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On the fourth day the luminaries came into existence. Since God has foreknowledge, he understood
the nonsense of the foolish philosophers who were going to say that the things produced on Earth
came from the stars, so that they might set God aside. In order therefore that the truth might be
demonstrated, plants and seeds came into existence before stars. For what comes into existence
later cannot cause what is prior to it.

(From Reading the Law, Studies in Honour of Gordon J. Wenham, edited by J.G. McConville and Karl
Moller, p. 240.)

Origins: Distance Starlight in a Young Universe

5.4 Let’s Practice…

1. What word is used between verse one and two to make sure that the reader knows that
there is NO GAP between the two verses?
2. What does tohu waw bohu literally mean?

3. The Hebrew word for spirit is ________________ which also means breath or wind.
4. God created light and separated it from the darkness. What does this imply about the earth?

5. Where do you think the light came from on day one? Later we will learn that the sun was not created
until day 4.

5.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…

We know that Jesus is the light of the world, correct? (John 8:12) God is light and in Him is no
darkness at all (I John 1:5). In heaven, there will be no need of a sun or moon, because the
light emanating from God will light the universe (Rev 21:23). Do you see from the nature of
God that there is no problem about where light was coming from in the first few days of
creation? Write a note to God describing how He is a light in your life:

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