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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). Gen 1:4-8 God Commands the Creation 1:4-6 “And God saw that the light was good.
God said, “Let there be light,” and light appeared. God declared the light “good,” and he separated it from the darkness. The light was called “day,” and the darkness was called “night.”. The first evening and morning passed. Genesis 1 tells the story of how the universe came to exist.
Genesis chapter 1. English Standard Version. 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.
Chapter 1 Quotes. In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
And there was light! 1:4 God saw that the light was good, so God separated the light from the darkness. 1:5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.”. There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.
In a famous quotation, God merely has to command that light should exist, and light exists. Night and day are quickly established: 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
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.'
