To add to my last post where I explained that we have to look elsewhere to discover how God created (bara), because Gen. 1 is simply an overview of what God did, not an explanation of how. So, for instance Gen. 1:3 says, "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." Earlier I suggested that energy (or God-stuff) came out of God's mouth - and that is the source of what the light was made of. (I am not saying light or anything else physical is God-stuff, but that God used some of His stuff, converting it into something physical) However, I now have a better, more Biblical answer. To find more detail of how God created, we should go to John 1:3. There we see that when God said, "Let there be light," it was produced through the Word. Verse 4 is interesting because it talks about the "life" in the Word and the "light". I am not sure how to put that all together, but there could be something about the life of the Word was used to create light. Now is the "Word" referring to God speaking words or to the Son of God, who is God, creating the universe? Col 1:16 makes it clear.
Then Heb. 1:10 says that "the heavens are the work of your hands." referring to the Son of God. Now, for sure we see that it was more than just God speaking some words, the Son of God used His hands.
You might say that is just speaking figuratively, but that doesn't help give credence to the ex nihilo argument.
Then Heb. 1:10 says that "the heavens are the work of your hands." referring to the Son of God. Now, for sure we see that it was more than just God speaking some words, the Son of God used His hands.
You might say that is just speaking figuratively, but that doesn't help give credence to the ex nihilo argument.
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