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EnenBelle

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Genesis Chapter 1 verse 4 Did God create darkness?
« on: June 06, 2016, 05:48:56 am »
1  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Verse 1-2 says that God created heaven and earth and that the earth was without form, it was void and it was dark. But verse 3 clearly implies that God created the light and He went onto call it good. Also my interpretation of the subject is that he created darkness because it was a result of the creation of earth.
So did God create darkness? and why didn't He refer to it as good as he did in verse 4 with the light?

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Re: Genesis Chapter 1 verse 4 Did God create darkness?
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2016, 06:22:53 am »
 Darkness is a lack of light. You're questioning is the same as asking did God create a vacuum.

 You cannot create nothing.

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Re: Genesis Chapter 1 verse 4 Did God create darkness?
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2016, 06:29:18 pm »
 KJV with strong numbers

Gen 1:1  In the beginning H7225  God H430  created H1254  ( H853 ) the heaven H8064  and the earth. H776  H430   


(Strong)
אֱלֹהִים
'ĕlôhı̂ym
el-o-heem'
Plural of H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: - angels, X exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Total KJV occurrences: 2601

So were talking Gods H430 plural.  TRINITY!!!