05/05/2008
6Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.” 7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so. 8God called the expanse “sky.” Evening came, and then morning: the second day.
This is an interesting passage in the chronology of the creation; especially when you consider the events over the next two days of creation. Separating the waters from the waters is not a reference to the appearance of dry land which will occur on the next day of creation.
Separating the waters from the waters, I believe, has interesting significance. The immediate conclusion, we could say is the creation of atmosphere, that is, the waters below being rivers, lakes and oceans, and the waters above being the clouds. But again, let’s take a deeper look. Remember in the very beginning before there was any creation at all, the spirit of God hovered above the waters. In this sense, I believe that we can consider “waters” to be the soupy mass that had yet to be formed into anything meaningful. If we bring this concept forward to the second day of creation, then really what we get is the creation of space. Rather than everything existing on a single plane, God created the sky—space. One might even go so far as to say God created 3 dimensions of geometry. This is not beyond the realm of possibility in light of what will be occurring in the coming days of creation when you consider that there was no rain until the global flood many hundreds of years later—so, no need for clouds.
As humans, we observe time, light and space as “universal” constants. Yet we easily forget (or fail to consider at all) that these are created things. God created time. God created light (and truth). And God created dimensional geometry and space. It is a stretch of our comprehension to consider anything outside of these constraints, yet, therein is the domain of God.
Now let me point out another interesting observation. This creation is not pronounced good by God immediately following its creation. Why is this?
Some speculate that since the air became the domain of Satan that it could not, in itself, be called “good:”
1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins 2in which you previously walked according to this worldly age, according to the ruler of the atmospheric domain, the spirit now working in the disobedient.
The “ruler of the atmospheric domain” or “the prince of the power of the air” as he is called in the King James Version, is clearly the devil. It can be argued that Satan was given authority to occupy this area until his time of doom.
God, of course, knows all things from beginning to end, and therefore, it is possible that this creation—the sky—could not be declared good for this reason.
Now at the conclusion of creation, God looks back and sees that all things are good. So we should not conclude that God created something inferior. Rather, we may consider for this age that the sky is the unfortunate domain of Satan.
So;
The first
creation was time
The second creation was truth (not excluding visible light)
The third creation was space (or three dimensions of geometry)
Take a break from your day and consider the wonders of God’s creation. Consider that these things that we consider absolute are merely the imagination of a mighty God. And give Him glory for allowing you to become part of His plan.
Jeff Justus
Cleff Publishing
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