What day did God create day and night?

Answer 1

Genesis 1:14-19 says that God made the sun and the moon and the stars on the fourth day, and placed them in the firmament. The sun and the moon were to rule the day and the night respectively, but day and night had already been created.

Another thought might be:

Genesis 1:1 says : "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth"...The heavens (sun, moon, stars, etc), including the planet earth, had been created long before, at an unspecified time.

Genesis 1:2 is talking about the time when God turned his attention to preparing the earth for habitation. At that time, the earth was still 'formless and waste'. Outer space and everything in it, including planet earth, had already been in existence 'from the beginning'.

The 'creative days' spoken of in The Bible at Genesis 1:3-31- are talking about the time spent specificallypreparing the EARTH for mankind.

When God first started creating things on earth, there was a 'swaddling band' or a heavy water-filled cloud all around the earth. We can see this by what happens at Genesis 1:6-8 where God seperates the cloud into water 'on the earth and water ABOVE the sky'...or 'heavens'.

So, at the time spoken of at Genesis 1:3 the thick cloud of water vapor, which had kept 'darkness on the surface of the earth', was thinning enough for light from the sun , moon and stars, to be seen from the surface of the earth. "Light came to be".

In verse 4, God sets the earth to rotating, creating night and day.

Later in vs 16, when the 'luminaries' are "made" it's important to note that the word used here is, infact, 'MADE', not 'created'. The word for MADE in Heb., wai·ya′‛as (from ‛a·sah′), is different from "create" (ba·ra'′) found in Genesis 1: 1, 21, 27 . The Sun and moon had been 'created' LONG before, when God created the heavens. On the first "day," the expression "Let light come to be" was used. The Hebrew word there used for "light" is 'ohr, meaning light in a general sense. But on the fourth "day," the Hebrew word changes to ma·'ohr′, which refers to a luminary or source of light. (Ge 1:14) So, on the first "day" diffused light evidently penetrated the swaddling bands, but the sources of that light could not have been seen by an earthly observer. By the fourth day, things had cleared up.

Answer 2

The first day. The light of the first three days was not the sun or any star. Rather, it was light that God created before the sun, and which emanated from a point in space without any physical source; like what we might term a "white hole." On the fourth day, God made the sun.

Answer 3

In the first creation story in Genesis (Gen. 1:1-2:4a), God created the world in six days. He created the light of day and therefore day and night on the first day since, after all, there could not be a second day until he had done so.

The sun, moon and stars, which we now know are our sole source of light by day and night, were created on day four and fixed in the firmament that separated the waters above from the waters below.

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Answer 4

Day by day, God created the universe and everything in it (Genesis ch.1).God created the universe out of nothing (Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:28; Rashi commentary to Genesis 1:14; Maimonides' "Guide," 2:30). Nachmanides on Gen. 1:1 states emphatically that this is a fundamental tradition.Note that the Torah, in describing the Creation, deliberately employs brevity and ellipsis, just as it does in many other topics. See the Talmud, Hagigah 11b.

On day 1: God created the universe in general, light, and this Earth. The light was not the same as that of the sun. Rather, it was light that God created before the sun, and which emanated from a point in space without any physical source; like what we might term a "white hole."

On day 2: God created the separation between the Earth and the upper atmosphere.

On day 3: God separated the continents from the oceans, and created plants.

On day 4: God created the sun, moon, and stars.

On day 5: God created birds and fish.

On day 6: God created animals and people.

On day 7: God ceased creating, thereby creating the concept of rest.

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Answer 5

Genesis 1:14-19 says that God made the sun and the moon and the stars on the fourth day, and placed them in the firmament.

The sun and the moon were to rule the day and the night respectively, but day and night had already been created.

Answer 6

Day by day, God created the universe and its contents (Genesis ch.1).God created the universe out of nothing (Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:28; Rashi commentary to Genesis 1:14; Maimonides' "Guide," 2:30).Note that the Torah, in describing the Creation, deliberately employs brevity and ellipsis, just as it does in many other topics. See the Talmud, Hagigah 11b.

• On day 1: God created the universe in general, light, and this Earth. The light was not the same as that of the sun. Rather, it was light that God created before the sun, and which emanated from a point in space without any physical source; like what we might term a "white hole."
  
• On day 2: God created the separation between the Earth and the upper atmosphere.
  
• On day 3: God separated the continents from the oceans, and created plants.
  
• On day 4: God created the sun, moon, and stars.
  
• On day 5: God created birds and fish.
  
• On day 6: God created animals and people.
  
• On day 7: God ceased creating, thereby creating the concept of rest.
  

See also:

Is there evidence for Creation?

Can you show that God exists?

Seeing God's wisdom

Answer 7

According to the first creation story in Genesis, God created the sun, moon, and stars on day 4 of creation. Of course, no qualified scientist could ever accept that the earth already existed or that plants grew, before the sun and stars, so if God really did create everything it did not happen as described in the Bible.

Answer 8

According to Chapter 1 of Genesis, God created the stars on the fourth day of creation along with the sun and moon.

Answer 9

Yes, God created the sun and moon on the fourth day.

it is found in Genesis 1:14-19