Creation study guide - Day 1 - The light

Read: Ge 1:3 - 5

Remember: Ge 1:1

Observe: Six elements of day one.

By formation, Light aur אור is the holy, or separated א distinctly ו revealed ר. It is a symbol of holiness. Before creation, God was not separated from anything. God is one yaweh echad יהוה אחד. But the nature of his holiness was hidden in his name. Elohim אלהים has a pun אלחום meaning not dark. The light was hidden in his name. As soon as he created the heavens and the earth, he declared that he was separate; he was different; he was holy: "Let there be light".

The purpose of the light was to teach man about God's holiness. God saw that אhe light was good towb [טןב]] meaning 'the teaching ט clarified ו the revelation to man ב'.

God separated the light from the dark. Separated badal [[ב(ד)ל] means 'the object of affection בל is the commandment ד'. The holy (light) was separated from those presuming upon grace (dark). The holy was the one who loved God's command. Jesus said that he is the Light. ^{[a] [b] [c]}

The Light is personified in the verse as God called 'to ל the Light אור'. He shouts to the Light and calls him (the light) 'Day'. yom יום, meaning God's creation י distinctly ו finished by tיhe sonם

1. ↑ Joh 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
2. ↑ Joh 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
3. ↑ Joh 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.