"V. 14a. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of
heaven to divide the day from the night.
These therefore are the primary offices of the sun and the moon:
to be the rulers and directors of the night and the day; whereas the
stars perform not these offices nor are so appointed of God.
But the
sun, when he rises, brings in the day without the rising or aid of the
other stars.
So the moon, even independently of the stars, is the
ruler of the night and makes the night; for she is created by God for
that very office. As to these changes of the day and the night, they
are ordained for the refreshment of our bodies by sleep and rest.
---The
sun shows his brighter light for man's work.
---The moon has her paler
light as more adapted for repose than for work."
Martin Luther
