Gen 1:4 | TNotes | STEP | 1:4 Light is antithetical to chaotic darkness (1:2 ); the light is declared good but the darkness is not (cp. John 1:5 ). God is the source of this light (cp. Gen 1:14-19 ). God separated the light, as he did water (cp. 1:6-8 ), by his creative word. Light is associated with life and blessing (Job 38:19-20 ; Pss 19:1-6 ; 97:11 ; 104:19-20 ; Isa 60:19-20 ) and sets a boundary on the darkness that would destroy cosmic order. Darkness often typifies terror, death, and evil (see Gen 15:12 ; Job 18:6 , 18 ; Ps 88:12 ; Eph 5:11-12 ; 1 Jn 1:5 ).

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b1:2►

cJohn 1:5►

dGen 1:14-19►

e1:6-8►

fJob 38:19-20►

gPss 19:1-6►

h97:11►

i104:19-20►

jIsa 60:19-20►

kGen 15:12►

lJob 18:6►

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nPs 88:12►

oEph 5:11-12►

p1 Jn 1:5►

‏ Genesis 1:4

1:4 ^a Light is antithetical to chaotic darkness (1:2 ^b); the light is declared good but the darkness is not (cp. John 1:5 ^c). God is the source of this light (cp. Gen 1:14-19 ^d). God separated the light, as he did water (cp. 1:6-8 ^e), by his creative word. Light is associated with life and blessing (Job 38:19-20 ^f; Pss 19:1-6 ^g; 97:11 ^h; 104:19-20 ⁱ; Isa 60:19-20 ^j) and sets a boundary on the darkness that would destroy cosmic order. Darkness often typifies terror, death, and evil (see Gen 15:12 ^k; Job 18:6 ^l, 18 ^m; Ps 88:12 ⁿ; Eph 5:11-12 ^o; 1 Jn 1:5 ^p).