An odd question about God and the bible?

Question

Ok.. So I saw this and it bugged me...

God is supposed to be Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent. (All knowing, All Powerful and everywhere)

So in Genesis 1:3 to 1:4 it says:

"Then God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God seperated the light from the darkness."

If you don't see what is bothering me I'll tell you. He creates light, but does not know it is good until he observes it. If that is the case then he is not Omniscient... Besides that, it would be like me building a car and then only when I'm done I go "Oh, hey.. It's a car!"

Can someone explain this to me?

Answer 1

I think you are misinterpreting the "He said it was good" line by calling it a surprise to God. He knew it would be good and He declared it such once it was there. The Bible does not contradict itself, nor can God's nature.
I can say that the ice cream I just ate was good, and still know in advance that it would be the case.

Answer 2

The Bible was written by human beings. God is a man-made concept. That's why this happens:

First day: Light is created. ("Let there be light.")

Fourth day: Lights are made in the firmament of Heaven, to appear regularly, aiding time-keeping. Two particularly large lights are made, the lesser one the Moon and the greater one the Sun.

So where did the light on the first day come from, if there were no stars, no Moon, no Sun until Day 4?

You'll find that it's "a figure of speech", "not meant to be taken literally", and a "metaphor", until it's time to call non-believers "fools" or homosexuality an "abomination". Then it gets rather conveniently literal.

Answer 3

Since every religion has some variant interpretation, what you are seeking may require a leap of faith.

God IS all knowing, all powerful and everywhere. And the fact that God sees that the creation of light in this creation is good in no way negates His power and glory. Rather, it shows that in His creating he has brought forth something that is good for those elements which are to follow, including us, His Children.

God KNEW ahead of time that having light was good, would be good for us and would be of service to us and all of creation. So, by saying that He saw that the light was good is an affirmation of the goodness He brought into the Creation.
It's like satisfaction in a portion of the work being done. Because God the Father is a God of order, every step is part of His great eternal plan.

So, like we are when we accomplish part of our designs, He, too, as our Father, experienced happiness and satisfaction in what He knew was to happen as a natural process in His design.
Each step in the creative process received an affirmation of the days' work and a blessing on its completion.

Plus, let me interject this thought for you: Every thing that is created on this earth temporally is also a SPIRITUAL creation.
Everything was given a spiritual choice to obey the ideals and goals of the creation or to not obey. It's called moral agency.

God does not force any of His creations to obey Him. Rather, He rejoices when His creation CHOOSES to obey his plan.

Perhaps the "seeing that it was good" was His delight in the fact that his creation was made whole by obedience to His will.

Don't know if that helped, but that's my 2 cents worth.

Answer 4

You wrest the scriptures to your damnation. He looked at all of His creations to see if they were good. Take this as an example. I install roofs. Been doing it for 30 years. When I install a roof, I look to see if it looks or is good. I know I am good at what I do. One of the best. But I still look to see if what I just did is good. I am created in the image of God. So the satisfaction that I feel when I do a good thing must be the same way God feels when He does something good, like creating.

It is awfully strange that you people never come on here doubting Satan. You only doubt God. How will you justify this come the judgement?

Answer 5

What you are suggesting is that GOD should have known the result of His creation even before He began. Yes, He did. After He created light and darkness, is it a bad thing to appraise it and appreciate the quality? GOD is not arbitrary in any way. He does not judge or assess what is not there or has not happened.

Answer 6

Give us a break. Good light or bad light ...whatever. Although the words of the bible may be inspired by so-called god doesn't mean they need to constantly scrutinized as to their original meaning. I haven't read the bible in a long time nor do I care to.Looking up New Bible Codes is somewhat interesting though.September 2009 Yellowstone Super Volcano. Some have refereed to it as the "Beast". Have fun.

Answer 7

The implication, though not obvious in English, is that each thing is good for the well-being of the creation and that God judged each part of the creation as suitable.

It makes much more sense when it is understood that God is three persons and that the Creation of Earth is separate from that of the heavens, for in heaven their is no separation of light and darkness for the darkness (absence of the glory of God) does not exist in the heavenly realm.

Answer 8

That is an excellent question, i personally don't believe the bible is true, simply because it contradicts itself so much. And as for god, religion and people have put god, or as i like to call it the creative force as if it was like a person. God is that who said to Moses"i am who am" "i am that which is, the definition of god is there in all its simplicity, God is us, it is the trees, the birds etc,He is not separate from anything that exists, that is just my opinion, and there are millions of them.

Answer 9

Ofcourse, you would know you are building a car but you would not really see the beauty of the car until it was done. You know that when you start to put it together it is going to be beautiful but you only stand back to admire it when it is finished. I believe that Father God simply stepped back to admire His work and He loved it. Just like He knew He would.

Answer 10

Knowing something and seeing the results are two very different things. It's kind of like you get a kit to build a car, you know how to build it, but you only know it's good when it's finished and you can see the evidence.