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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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Genesis
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 1:3–5
18th Century
Theologian
אמר 'āmar — “say, bid.” After this verb comes the thing said in the words of the speaker, or an equivalent expression. I…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 1:4
19th Century
Bishop
And God saw. — This contemplation indicates, first, a lapse of time; and second, that the judgment pronounced was the ver…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 1:3–4
19th Century
Preacher
"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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John Calvin
On Genesis 1:4
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Genesis 1:4
17th Century
Pastor
And God saw the light, that it was good
Very pleasant and delightful, useful and beneficial; that is, he foresaw it …
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 1:3–5
17th Century
Minister
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…