God Created Light Twice Explained

If you have read God’s creation of the world in the Book of Genesis then you may have noticed that God had created “light” twice. He created the first light on the first day of His creation then He created the other on the fourth day.

Genesis 1:1-5.

Clearly stated here in Genesis 1:1-5, God had already created light during the very first day of His creation. God had even named this light as the “Day” while the darkness as the “Night”.

Let’s also read Genesis 1:14-19 which described God’s second creation of light.

So for the second time, God had created light on the fourth day. However, the written Scripture has provided a detailed information about these forms of lights where they have sources. They are actually being generated by the sun, moon, and the stars. On the other hand, the light that God created during the first day had an unknown source which we are about to explain.

You have to know that the light that God had created during the first day of His creation declares His presence as the Creator of the entire world. This is because, “God is Light” which we can read on 1 John 1:5.

This Scripture explains the main reason why the light that God created during the first day and brought light to the world for three days does not have any sun, moon, and stars. Just like what the Scriptures’ description about God in 1 John 1:5, God is light where His light brought brightness to the world for the first three days of His creation.

We can read another Scripture in the Book of Revelation 22:5 about God’s light.

This yet to be fulfilled Prophecy from the Book of Revelation has revealed that God will soon bring light into this world where other sources of lights such as the sun are no longer needed.

But when talking about light in the Holy Bible, the most important Scripture pertaining about light is the one written on John 8:12.

In this generation of ours, Lord Jesus Christ is our only Saviour who can guide us towards the “light from God” which is the only way for us to gain eternal life. But for those who don’t then they will unfortunately get lost and doomed in the outer darkness. We can read about this in the Book of Matthew 8:12.

Gap Theory between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2

In my further research about God's creation of the world in the Book of Genesis, I came across this interesting theory known as the “Gap Theory”.

The main reason why it is called the Gap Theory is that this theory suggests that a catastrophic event occurred during the time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.

There is a huge question among various scholars about why the earth was described as “formless and desolate” in Genesis 1:2. So they came up with a theory that there was probably a “fully functional earth” that was filled with all living creatures which includes those extinct dinosaurs.

However, this earth was unfortunately destroyed due to Satan who was one among the “fallen angels” who rebelled against God. When God casted him out from Heaven, Satan fell down into the earth which caused such tremendous impact that it completely devastated it. As a result, earth became “formless and desolate”.

Since earth got destroyed, God had to restart and create again everything starting from the ruined earth.

Some Flaws of the Gap Theory

In my own personal opinion, this Gap Theory did not really happen since there is really not enough evidence to support the catastrophic event. If it did then it would have been recorded as well in the Book of Genesis rather than leaving us all trying to speculate and come up with ignorant hypotheses.

Another flaw that I saw on my own personal perspective is the “light”. God had not created light yet until Genesis 1:3. You have to know that light is very important for the survival of all living creatures here on earth. Without it, it would be impossible for them to live and thrive unless Satan destroyed it as well when he got casted out.

Perhaps the real question here is, “Why was the earth from the very beginning of God’s creation of the world referred to in the Holy Scripture as “formless and desolate”?

Again, the answer to this question is based on my own personal opinion only. If God Who is our Almighty Creator wanted to create earth in an instant, then He can do so by simply giving His powerful command. As a result, everything is going to be completed just on the first day.

However, there is a reason why God had to do it in a step-by-step manner. God probably designed everything here on earth to be formed or created in a manner where it will take some certain amount of time. A good example are the plants and animals. They actually do need some time to grow and reproduce. This is probably why God had also started redesigning earth from the scratch.

Moreover, there is no such thing as a time gap that occured between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. God’s creation of the world from the very beginning was continuous without any interruptions. One of the main reasons why the Holy Scriptures have to describe God’s detailed creation of everything is to demonstrate His Power which makes Him worthy of being served as our only One and True Almighty God.

7 Days of God’s Creation of the Universe

God’s creation of the universe was entirely discussed in the Holy Bible, particularly in the Book of Genesis. His creations start right exactly in the very first verse of the Holy Scripture.

First Day

The first day of God’s creation of the world can be read in Genesis 1:1-5.

Clearly described here in Genesis 1:1-5, God’s first creations are the foundations of all His creations which is the universe. It was then followed by the creation of the formless and desolate earth.

Next to the unfinished earth was the separation of the “light” from “darkness”. After separating them, God named the light as the “day” and “night” for the state of darkness. All these things were God’s creations during the first day.

Second Day

Moving to the second day of God’s creation can be read in Genesis 1:6-7.

As mentioned in this Holy Scripture, God created the “dome” which is currently a very controversial topic being discussed by most scholars today. Anyway, we will cover this on a separate post.

God named this dome as “sky” where its main purpose is to keep the water separated into two places, one above it while the other below it. This completed God’s second day of creation.

Third Day

The third day of God’s creation can be read on Genesis 1:9-13.

In this third day of God’s continued creation of the world, He designed the water from the surface of the earth to give space for the lands. Thus, the lands had appeared where He named it as the “Earth” while “Sea” for the water.

After causing the land to appear, God created all plants that produce edible fruits and grains. If you come to think about it, God already had the intention to create mankind on this third day. It was because, who else will benefit from eating these foods?

Fourth Day

As we proceed, we are now on the fourth day of God’s creation which can be read on Genesis 1:14-19.

God’s fourth day of creation are the objects from the sky which are the sun, moon, and the stars. Among these three, the sun brings the brightest form of light so God had assigned it as the ruler of the day. Second to the sun is the moon in which God had assigned it as the ruler of the night.

Since God clearly made the separation between the day and the night, God had intended it as the main basis for counting time, days, years, and marking all celebrations of religious festivals.

Fifth Day

Moving into the next day is the fifth day which can be read on Genesis 1:20-23.

The fifth day was the day when God created the very first living beings or creatures to roam around the earth. And, they were the birds. Followed by the birds were sea dwelling creatures. After creating them, God had important instructions to them which was to reproduce or increase their numbers.

Sixth Day

On this sixth day, we can read God’s creation described in Genesis 1:24-31.

Sixth day was another day when God created the beings that dwell on the land. He first created the animals and then followed by the human beings.

When it comes to human beings, God created them (of course us) to have resemblance with Himself. So He created made and then followed by female. And just like the others, God had blessed and instructed them to have many children who will populate the entire earth.

Seventh Day

Finally, the seventh day marks the completion of God’s creation of the universe which can be read in Genesis 2:2-4.

Actually, God had already completed his creations on the sixth day so on this seventh day, He rested. Other than this, He blessed this seventh day and made it a “special day”. God made it a special Holy day for us to serve Him as our Almighty God or Creator.

How Long are the Days in Mentioned in Genesis 1

Today, we commonly refer to one single day as a composition of a 24 hours period of time. Due to this reason, many are so curious if the days mentioned in the Book of Genesis were also equivalent to a 24 hours time period for each day.

If we are going to read Genesis 1:5, we can find in this Scripture about what composes a day.

Genesis 1:3-5

As mentioned in Genesis 1:3, God created the light to bring brightness into the world particularly onto the surface of the earth. But aside from the brightness offered by the light, it also serves as the basis for time or counting the number of days.

This Holy Scripture stated that the very first day which was during God's creation was composed of an “evening that passed” until the “morning came”. Based on my own common understanding, it does sound like a 24 hours period.

The same description about the second day is mentioned in Genesis 1:8 of the Holy Bible.

Genesis 1:8

Similar to the first day, the second day of God’s creation was also composed of an evening that passed up until the next morning. It also goes the same with the other succeeding days which were the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth days of God’s continued creations.

Literally, the “passing of an evening until the next morning” is what’s composed of a single day. But when it comes to many number of days, the Scripture also used the term “many evenings and mornings”. We can read the example in the Book of Daniel 8:26.

Daniel 8:26

Above all, the most important Scripture from the Holy Bible regarding the days can be read in the Book of Exodus 20:9-11.

Exodus 20:9-11

Clearly explained by God, He wanted us to follow His daily routine when He worked or created everything that exists in this world. He wanted us to spend our regular days during the six days period. While on the seventh day, we need to take a rest because this day is blessed by God as the Sabbath day or Holy day for us to worship Him.

Moreover, my own personal opinion regarding the 24 hour period of time which is composed of a day has something to do with innovation or increase of knowledge by man. During the ancient days, the prophets or Moses who had written the Holy Scriptures knew nothing about accurate measurement of time. They solely rely on the sunrise and sunset as a basis for counting the number of days. Thus, this is probably the reason why they could not use a 24 hours time period as a description for one single entire day.

Wiseman Hypothesis or Tablet Theory Regarding the Book of Genesis

Many have their own doubts about the Book of Genesis on how it got preserved and passed down from one generation to the next generations. So in this post, we are going to cover one interesting theory about this topic which is known as the “Wiseman Hypothesis” or more commonly known as the “Tablet Theory”.

The person behind this theory is a British scholar, Percy Wiseman. Hence, he named his theory after his last name.

The main reason why some individuals prefer to call Wiseman’s theory as the tablet theory is because his theory suggests that the Scriptures of Genesis were originally written or engraved on clay tablets. Thus, the Scriptures in these clay tablets got passed down starting from the very first generations of man which was Adam. Then followed by Noah, Shem, Isaac, Jacod, and finally Moses who compiled them.

Before Noah's flood, the theory claims that these ancient tablets were carefully passed down into the care of several generations until Noah’s time. Before the flood was about to occur, Noah took these clay tablets and safely kept them inside his ark. Thus, the clay tablets never stopped from being passed down to the next generations.

When Moses finally got the clay tablets in his hands, he compiled them and even used them as reference materials. We can read the references in the Book of Genesis from the words that composed of “these are the generations of.”

There are a total of 10 generations where these words were used which you can check in your own Holy Bible.

The Generations Of

By studying it closely, Adam was the very first man who could probably recorded the second tablet. The theory suggests that he may even have done the first as well. Then, the next generations who held the clay tablets were again Noah, Shem, Terah, Ishmael, Isaac, Esau, Jacob, and down to Moses.

The clay tablet theory is indeed quite interesting. However, the problem is that there is not enough evidence to support its existence. The Holy Bible actually does not contain any of its Scriptures that these objects did exist in the past. Nor, any archaeological evidence that got uncovered or discovered. It is simply a mere hypothesis which is considered as one among the many possibilities of explaining the event.

If you are going to think more about it, the tablet is not actually necessary for the Holy Scriptures to be passed down from the earliest generations to the next. It’s because God can always use his divine powers, particularly the Holy Ghost to directly communicate to Moses which guided him in documenting the Book of Genesis. We can actually read this as described in Book 2 of Peter 1:21.

Peter 1:21

The Scripture states that no “human will” or personal thoughts of man were introduced into the Holy Bible. It is clearly stated that God had chosen someone or the right person to deliver His message to the world. And, they were able to fulfill it through the help of the Holy Spirit of God. Thus, this had rendered the ancient clay tablets useless or not necessary.

Moreover, what’s really important is that God’s Words were accurately preserved and recorded up to this current or present period of time for us to read. And His Words are now commonly compiled into one Book which we call as the “Holy Bible”.

Genesis 1 Describes the Creation of the World

One of the most popular verses written in the Holy Scripture was the very first verse of the Book itself which is Genesis 1:1 and here it is,

In the Beginning

The very first few words already describe the “beginning” which is the time when God had started His creations. At this point of time, only God Himself existed until He had finally decided to create everything.

However, the Holy Bible did not provide any accurate time or date when God started His creations. Rather, the content of the Holy Scripture is more focused about the details on how God set up everything from the very beginning.

In this very beginning period of time, God’s very first creation were the “heavens” and the “earth”. In some translations, both the heavens and the earth are referred to as the “universe”. But at this point of time, the earth was yet to be designed which was simply “formless and desolate”. Thus, God had set up the main foundations of the rest of His creations.

God the Creator

By reading the Book of Genesis, God has been described as “all-knowing” and “all-powerful” God Who was the Almighty One Who created everything from this World. God as the Creator is more clearly described by reading the Book of Jeremiah 10:16.

Aside from the Book of Jeremiah, another Scripture of the Bible that tells about God as the Maker of all things can be found in the Book of Isaiah 44:24.

By understanding this written Scripture, God as the Creator of everything proves that He is the only One true God Who is worthy of being served. It’s because He is the only One Who can be our savior.

When God created everything, He literally did it all by Himself and no one helped Him. Thus, creating everything was a complete demonstration of God’s true Power.

Upon knowing that God had created everything alone, many individuals are asking about “Who created God?”

The answer can be found in the Book of Psalm 90:2.

God did create everything but with the exemption of Himself. You have to know that God is “eternal” which means that “He has no beginning nor an end”. Thus, God is not affected by time.

Creation Out of Nothing

God is the only Creator who creates without the need of some sort of materials or preparations. He already demonstrated in Genesis 1 that He has the capability to create things out of nothing. What He simply does is to give His commands and it will be done.

We can read in the Book of Hebrews 11:3 about God Who created the entire universe by using His Word alone.

Perhaps, the only creation where God used a material was when He created Adam, the very first man. When God created Adam, He used “dust of the earth” which He previously created. We can read the complete details on how God created Adam in the Book of Genesis 2:7.

Aside from Adam was Eve, the very first woman. When God created her, God took one of Adam’s ribs as a material to create Eve. We can read the complete details in the Book of Genesis 2:21-22.

Lord Jesus Christ - the Word of God

It is actually very surprising to know that Lord Jesus Christ is also known as the “Word of God”. He has been described in the Book of John 1:1-4.

It has been clearly explained that Lord Jesus Christ was with God in the very beginning. This is because Lord Jesus Christ is God Himself and the Creator of everything. I would like to emphasize this part of the Scripture, “the Word was with God, and the Word was God”.

Therefore, without Lord Jesus Christ then the creation of everything would never happen.

The Earth was Formless and Desolate

Before we start, let’s first go over Genesis 1:1 to 2;

1 In the beginning, when God created the universe, 2 the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God was moving over the water.

Genesis 1:1 has already been discussed in this post. So if you have not read it yet, then you it’s best that you should read it first before you continue reading this one.

The earth was formless and desolate

When the time that God had created earth came out into its existence, it was totally formless or it was not yet designed. Perhaps you can imagine it in a way where earth was randomly scattered around on its place. So at this moment, the place was yet uninhabitable.

The raging ocean covered everything

Apart from being formless and desolate, earth was covered with water where its surface behaved similarly to a raging ocean.

Engulfed in total darkness

Light was not yet fixed by God so earth was totally engulfed with complete darkness.

Spirit of God was moving over the water

As God started His creation of heaven and earth, His Spirit was moving over the water. Could it possibly be that His Spirit acted as His own hands in reshaping and designing His entire creations? If you want to share your own thoughts then feel free to Comment it down below.

Genesis 1:1 Simple Explanation

In the previous post, we have already covered and explained Genesis 1:1. However, many are still getting confused with my explanation. So on this post, I wrote a much simpler explanation that anyone could easily understand.

So let’s start with the Bible’s Genesis 1:1 below;

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

In the beginning

The beginning that is being referred here on Genesis 1:1 was the “start of everything” but with the exception of God. You have to know that God Has no beginning where He was the only one that exists in the very beginning composed of a world with complete emptiness. Until, He had finally decided to start creating everything.

God

God is the one Who has created everything out of nothing. Thus, He is also known as the “Creator”. With such kind of amazing power, He is the One and Only true Almighty God worthy of being served. In Hebrew, God is also referred to as “Elohim”.

Creation

Our Almighty God or Elohim had demonstrated His power through His creations and that includes you.

The Heaven and the Earth

In this exact verse of Genesis, God had created heaven and earth but they were yet to be redesigned or arranged by God. He simply prepared the platform or foundation in order to begin his wonderful creations.