram Rescue at Sidon, and the Many Things That Looked Forth for the Coming of Christ Alma 30 — Korihor — The Anatomy of Unbelief, and the Sign That Was Not Mercy Ether 2 — Serve the God of the Land — The Journey, the Barges, and the Decree Upon the Choice Land Ether 3 — He Could Not Be Kept From Within the Veil — The Sixteen Stones, the Finger of the Lord, and the Unveiling of Christ Ether 4 — Rend That Veil of Unbelief — The Sealed Vision, and the Terms on Which It Comes Forth Moroni 2 — In My Name Shall Ye Give It — The Words of Christ on the Gift of the Holy Ghost Mosiah 7 — Ammon Finds the Lost Colony — The Bondage Pattern, the Slain Prophet, and the First Pre-Christian Christology Outside Benjamin Doctrine and Covenants 49 — Marriage Is Ordained of God 2 Chronicles 19 — Good Things Found in Thee — The Rebuke That Names the Good, and the King Who Turned Correction into Reform 2 Kings 16 — The Copied Altar — Ahaz Gives His Son to the Fire, Buys an Empire with the Temple's Treasure, Orders the Pattern of Damascus from a Compliant Priest, and Refuses the Sign of Immanuel Esther 2 — The Orphan Who Found Favor — A Hidden Name, a Recorded Deed, and the Unseen Hand That Set the Crown Esther 8 — The Word That May No Man Reverse — Haman's House, the Signet on Mordecai's Hand, and a Second Decree Answering the First Esther 10 — Next unto the King — The Book's Last Three Verses, and the Unnamed God Who Governed Every One of Them Ezra 1 — The Word Fulfilled — Cyrus's Decree, the Stirred Spirit, the Freewill Return, and the Vessels Come Home Ezra 3 — The Altar Before the House — Worship Rebuilt on the Old Base, and the Shout That Could Not Be Told from Weeping Ezra 7 — The Heart Prepared — Ezra the Ready Scribe Goes Up, the King's Astonishing Letter, and the Fourfold Pattern of a Scripture-Hearted Life Genesis 2 — The Breath in the Dust — the Seventh Day Hallowed, the Man Formed, Eden Planted, and the First Marriage Made One Flesh Genesis 3 — The Choice That Opened the World — the Serpent's Question, the Fruit and the Opened Eyes, the Promise of the Seed, and the Coats of Skins Genesis 5 — The Book of the Generations of Adam — the Likeness Handed Down, the Drumbeat of the Dying, the One Who Walked and Was Not, and the Son Named for Comfort Job 3 — Let the Day Perish — Job Breaks the Silence, Curses His Birth-Day, and Longs for the Rest of the Grave Job 24 — Why the Wicked Go Unpunished — The Landmarks Removed, the Poor Who Hide Together, the Night-Criminals, and a Justice That Is Certain but Deferred Job 38 — Out of the Whirlwind — The LORD Answers Job Not with a Why but with a Who Job 39 — The LORD's Bestiary — The Wild Goats, the Untamed Ass, the Unicorn Who Will Not Serve, the Foolish Ostrich, the War-Horse Clothed in Thunder, and the Eagle on the Crag Job 40 — Behold, I Am Vile — Job Lays His Hand Upon His Mouth, and the LORD Unveils Behemoth Nehemiah 2 — The Prayer Between the Question and the Answer — Nehemiah's Sad Face, the Arrow Prayer, the Good Hand of God, and the Night Ride to the Ruined Wall Nehemiah 6 — I Am Doing a Great Work — Nehemiah on the Wall, the Plain of Ono, the Hired Prophet, and the Fear That Would Not Land Nehemiah 8 — The Book Opened in the Sight of All the People — Ezra Reads the Law, the Sense Is Given, and Grief Turns to the Joy of the LORD Psalms 8 — What Is Man — The Excellent Name, the Work of Thy Fingers, and the Crown Set on a Little Lower Than the Gods Psalms 19 — Two Books of One Author — The Heavens That Preach Without Words and the Law That Revives the Soul Psalms 27 — The LORD Is My Light — One Fearless Confidence, One Whole Desire, and the Long Discipline of Waiting Psalms 29 — The Voice That Breaks the Cedars — Seven Thunders, the God of Glory, and the King Enthroned Over the Flood Psalms 31 — Into Thine Hand — A Lament of Trust, the Rock and House of Defence, and the Spirit Committed to God Psalms 33 — The Word That Made the Heavens — A New Song for the Creator, the Lord of the Nations, and the Eye That Watches Over Those Who Hope Abraham 4 — The Gods Organized — the Council Creation, and 'Watched Until They Were Obeyed' Abraham 5 — The Seventh Day, the Spirit Put Into the Body, and Bone of My Bones Moses 1 — The Visions of Moses — Endless, the Only Begotten, the Confrontation with Satan, and the Work and the Glory Moses 2 — I, God, Created — the Restored Creation, the Only Begotten as Agent, and the Seven Days Moses 3 — Spiritual Before Temporal — the Garden, the Rib, and the One-Flesh Covenant Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge via openbible.info (CC BY) and from this project’s own chapter essays. 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