If God is light . . .

[nebula]

If "God is light," why did He have to create it?

[sagz4Christ]

*starts drooling and swatting at invisible flies buzzing around his head...*

neb....how is it you always come up with things that make me hurt my brain? Don't you know I am a simple creature with a brian that likes to stay simple? I don't like thinking much past *I'll just hit the snooze button one more time.....zzzzzzzzz.......*

In all seriousness though, I am interested about this question too.

*Inquiring minds want to know....just keep it simple......

~yours in Christ

[Guest idolsmasher]

If "God is light," why did He have to create it?

"It" is called "suns." They were created to give light light for the created earth and our solar system and universe. Maybe God didn't want to stay out there orbiting the earth every 24 hours. God had light in himself but He had to put light into the creation as well. Suns are the way He chose to do it.

[irishcowboy]

does that question fall into the same category as this one?

Who is Gods mom?

mike

[Ovedya]

The English language is funny with this one. We call that big ball of nuclear fusion in the sky "sun." Sun is the English translation of the Spanish "sol," which means what? Yup...you guessed it. It means "sun."

Does your brain hurt now? Just wait...

In Genesis 1:3 God said, "Let there be light." Light in Hebrew is rwa, which is given as a light for day, a light for luminary objects like the moon, light from lightning, light from a lamp, light of life, light of prosperity, instruction, figuratively as the light of the face, and Jehovah as the light of Israel. So as far as the creation was concerned the sun was the light which God created in Genesis 1.

Now, the Hebrew word for "sun" comes from a root meaning to be brilliant. The word is "Shemesh." The Hebrew word for the sun was "to be brilliant." This might be something akin to us pointing to the sky and saying, "Hey look at the bright thing in the sky."

I have always found it funny that the sun and the moon are the the only planetary bodies in our solar system that do not really have a name!

[Crusader4Christ]

does that question fall into the same category as this one?

Who is Gods mom?

mike

Hmm?

Well, if your talking about when Jesus was in His human body, it was Mary.

God ( the Triune Spirit, the Godhead ), have no mother.

[Crusader4Christ]

The English language is funny with this one. We call that big ball of nuclear fusion in the sky "sun." Sun is the English translation of the Spanish "sol," which means what? Yup...you guessed it. It means "sun."

Does your brain hurt now? Just wait...

In Genesis 1:3 God said, "Let there be light." Light in Hebrew is rwa, which is given as a light for day, a light for luminary objects like the moon, light from lightning, light from a lamp, light of life, light of prosperity, instruction, figuratively as the light of the face, and Jehovah as the light of Israel. So as far as the creation was concerned the sun was the light which God created in Genesis 1.

Now, the Hebrew word for "sun" comes from a root meaning to be brilliant. The word is "Shemesh." The Hebrew word for the sun was "to be brilliant." This might be something akin to us pointing to the sky and saying, "Hey look at the bright thing in the sky."

I have always found it funny that the sun and the moon are the the only planetary bodies in our solar system that do not really have a name!

So did I. The sun and the moon are the only to celestial bodies with no ACTUAL

name ( like Earth). Interesting...

[nebula]

In Genesis 1:3 God said, "Let there be light." Light in Hebrew is rwa, which is given as a light for day, a light for luminary objects like the moon, light from lightning, light from a lamp, light of life, light of prosperity, instruction, figuratively as the light of the face, and Jehovah as the light of Israel. So as far as the creation was concerned the sun was the light which God created in Genesis 1.

Hey, G-man!

I appreciate the Hebrew lesson! Unfortunately, I'm a little lost. God created light on Day 1 but didn't create the Sun and Moon until Day 4. So, how could the Sun be the light God created when He said, "Let there be light"?

Now, the Hebrew word for "sun" comes from a root meaning to be brilliant.  The word is "Shemesh."  The Hebrew word for the sun was "to be brilliant."  This might be something akin to us pointing to the sky and saying, "Hey look at the bright thing in the sky."

I have always found it funny that the sun and the moon are the the only planetary bodies in our solar system that do not really have a name!

In some cultures, they do have names.

As far as us with this, I believe it has to do with the mixture of English being an evolved language and the progression of understanding just what the Sun and Moon are. I think in Latin they were known as Sol and Luna - and that was fine until we discovered "moons" around other planets and discovered that our Sun is actually a star. Sure, it is possible to create new names for them to fit the new understanding, but the powers that be with the first and last word on the matter (International Astronomical Society) do not believe it's worth the hassle.

(Like they don't want to change Pluto's status from a planet to a Kuiper Belt Object, even though the evidence points in that direction, because of the confusion it would create.

But that's a different story, and I'd like to hear what other ideas people have about the original question.)

[Guest Calamity]

Well, this is a simple reply compared to the others, but I always thought that God Himself was the Light mentioned, until he created the others.

[nebula]

You know I love you Calamity, and maybe what you are thinking is different from how I'm interpreting what you are thinking, . . .

but are you suggesting that when God said, "Let there be Light," He was actually saying, "Let there be Me"?