Genesis 1:4

God saw that the light was good;

How do you interpret that?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
God saw that the light was good;

How do you interpret that?

He'd got an energy saving bulb on special offer which had a particularly natural spectrum and lasts up to 10 billion years.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
God saw that the light was good;

How do you interpret that?

Just like any good craftsman, He stopped to check His work at every stage. 🙂

Originally posted by Suzianne
Just like any good craftsman, He stopped to check His work at every stage. 🙂

Precisely. Isn't it implicit that God stood back and made
a judgement on the "Light" and concluded it was "Good".

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Precisely. Isn't it implicit that God stood back and made
a judgement on the "Light" and concluded it was "Good".

Yes? And?

(Waiting for the other shoe to drop, as it always does... )

Originally posted by wolfgang59
God saw that the light was good;

How do you interpret that?

I interpret it to mean that it is better than the darkness, because it makes it possible to see what is being done. 😏

HalleluYaH !!!
Praise the LORD!
Holy! Holy! Holy!

Originally posted by RJHinds
I interpret it to mean that it is better than the darkness, because it makes it possible to see what is being done. 😏

HalleluYaH !!!
Praise the LORD!
Holy! Holy! Holy!

I was hoping for something deeper ... so you are excused for the rest of the thread.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Yes? And?

(Waiting for the other shoe to drop, as it always does... )

Why did god have to make a judgement on the "Light" if he is omniscient?
He already knew what it was like.
He already new it was good.

So what does that passage mean?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Why did god have to make a judgement on the "Light" if he is omniscient?
He already knew what it was like.
He already new it was good.

So what does that passage mean?

Like I've argued with RJH many times, the Bible doesn't tell us everything. However, the Bible was also written for man, to explain some things in a way that ancient man of that time understood. Many men were craftsmen in that time and they certainly understood checking one's own work. Consider Genesis 1 to be more of a "novelization" than a "documentary".

Originally posted by wolfgang59
God saw that the light was good;

How do you interpret that?

God is a God of life.
God is a God of purpose - preparation - plan.
It matters to God that things are right for life - especially for us human beings.

This is the most profound question you have asked in the midst of many ...um ... other kinds of comments.

God saw that the light was good. Go to the last two chapters of the Bible and see if the light is still good to Him.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Precisely. Isn't it implicit that God stood back and made
a judgement on the "Light" and concluded it was "Good".

Its a good point. Seriously.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
God saw that the light was good;

How do you interpret that?

How? Simply.

It means what it says.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Why did god have to make a judgement on the "Light" if he is omniscient?
He already knew what it was like.
He already new it was good.

So what does that passage mean?

It means that the first night and day of time was complete. 😏

Originally posted by wolfgang59
I was hoping for something deeper ... so you are excused for the rest of the thread.

Visible light as we know it is a small part of the electro-magnetic spectrum and unless it is "seen" it has no special significance that I can percieve. Therefore, it is the "seeing" that is what makes the light good. God saw the light, it says. Therefore God either actually physically "saw" the light, or it is a metaphor for perception, or for something else.

It is my experience that the christian community in this forum do not like metaphors explaining away** what they see as absolute literalisms of scriptural truth. So I'll leave it there and see if any of my Christians friends want to comment on my comment...

**my "tree of life" thread from last year for example

Originally posted by divegeester
Visible light as we know it is a small part of the electro-magnetic spectrum and unless it is "seen" it has no special significance that I can percieve. Therefore, it is the "seeing" that is what makes the light good. God saw the light, it says. Therefore God either actually physically "saw" the light, or it is a metaphor for perception, or for something ...[text shortened]... riends want to comment on my comment...

**my "tree of life" thread from last year for example

The detail of "seeing" is a triviality to my point. How god detected the light
is of no consequence. My query is that the simple passage strongly implies
that god was experiencing the light for the first time and thus was able to
make a value judgement on it.
I see that as contrary to omniscience.

Just wondering - is the omniscient, omnipotent god construct a modern add-on?
Some of the OT makes god look more like one of the Olympians ... more human.