Genesis 1:3-4

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 1:3

‘ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THE LIGHT’“And God said, Let there be light.’ Genesis 1:3 I. We have reason every day that we live to thank God for life and health, for countless blessings. And not least among these may be reckoned the free gift of, and the many ‘blessings of the light.’For in many ways that we can tell off, at once, upon our fingers, and in very many more ways that we neither dream of nor think of, does light minister to our health, wealth, and comfort.The very birds sing at daybreak... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:3

‘And God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light.’ This is God’s first ‘action’. Here was a ‘big bang’ indeed. The writer is brief and to the point. God speaks and light is. That which was without form and empty now experiences that which makes it spring into positive existence. That which was permanently lacking light, now receives light. And as light (electro-magnetic waves) is the basic essential of the universe we recognise that it is also necessary in the bringing into usefulness... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:4-5

‘And God saw the light, that it was good, and God separated the light from the darkness, and God called the light day and the darkness he called night. And there was evening and there was morning one day.’ “The light, that it was good”. It is not that God was in any doubt about the outcome of His word. These words are just to confirm that His word achieved what He wanted to achieve. He saw that it was as good as He knew it would be. His creation was in perfect harmony with His desires. Now He... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:1-5

Genesis 1:1-5.—Since the formula “These are the generations of” is usually placed by P at the beginning of a section, whereas here it occurs at the end (Genesis 2:4a), it is thought by many that its present position is due to its removal from the beginning of this chapter, and that the story opened with the words “These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth.” But this implies a different use of “generations” from what we find elsewhere in P, who employs it to express what is... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 1:1-31

Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 2:4 a. The Priestly Story of Creation.— This section belongs to the Priestly Document (P). This is shown by the use of several of its characteristic terms, by the constant repetition of the formulæ , and by the formal arrangement. P’ s interest in the origin of religious institutions is displayed in the explanation of the origin of the Sabbath. The lofty monotheism of the section is also characteristic of his theological position.The story rests upon a much older... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:3

He commanded, not by such a word or speech as we use, which agreeth not with the spiritual nature of God; but either by an act of his powerful will, called the word of his power, Hebrews 1:3 or, by his substantial Word, his Son, by whom he made the worlds, Hebrews 1:2; Psalms 33:6, who is called: The Word, partly, if not principally, for this reason, John 1:1-3,John 1:10. There was light; which was some bright and lucid body, peradventure like the fiery cloud in the wilderness, giving a small... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 1:4

He observed with approbation that it was pleasant and amiable, agreeable to God’s purpose and man’s use; and made a distinction or separation between them in place, time, and use, that the one should succeed and shut out the other, and so by their vicissitudes make the day and the night. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 1:3-5

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 1:3. And God said] Better (because of the strong waw, and position of verb): “Then said God” = “the state of things being as just described.” From this point the drama is unfolded to the eye. Light] The orig. is indeed inimitable: Yehi’ôr, wá-yehi ʼôr. The nearest approach in Eng. is perh: “Exist, light!—then exists light” Genesis 1:4. Good] Also: “fair,” “fine,” “beautiful;” Sept. Kalon. Genesis 1:5. And the e. and the m. were] A dull rendering. The Heb. marks sequence,... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 1:1-31

Genesis 1:0 It is possible that God made at first only one kind of matter, the germ of all the universe. Indeed, Scripture seems to hint this in the sublime record of the origin of light: "And God said, Let there be light, and there was light." Here light is evidently regarded as the first of all sublunary things. The principal agent in this work was the Son of God. He had made the third heaven. He had created angels. The strong Satan himself was originally the workmanship of Christ. It is no... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Genesis 1:3

Let there be light Neither here nor in verses 14-18 is an original creative act implied. A different word is used. The sense is, made to appear; made visible. The sun and moon were created "in the beginning." The "light" of course came from the sun, but the vapour diffused the light. Later the sun appeared in an unclouded sky. read more

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