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NASB | Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness. [2 Cor 4:6] |
Bible Question:
God separated light from darkness. Shadows form darkness, but shadows presume light coming from a particular direction and an object to cast a shadow. Was then the light localized (altouhg not in any heavenly body) to cast a shawdow off the earth? Is this the separting that took place? Or is darkess more than the absence of light? In other words is darkness an effect or does it have substance. This is one for the physicists to ponder! (see also Isa 45:7) |
Bible Answer: Dear Lionstrong, Darkness has no substance. It is the absence of light. Cold is the absence of heat. Death is the absence of life. Lies are the absence of truth. This absence can affect the substance by dissipating it. I believe that this is a physical answer with valid spiritual implications. Instead...trust the substance of God, and flee the dissipating power of the enemy. In Christ Jesus, charis |