The sun, planets and angels and the firmament.

Part of the problem we have these days is too many people are unwilling to learn sound doctrine and instead are content with wild fables in either the literal or metaphorical areas, and not understanding that the Bible texts are written with both themes involved, (Gotta use reason and sense which is also from God.) as well as parables (parables being fictional stories which illustrate a legitimate non-fictional Truth) and poetic speech (its not literal but serves to illustrate a point.) I would class the 'firmament' term in the poetic speech category, the sky does look like a dome around the earth, but it is not. The firmament, Sheol and tehom are depicted. You can describe the sky at night as a firmament shining with stars. (as is collective unconsciousness etc.) and has no scriptural evidence to support it. from the Vulgate firmamentum, which is used as the translation of the Hebrew rakia. This construction is described very explicitly in Genesis 1:6-7 as being Gods major effort on the second day of creation. The firmament is the curve of the sky, especially if you imagine it as a solid surface. One definition of firmament is: the heavens or the sky, esp. It originates from the Latin Firmare or Firmamentum, meaning sky, fix, settle, or to strengthen or support. As part of the cosmic design, the firmament is the formation above the atmosphere of Earth, understood as an immense stable arch. It is true that expanse in this context means a space or type of arc in the sky. I would class the firmament idea of a literal solid dome in the neo-gnostic occultism category, completely untrue. The word firmament is commonly defined as (1): the heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible thing.

Whats a firmament