I did a study on Genesis years and years ago and don't have my notes anymore.
But in our study we all agreed that the light that was spoken of before the sun moon and stars were created was actually the light that God emanates from Himself. When Jesus is described, He's full of light.
Just thinking out loud here.... And there's the understanding that God created the heavens and the earth out of nothing.
So if you take nothing and create an earth with all it's atmosphere along with the solar system etc. out of nothing, I believe it had to be dark to begin with because this earth would be full of sin and evil and it's only a temporary home. The darkness describes a spiritual world that's not eternal. Heaven, however is full of light and there's no darkness in it at all.
Again, just thinking out loud - So God left a part of Himself in the form of light upon the earth. So do we have light during the day only from the sun, or is there a part of God's light that He left here of Himself?
But all this is conjecture. We don't have scriptures that tell us why God did what He did and why He did it in the order He created the heavens and the earth. I think it's good to keep that in mind so that we don't become dogmatic about something we can't prove one way or the other.
But in our study we all agreed that the light that was spoken of before the sun moon and stars were created was actually the light that God emanates from Himself. When Jesus is described, He's full of light.
Just thinking out loud here.... And there's the understanding that God created the heavens and the earth out of nothing.
So if you take nothing and create an earth with all it's atmosphere along with the solar system etc. out of nothing, I believe it had to be dark to begin with because this earth would be full of sin and evil and it's only a temporary home. The darkness describes a spiritual world that's not eternal. Heaven, however is full of light and there's no darkness in it at all.
Again, just thinking out loud - So God left a part of Himself in the form of light upon the earth. So do we have light during the day only from the sun, or is there a part of God's light that He left here of Himself?
But all this is conjecture. We don't have scriptures that tell us why God did what He did and why He did it in the order He created the heavens and the earth. I think it's good to keep that in mind so that we don't become dogmatic about something we can't prove one way or the other.