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NASB | John 9:5 "While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 9:5 "As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world [giving guidance through My word and works]." |
Bible Question:
What light was created on day one of creation since the sun and moon and stars were not created until the fourth day? Day One: Gen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Gen 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. Gen 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. Day Four: Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: Gen 1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Gen 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. Gen 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Gen 1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. Gen 1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. |
Bible Answer: The traditional reading of the creation account in Genesis presumes a cosmic perspective at the beginning of time. However, in his book "The Genesis Question", Dr. Hugh Ross interprets Genesis in the context of an earthly perspective some time after the cosmos was created. By doing so, he has been able to demonstrate that the Genesis account follows the order of events that are proposed by planetary geology and biology. In the past, I have taken heat for suggesting that Dr. Ross may be on to something here, but I mention it now because I believe it is important to be aware of all the sincere opinions about how our understanding of creation and scripture either do or do not compare. Parable |