to what LIGHT does the Bible refers in the first day,since there was no sun or stars
2006-12-23 05:33:46 · 17 answers · asked by pdrfer 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Genesis account relates that during the fourth creative “day,” God caused luminaries to “come to be in the expanse of the heavens.” (Ge 1:14, 19) This does not indicate the coming into existence of light (Heb., ’ohr) itself, since this is shown to have existed previously. (Ge 1:3) Nor does it state that the sun, moon, and stars were created at this point. The initial verse of the Bible states: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Ge 1:1) Thus the heavens with their celestial bodies, including the sun, existed for an undetermined period of time prior to the processes and events stated as occurring during the six creative periods described in the following verses of the first chapter of Genesis.
It should be noted that, whereas Genesis 1:1 states that God “created” (Heb., ba·ra’′) the heavens and the earth in the beginning, verses 16 and 17 state that, during the fourth creative “day,” “God proceeded to make [Heb., a form of ‛a·sah′] the two great luminaries, the greater luminary for dominating the day and the lesser luminary for dominating the night, and also the stars. Thus God put them in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth.” The Hebrew word ‛a·sah′, often translated “make,” can mean simply to establish (2Sa 7:11), appoint (De 15:1), form (Jer 18:4), or prepare (Ge 21:8).
Thus the record here states what the already existing sun, moon, and stars now became in relation to planet Earth. On the first “day” light (Heb., ’ohr) evidently gradually penetrated the cloud layers still enveloping the earth and would have become visible to an earthly observer, had he been present. (Ge 1:3) On the fourth “day” things changed. The statement that “God put them in the expanse of the heavens” on that day expresses the fact that God caused the sources of light (Heb., ma·’ohr′), namely, the sun, moon, and stars, to become discernible in the expanse. Their purpose was to “make a division between the day and the night” and to “serve as signs and for seasons and for days and years.” In addition to being signs of God’s existence and majesty, by their movements such luminaries enable man to mark accurately the natural seasons, days, and years.—Ge 1:14-18; Ps 74:16; 148:3.
2006-12-23 05:41:30 · answer #1 · answered by Gizelle K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, even according to the Big Bang theory, light did exist before stars. The very early universe was a hot bright mess of quantum particles before it expanded and cooled. I'm not submitting this as proof of God's existence (Atheist); I'm just pointing out that stars are not the only or first light source in the universe.
2016-05-23 02:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by Betsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are looking at the thought in God's mind of Creation, Many thinks that God actually made everything in 6 days of 24 hrs. & he got so worn out that he had to rest on the 7th, How silly, God never gets worn out. Those days is 1000 yrs each & that 7th day type the 1000 yr. millennium Ge. 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven & the earth 2: And the earth was VOID & WITHOUT FORM, it is still a thought in God's mind.And in Gen 1:15 we see God beginning to bring that thought into existance. In Gen. 2:4 We see the Generations of creation & Gen 2:5 it speaks of the plant of the field before it was in the earth we have to see that is a thought in God's mind, & then in due time he brought forth that thought into reallity.
2006-12-23 05:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a misconception, In the first couple of chapters when it says the face of God or the spirit"depending on what version"
That is the reflection of the Sun.
Holy=Light=Sun
Bible=book
SUN BOOK
2006-12-23 05:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by Kanis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And Plants were created before the Sun.
2006-12-23 05:36:47 · answer #5 · answered by some teenager 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The concept of light. He did the initial mockups of the universe with a construction hardhat with a miner's headlamp attached. He fired up the big stellar phenomena on Day 4 after he worked the math out and got the angels out of the way. Torching an angel makes him testy.
2006-12-23 05:36:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Force
2006-12-23 12:20:55 · answer #7 · answered by cosmicyoda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The light that gives life. Children of the light.
2006-12-23 05:38:53 · answer #8 · answered by guidedlight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ever seen a light bulb? There can be light from something other than a star...
2006-12-23 05:36:09 · answer #9 · answered by Atlas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trust me! God can produce light out of NOTHING! He wouldn't need the sun and stars to accomplish this!
HE IS GOD!!!
2006-12-23 05:51:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋