THE LIGHT WAS GOOD

Creation by Gloria Phifer.

Gloria Phifer

Last week we saw The Beginning…God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was without form and void and darkness covered the face of the deep. We saw, that with great energy, The Spirit of God (Eloyim) moved upon the face of the waters and God spoke…Let There Be Light!!!

Genesis 1:3-5. God declared, demanded, expressly speak, to say with great latitude, appoint “Let there be Light!!!” As we saw last week the sun and moon had not be brought forward yet.  Notice that The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters…the darkness and then spoke “let there be light.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 “For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ.”

When we were in darkness God commanded the Light to shine in our hearts…that Light is The Face of Jesus Christ. I thank God that He came against the darkness and let us see The Light in the face of Jesus Christ. How great is That Light and that knowledge God has given us. He brought light into our darkness…He brought us out of darkness into His glorious Light in The Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

 That means to be “enlightened, to see, the power of understanding, esp. moral and spiritual truth. “ What are your thoughts about being “enlightened”?

Genesis 1:4 And God saw the light that it was good…God (Elohiym). Saw in Hebrew “Raaw.” “To see, advise self, appear, approve behold, consider, to enjoy, have experience, gaze, inspect, perceive, to see. To look at each other, face.”

I thought this was so wonderful that God enjoyed and had this experience. When I saw to look each other in the face…I thought of God The Father looking into The Face of The Light, Jesus Christ. Jesus is The Light.

We saw in 2 Cor. That we received the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ.

Vs 4 Notice God saw the light, that it was good. Hebrew “towb” “welfare, benefit, good things, good, excellent, pleasant, sweet, beautiful, be beneficial”

What are the benefits of light? Without light nothing will continue to live.

Vs. 4 God divided the light from the darkness. “To divide, separate, distinguish, differ, select, and make difference, to divide into parts.”

Vs. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the 1^st day.

Light was called “Day.” Hebrew “yowm”. “From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset or from one sunset to the next. A space of time defined by an associated term. “

Night “lawil”. “A twist (away of the light). Adversity. Mid-night season.  Of gloom, protective shadow. From an unused root meaning to fold back.”

Thoughts?

Vs. 5 “And the evening and the morning were the first day.” Evening means “dusk, evening tide, night. Sunset. Through the idea of covering with a texture. Through the idea of covering with a texture; to grow dusky at sundown; be darkened, toward evening.”

Morning “Dawn (as the break of day); at end of night, of coming of daylight, coming of sunshine, beginning of day. Of bright joy after night of distress. Break through.  To see, look for. To consider, reflect.” What do you think of “Daylight…the break of day…break through?

Lab footnoted: “God did not need to create the universe; He chose to create it. “Why? God is love and love is best expressed toward something or someone else. So God created the world and people as an expression of His love. We should avoid reducing God’s creation to merely scientific terms. Remember that God created the universe because He loves us.”

What are your thoughts?

 Lab footnotes: “the creation story teaches us much about God and ourselves. First, we learn about God: 1…He is Creative. 2. As The Creator, He is distinct from His creation. 3. He is eternal and in control of the world. We also learn about ourselves. Since God choose to create us, we are valuable in His eyes. “

Remember your value. You were created by God.