The Bible

Genesis 1:6

⁶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

The Bible

Isaiah 45:7

⁷ I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Commentary

Spreading themselves

'Spreading themselves on the earth,' as in Genesis 8:17, signifies the internal self operating on the external.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 913)