Light Before the Sun
Genesis 1:3
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
A frequent objection to the truth of Genesis 1 is as follows: If the Sun was not created until Day Four, what was the source of light on Day One?
As is so often the case, the answer to the question is not the first issue to be addressed. The first issue is always to see if there is a false presupposition behind the question. And there is! The assumption is that the light on Day One required a source.
Even today, light can exist without a source. Light is so fast, that we are used to thinking that a light turns on immediately when a switch is thrown and is extinguished instantly when the switch is opened. This is not the case. Light actually has to travel, but does so very, very fast. The speed of light is often measured by firing a laser at the Moon to reflect this intense light off one of the mirrors placed for that purpose by Apollo astronauts. The light takes about 1.5 seconds to return to Earth but does not need to be left switched on all that time. A sharp pulse a fraction of a second will suffice. The laser is then switched off, but the light continues traveling without a source.
On Day One, God set the light waves moving. He did not require help in doing so, and there is no problem understanding that He chose to place a source for that light on Day Four.
Prayer: As we think about the created light of Day One, we thank You, Lord God, that Your word reminds us that You are light, and in You is no darkness. Amen.
Author: Paul F. Taylor
Ref: Taylor, P.F. (2019), About Genesis – Volume One, (Naples, ID: J6D Publications), p. 10-12.
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