Hum..... Light is produced in the stars, so stars have to be created first then light.
Your are appealing to the laws of physics as if they were determinate. The Word clearly disputes this theory.
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III. The Creation of Light, 3-5. “Let there be...” [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
This is the command pattern for every stage of creation.[/FONT]
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A. Light is spoken into existence. This light is not that which represents the glory of God such as we find in the dedication of the Temple. This is light that is comprised of matter. It is created light that is not produced by celestial sources. These are not yet created which tells us that in the natural world light precedes stars or any other material source.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
B. Light is separated from the darkness. This is an interesting phenomenon. Light and darkness do not naturally separate. It required an act of God to separate the two. What does this say about the theory of natural determinacy i.e. the influence of natural law? It did not yet exist. Heaven and earth are matter, light is energy and matter. These are the two basic elements of physics. At this point in creation, there are no natural laws in place to influence their behavior. Light is separated from the darkness by an act of God. This will begin the sequence of time measurement. Matter and energy are being organized into a more complex life sustaining system.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
C. Light is assigned to function which is to measure time, 5. God gives the definition of what constitutes a day. [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
1. Light = day + morning.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
2. Darkness = night + evening.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
The combination of these two represent a 24 hour period of time. This same standard of measurement is used in every stage of creation. From the first day before the sun, moon, and stars were created until after these are placed in the heavens as the standard measurement of evening and morning representing one day. This standard of measurement does not change throughout the chapter.[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
3. The laws of physics are now put in place. This will be represented in at least four ways. [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
a. Earth's rotation now seems to have already been set in motion on day one. When Light and darkness are separated this results in the phenomenon of morning and evening due to the rotation of the earth on its axis with darkness on one hemisphere and light on the other. [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
b. This also means that earth's magnetic fields are now in place which is formed by the flow of the earth's liquid iron core. The magnetic field will be necessary to protect the earth against solar radiation when the sun is created on day four. [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
c. Because of the rotation of the earth, gravitational forces are now operational.[/FONT]