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God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
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Creation's Goodness
When God declared the light "good," it was a divine judgment on the perfection and purpose of His creation. Commentators explain this is for our benefit, teaching us to admire God's handiwork rather than find fault. This affirms that the physical world is not inherently evil but a good gift from a good Creator, refuting any worldview that pits the spiritual against the material.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
אמר 'āmar — “say, bid.” After this verb comes the thing said in the words of the speaker, or an equivalent expression. I…
19th Century
Anglican
And God saw. — This contemplation indicates, first, a lapse of time; and second, that the judgment pronounced was the ver…
Baptist
"Light be." "Light was." God had but to speak the word, and the great wonder was accomplished. How there was light before there was any su…
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16th Century
Protestant
And God saw the light. Here, Moses portrays God surveying His work, so that He might take pleasure in it. But He does this for our sake, t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God saw the light, that it was good Very pleasant and delightful, useful and beneficial; that is, he foresaw it …
God said, Let there be light; He willed it, and at once there was light. Oh, the power of the word of God!
In the new creation, the…
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