This piece discusses a perceived inconsistency in the Bible - the creation of light before the sun. It explains that Genesis was written from a human perspective, not a scientific one. On the first day, a form of light (ohr) was present, which was diffused but not visible. By the fourth day, the source of light (maohr) was visible, indicating a change in the atmosphere. The "greater light" (sun) and "lesser light" (moon) likely predated the creation days, but only became perceivable and distinguishing features of day and night on Earth on the fourth day.
GENESIS 1:16 OTBDC: Was light created or made, and was it on the first day or the fourth?
How is it that there could be light before the sun was made, or so it would seem? The problem arises because the creation account comes across as though the sun was not created until the fourth day (1:14-16), yet there was light on the first day (1:3). The solution to this Bible difficulty lies below.

