3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
3 God spoke: "Light!" And light appeared.
3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
3 Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
10 God called the dry land Earth,
10 God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.
10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
10 God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas." And God saw that it was good.
(Read Genesis 1:6-13)
The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and his they are still. Though the use of them is allowed to man, they are from God, and to his service and honour they must be used. The earth, at his command, brings forth grass, herbs, and fruits. God must have the glory of all the benefit we receive from the produce of the earth. If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice in him when the streams of temporal mercies are dried up.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 1:3
Commentary on Genesis 1:3-5
(Read Genesis 1:3-5)
God said, Let there be light; he willed it, and at once there was light. Oh, the power of the word of God! And in the new creation, the first thing that is wrought in the soul is light: the blessed Spirit works upon the will and affections by enlightening the understanding. Those who by sin were darkness, by grace become light in the Lord. Darkness would have been always upon fallen man, if the Son of God had not come and given us understanding, 1 John 5:20. The light which God willed, he approved of. God divided the light from the darkness; for what fellowship has light with darkness? In heaven there is perfect light, and no darkness at all; in hell, utter darkness, and no gleam of light. The day and the night are the Lord's; let us use both to his honour, by working for him every day, and resting in him every night, meditating in his law both day and night.