Two resources I'd recommend regarding commentary on Genesis are:
"Hymns on Paradise" by St Ephraim the Syrian
"Hexaemeron" by St Basil the Great
Many reasons, one of which is for the sake that humanity would not worship things like the sun, moon, or planets.
Firmly purpose in your soul to hate every sin of thought, word, and deed, and when you are tempted to sin resist it valiantly and with a feeling of hatred for it; only beware lest your hatred should turn against the person of your brother who gave occasion for the sin. Hate the sin with all your heart, but pity your brother; instruct him, and pray for him to the Almighty, Who sees all of us and tries our hearts and innermost parts. ‘Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.’ (Hebrews 12:4) It is impossible not to often fall into sin unless you have a hatred of it implanted in your heart. Self-love must be eradicated. Every sin comes from the love of self. Sin always appears, or feigns to be, to wish us well, promising us plenteousness and ease. ‘The tree was good for food, and it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise.’ (Genesis 3:6) This is how sin always appears to us.
☦️St. John of Kronstadt
The disbelief of Thomas has done more for our faith than the faith of the other disciples. As he touches Christ and is won over to belief, every doubt is cast aside and our faith is strengthened. So the disciple who doubted, then felt Christ’s wounds, becomes a witness to the reality of the resurrection.
☦️St. Gregory the Great
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☦️ Some people will seethe and cry over this. 
Much harder to name something that isn't connected.
A friend of mine shared this, thought it was pertinent ☦️
This gets asked often:
What is the “Synagogue of Satan” (Revelation 2:9)?
The write up below takes a stab at answering it:
“You are of your father the devil… he was a murderer from the beginning.” —John 8:44
The Incarnation of Christ was not only the salvation of mankind—it was the judgment of the world (John 9:39), and specifically the judgment of Old Covenant Israel. The coming of the Messiah was the fulfillment, perfection, and end of the Law and the Prophets.
The majority of the religious leaders—especially the Pharisees—did not reject Christ due to ignorance, but through pride, envy, and spiritual blindness. Their rejection was not a neutral disagreement over theology, but a direct rebellion against the Logos made flesh.
They sought to preserve their power by:
- Establishing a parallel authority to the Law: the Oral Torah.
- Condemning the sinless Messiah under false charges.
- Aligning with pagan Rome to murder the Lord of Glory.
Thus began a new religious system: one that retained the language of Scripture but rejected its fulfillment in Christ. This system—Rabbinic Judaism—became what the Holy Fathers called the Synagogue of Satan (Rev. 2:9): a spiritual counterfeit, appearing to worship the God of Abraham but, in truth, opposing His Incarnate Son and waging war against His Body, the Church.
As St. John Chrysostom said:
“The synagogue is not only a brothel and a theater; it is also a den of robbers and a lodging for wild beasts...when God forsakes a place, that place becomes the dwelling of demons...the Jews say that they, too, adore God. God forbid that I say that. No Jew adores God! Who say so? The Son of God say so. For he said: "If you were to know my Father, you would also know me. But you neither know me nor do you know my Father". Could I produce a witness more trustworthy than the Son of God?” (Homily Against the Jews)
This is not racial hatred or political rhetoric—it is the theological discernment of the Church, which knows that the greatest evil is not irreligion, but religious rebellion against Christ.
Goodnight my friends 🫂
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