“And God said, let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so” (Gen. 1:9).

This third homily of St. Basil's Hexameron is titled "On the Firmament". In this homily, St. Basil continues the enormous and blessed task of explaining to us the specific events of the six days of creation. Armed with great zeal, an impeccable linguistic and philosophic skill, and first of all love of God and His wonderful work of creation, St.

St. Basil starts his second homily on the six days of creation by a quite profound and edifying approach to studying the Holy Scriptures and the wisdom of God. St. Basil expresses his amazement in the first few statements at the complexity, depth, and wisdom of God in creating the heavens and earth.