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Summary. Analysis. Before there was anything else, God made the heavens and the earth. The earth had no form, and everything was dark. Then God’s spirit moved across the waters. God said, “Let there be light,” and light appeared. God declared the light “good,” and he separated it from the darkness.
Light is in fact an attribute of God and God’s handiwork and that which could only belong to God because only God’s light can overcome darkness (John 1:5). God is always the source of this light (John 1:8-9) but mankind, before his new birth, always walked in darkness (Isaiah 9:2; 1 John 1:6).
Genesis chapter 1. 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good.
Chapter 1. 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
1:2 Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. 1:3 God said, “Let there be light.”. And there was light! 1:4 God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness.
The Emergence of Light (Verses 1-5) In the beginning, God creates the heavens and the earth, initially formless and cloaked in darkness. The Spirit of God hovers over the waters, and upon God's command, light emerges, separated from the darkness and named 'day' and 'night.' Formation of Sky and Earth (Verses 6-10)
It is the “breath” of God which alone imparts light to darkness and the principle of life to inert matter. The student should be warned against identifying this expression with the Holy Spirit in the Christian doctrine of the Blessed Trinity.
