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NASB | Genesis 1:3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. |
Bible Question:
Hi below is a quote from skeptics trying to disprove the bible, does anyone know how to refute this? Please? I am a believer and happened upon an unbeliever he said there were contradictions in the bible and gave me a link to alleged contradictions in the bible, I am systematically going through trying to "debunk" each of these lies, but this one is beyond my knowledge, please help "God creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. Yet he didn't make the light producing objects (the sun and the stars) until the fourth day (1:14-19). And how could there be "the evening and the morning" on the first day if there was no sun to mark them?" |
Bible Answer: Ok, I'll callyouthewolfe:) Some say the sun was created on day One when God said, "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3), but for some reason it was "obscured" or blocked from the earth until day four when whatever was obscuring the sun was removed. Others say that the "days" of Genesis one are not chronological. However, because the days were given in a specific order, it does appear the days should be taken chronologically. A better hypothesis is that the "light" created on day one was some light source other than the sun. It would have been the earth rotating in regards to this light source that caused day and night. God then created the earth's sun and moon on day four and removed the previous light source. What that light source was, and why God used it instead of just creating the sun on day one, I don’t know. Many different theories have been proposed as to the nature of the original light source and its purpose. You might want to take a look at some Christian based Creation and Evolution websites. That might help “shed some light” on the question:) --beva |