(Genesis 1:1-5.)What was the light source?
When we see light, we know it must be coming from somewhere! This is called a light source: It could be the sun, your lamp in your room, a flashlight, car lights, streetlights, or even a light of a jet passing overhead.
Without something bearing light, we have complete darkness.
That is because on this special day of creation, God created the energy or sources that make the light happen.
Some think perhaps on this day that light was God himself shining his glory, but the Bible talks about the Spirit of God moving on the face of the waters when it was dark, so His presence was already there.
The Creation account in Genesis was God making literal things. Meaning that when God said “Let there be light” we do not think that it was as simple as God simply shining his glory down but the real presence of light.
He created light into existence before there was the light source of sun moon or stars. But without the sun moon or stars (sources of light) what could this light be?
There is a lot of guess work what exactly the light was, but here are some ideas of exactly what God created on the first day:
When God made all types of forms of light, he created all the colors that we see! Which include all the beauty around us that we appreciate every single day!
The Northern Lights are a perfect example of beauty and color! They react with the sun! The special effects happen when the solar wind gets past the magnetic field of our atmosphere and travels towards Earth. The solar wind hits the atmosphere and as the protons and electrons from this wind hit the particles in the Earth's atmosphere, they release energy – and this is what causes the northern lights. That’s so neat isn’t it? What beauty that is!
Along with many other insects, the spider, which has from 8 to 12 little beady eyes, can see in the light spectrum of ultraviolet light. This light is a shorter wavelength than the color violet which we can see with the naked eye. But we cannot see ultraviolet light without detectors that are sensitive to convert it into a form that we can see.
Snakes and other reptiles see infrared light.
Your pet doggie may only see colors in pastels not bright vivid colors you and I can see!
Before God created animals, insects, plants, and marine wildlife, he knew each tiny creature would design each creature to see in a way that would help it to find food, hunt in the night, see from afar, and so much more! Not only did he see we all needed more than sun moon and stars, but He also created special wavelengths of light so each one could see! What an amazing Creator!
