And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
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Gill's Exposition
And God saw the light, that it was good,.... Very pleasant and delightful, useful and beneficial; that is, he foresaw it would be good, of great service, as Picherellus (k) interprets it; for as yet…
Adam Clarke
God divided the light from the darkness - This does not imply that light and darkness are two distinct substances, seeing darkness is only the privation of light; but the words simply refer us by…
We have here a further account of the first day's work, in which observe, 1. That the first of all visible beings which God created was light; not that by it he himself might see to work (for the…
Cambridge Bible
And God … good This phrase is repeated (Gen 1:1; Gen 1:1; Gen 1:1; Gen 1:1; Gen 1:1, and in slightly amplified form, Gen 1:1) at each successive creative act, except on the second day (Gen 1:1, where…
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