The firmament CALLED heaven is the earth. You guys keep leaving that part out.
We've never left that part out. I seem to recall trying to convince you of that fact a while back.
The story is about the creation of 2 things, the heavens and the earth. But somehow the firmament called heaven is really the earth, and the firmament that is not called heaven is the firmament of heaven.
And you don't think that's confusing?
The firmament God made in the midst of the waters the Spirit of God was hovering over in verse two is the crust of the earth. That firmament was called heaven.
God did not specifically make a "firmament of the heavens" because it's not something to be made, except through the creation of ground upon which to stand and look up from.
So no! It's not confusing at all. In fact, it makes FAR more sense than having the firmament be the sky and the firmament of the heavens be the sky... When they are clearly two different things, just based on the wording alone.
Just like I picked up the trunk, and put it in the trunk of my car...
So too God made a firmament in the midst of the waters, and put the stars in the firmament of the heavens.
The other clue is that God was not finished making on day two, given the lack of "and it was good," but which next is given at the end of day three.
You wouldn't call something good if you're not finished making it.
God made the crust of the earth on day two, and finished making the crust on day three, by having it settle, which caused the waters to gather in one place and which caused the dry land to appear.
In other words, God used physics to bring about His will for the seas to gather and for the dry land to appear.
How great is our God who used gravity to form the crust of the earth!!!