God said, “Let there be light” and there was light

ON THE FIRST DAY: “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called ‘night.’ And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.” (Gen. 1:3-4 NIV)

ON THE FOURTH DAY: “God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.” (Gen. 1:16-19 NIV).

A conundrum for man but not for God! 

God created light before He created the sun and the moon. Is it possible to have light for three days without the sun? There are those who read the order of creation and they say, “Hey, this must be a big mistake and proves the Bible has errors! The Bible says God created light on day one, but He didn’t create the sun and the moon until day four, and that can’t be right! You cannot have daylight without the light source, the sun!” 

God made and controls light

The order of creation may be an obstacle for some, but it is not a problem for God. The temporary light source—whatever it was—by God’s design and purpose served to function as light and heat for the earth for three days. Here, God proved that He created and controlled light.

“I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.” (Isa. 42:16)

Examples of God controlling light 

During the ninth plague, God added light to the inside of the Israelite’s homes, while it was totally dark outside.

“So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days. No one could see anyone else or move about for three days. Yet all the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.” (Exo. 10:22-23 NIV)

Therefore

And there will come a day when we will all be in heaven and all light will come from God’s glory.

“The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.” (Rev. 21:23 NIV)