Genesis 1

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Genesis 1:1

I've always found this verse to be one of the most important in the whole bible.  God's role as Creator is a vital part of our relationship with Him.  Because He created us, we can take assurance in His love for us, and we can know how intimately He knows us.  Without Creation, we have no obligation to be His.

I've read this chapter a million times before, but what strikes me as the most interesting today is the order in which God Created things:

1. Light
2. Sky
3. Land, seas, and vegetation
4. Sun, moon, and stars
5. Underwater creatures and birds
6. Land creatures and man

I've never before noticed that God Created light twice...  On the first day, He said, "Let there be light," and He used that light to distinguish between day and night.  However, the sun wasn't Created until the fourth day (nor were the moon and stars).  What was this first light that He Created?  Here's what I think:

I'd be interested to see if there's a difference in the original Hebrew wording, but it seems to me as though the first day (1:3-5) is where light itself - photons, electromagnetic radiation, whatever - was Created, while the fourth day (1:14-19) is when the celestial bodies that produce or reflect light (sun, moon, stars) were Created.

If this is the case, where did the light come from on the first day?  Probably directly from God Himself.  We're told many times throughout the scriptures that He brings light, or even that He is light.  Perhaps He Created a part of Himself on that first day, and then on the fourth day He gave that gift to the stars that He Created.

If there are any readers out there, what are your thoughts?