Respond to the following questions:
Genesis 1:1 says “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
Genesis 1:3 says “Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
Genesis 1:14-16 says, in part, “Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens …,’ … and God made the two great lights…he made the
stars also.”
(1) Discuss whether there was physical light in the heavens as of God’s first having created the heavens, verse 1:1.
(2) Then, explain the nature of the light in verse 1:3.
(3) Finally, explain the lights in verses 14-16 based on your answers to the other questions.
Because this question involves Biblical interpretation, and there can be valid difference of opinions on questions of Biblical interpretation, all reasonable
answers will receive high credit. Be sure to provide some reasoning.
Earth Science, 15th edition, by Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis Tasa. Pearson/PrenticeHall, 2018.
Ch. 21-23
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