Gen 1:3 And Elohim said, “Let light come to be,” and light came to be.
Gen 1:4 And Elohim saw the light, that it was good. And Elohim separated the light from the darkness.
Gen 1:5 And Elohim called the light ‘day’ and the darkness He called ‘night.’ And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, *one/echad H259 day*
Some English translations state 'first/echad day'
Why was the word used here as echad instead of 'rishon'? rishon H7223 means 'first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun): - ancestor, (that were) before (-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore [-father] (-most), former (thing), of old time, past' and has the root words H7221 rishah which means 'beginning' & rosh H7218 which means 'captain/chief/head'
Because wherever the word echad is used in respect to creation is 'one of a kind' and in respect to Creator 'one substance'
Let there be LIGHT Gen1:3 is defined by Shaul in 2Co 4:6
For Elohim, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts for the enlightening of the knowledge of the esteem of Elohim in the face of יהושע Messiah.
*'And it came to pass/Let it be* is the Hebrew phrase *'yahiy ‘or wayahiy'* here in Gen 1:3
The entire Hebrew verse is 'wayo’mer ‘Elohim yahiy ‘or wayahiy -’or.' & the word to word translation would be 'And said Elohim let it be (yahiy) light, and let it be (yahiy) light
Sounds absurd isn't it?
To make sense the translators translated the verse as 'And Elohim said Let there be Light, and there was Light'
Yahiy is rendered as 'And it came to pass' and is understood better as 'here’s what happened next'
You may look up H1961 hayah where 'yahay' is rooted. Hayah means to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary): - beacon, X altogether, be (-come, accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), continue, do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, X use.
When we read Gen 1:3 we see what came to pass as, no matter what it sounds absurd in English
And said Elohim "here is what happened next Light and here is what happened next Light" or And said Elohim "And it came to pass Light, and it came to pass Light"
Unless we understand what is being said here
2Cor 4:6 For the Elohim, who said, And shall shine out Light from Darkness He has shone in our hearts, to give LIGHT knowledge esteem of the Elohim which is in the face of the Mashiyach
And it came to pass/yahay is a progression from the past and it a pointing of now here is what happens next
Hence, when Elohim said "Here is what happens next Light" where the Light already existed from everlasting but concealed, not seen, hidden in thick darkness is a progression towards the goal "And here is what happens next" i.e. the Light, Knowledge & Esteem of Elohim is being found in the face of the Mashiyach
2Sa 22:12 “And He/Yahuah put darkness around Him as booths, Darkness of waters, thick clouds.
Psa 18:11 He made darkness His covering; Around Him His booth, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Not all will see the Light, but it will be seen and realized in Mashiyach who is the goal of the Torah
Progression of the Light:
Transcendence (invisible) to Immanence (the visible) as Messenger of Yahuah in OT times to being born as the Son who is the Light of the world (Yahuchanan 8:12) in bringing the Light to our hearts (MattithYahu 5:14-16) to the Son being glorified as Yahuah Himself (Chazun 1:10-18)
A divine utterance of the journey of Yahuah’s substance from transcendence into immanence giving the Light Knowledge Esteem of Elohim which is in the face of Yahusha Ha Mashiyach
Joh 8:12 Therefore יהושע spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but possess the light of life.
Mat 5:14 “You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city to be hidden on a mountain.
Mat 5:15 “Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.
Mat 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, so that they see your good works and praise your Father who is in the heavens.
Rev 1:10 I came to be in the Spirit on the Day of יהוה,a and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
Rev 1:11 saying, “I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Taw’, the First and the Last,” and, “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven assemblies of Asia – to Ephesos, and to Smurna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodikeia.”
Rev 1:12 And I turned to see the voice which spoke with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, Zec 4:2.
Rev 1:13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Aḏam, Dan 7:13 dressed in a robe down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. Dan 10:5.
Rev 1:14 And His head and hair were white as white wool, as snow, and His eyes as a flame of fire,
Rev 1:15 and His feet like burnished brass, Dan 10:6 as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters. Eze 1:24, Eze 43:2.
Rev 1:16 And in His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword,b and His face was as the sun shining in its strength.
Rev 1:17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead, and He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid, I am the First and the Last, Isa 44:6, Isa 48:12.
Rev 1:18 and the living One. And I became dead, and see, I am living forever and ever. Aměn. And I possess the keys of Sheol and of Death.
Zec 14:6 And in that day it shall be: there is no light, it is dark.
Zec 14:7 And it shall be *one/echad H259* day which is known to יהוה, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.
Speaking of the coming day of Yahuah ZacharYah uses the word echad yom which can be translated as ‘a day or one day’
The following scriptures speak of Day of Yahuah Isa 13:6, Isa 13:9, Eze 13:5, Joe 1:15, Joe 2:1, Joe 2:11, Joe 2:31, Joe 3:14, Amo 5:16-20, Oba 1:15, Zep 1:7, Zep 1:14, Mal 4:5, Act 2:20, 1Th 5:2, 2Th 2:2, 2Pe 3:10.
We read that when Yahuchanan the emissary saw the Son of Elohim he says he was ushered into the Day of Yahuah in the Ruach/Spirit
Rev 1:10 I came to be in the Spirit on the Day of יהוה, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet
Now how is the day of Yahuah related to Gen 1:3 in the progression of the Light when we look at Gen 1:3-5?
Gen 1:4 And Elohim saw the light, that it was good. And Elohim *badal H914/put a distinction* *bayan H996/between* the light and the darkness.
Gen 1:5 And Elohim called the light ‘day’ and the darkness He called ‘night.’ And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, one/echad H259 day.
Badal can also mean ‘put difference/distinction’ as used in Lev 10:10
Lev 10:10 so as to make a distinction/badal H914 between/bayan H996 the set-apart and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,
The distinction was even between the Set-Apart and Most Set-Apart place
Exo 26:33 “And you shall hang the veil from the hooks, and shall bring the ark of the Witness there, behind the veil. And the veil shall make a *distinction/badal H914 between/bayan H996* the Set-apart and the Most Set-apart Place.
We asked ourselves a question in this note "Why was the word used in Gen 1:5 as *echad yom/one day* instead of 'rishon yom'?" And now we can put all the pieces together to understand that the Light was concealed in the darkness and the darkness cannot possess/overtake/overcome it
Joh 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not possess/overtake/overcome it.
Greek word katalambanō : From G2596 and G1983; to take eagerly, that is, seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively): - apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-) take.
Hebrew: shayagu השיגו׃ has the root word 'shag' which means 'error, astray, ignorance, oversight, not aware'
Speaking of Yahusha as the Light KJV translates His Light as 'darkness cannot comprehend it'
The correct rendering would be 'The Darkness cannot possess the Light, it cannot overtake or overcome the Light, Darkness cannot keep one in ignorance, unaware, lead astray, keep in error
The Day/Yom One/echad is tied to the Day of Yahuah
Amo 5:18 Woe to you who are longing for the day of יהוה! What does the day of יהוה mean to you? It is darkness, and not light,
Amo 5:19 as when a man flees from a lion, and a bear shall meet him; or entered his house, rested his hand on the wall, and a serpent shall bite him.
Amo 5:20 Is not the day of יהוה darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?
Amo 5:21 “I have hated, I have despised your festivals, and I am not pleased with your assemblies.
Zec 14:6 And in that day it shall be: there is no light, it is dark.
Zec 14:7 And it shall be *one/echad H259* day which is known to יהוה, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.
Elohim gave a gist of the day of Yahuah when he brought darkness over the land when Yahusha hung on the stake from the sixth hour to the ninth hour
Mar 15:33 And when the sixth hour came,darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
Yahusha was impaled on the stake at the third hour and he died at the ninth hour. The third and ninth hour was significant for according to Torah it was the incense hour. According to Torah two lambs were to be sacrificed, one in the morning and one in between the evenings. The fire from the slaughter offering was the source of the fire at the incense altar according to Torah. The death of Yahusha brought both the morning and afternoon sacrifice together in Himself. The darkness over the land was to show that the darkness couldn’t overtake, overcome the Light as Yahusha is the light of life. As at evening time there was light
Joh 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
We must rightly divide/make distinction (badal) between the Light and the Darkness. The Day of Yahuah is Light for His elect but Darkness for the non elect and since its an 'echad yom', it has the emblem's and symbolism of 'Life and Death' in it in its full realization on the actual day in Yahusha who is Dabar Yahuah who has done the distinction
2Pe3:8 But this is the one should not be forgotten of them, beloved ones, that one/echad day is with the eyes of Yahuah as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one/echad day.
Speaking of the day of Yahuah, Kepha says echad day is as thousand years and thousand years as echad day in the eyes of Yahuah
The thousand years is significant as none of our fathers in scripture attained thousand years life span but scripture says the set apart ones who are part of his first resurrection rule with Mashiyach a thousand years
Rev 20:6 Blessed and set-apart is the one having part in the first/rishon resurrection. The second death possesses no authority over these, but they shall be priests of Elohim and of Messiah, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
The thousand years is symbolic of Yahusha living forever as being born in the Adamic race, he is the only one who has attained a thousand years and we who believe in Him will attain too. This is mistaken by many to be a Millennium rule.
Heb4:12 For the Word of the Elohim is living and He acts effective, and is sharper than any double-edged sword, and piercing through even to *differentiate/badal between/bayan* the soul and the spirit, and between the joints and the marrow,and able to judge the thoughts and schemes of the heart.
Rev 1:16 And in His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His face was as the sun shining in its strength.
Rev 2:12 “And to the messenger of the assembly in Pergamos write, ‘He who has the sharp two-edged sword, says this:
Rev 19:15 And out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations. And He shall shepherd them with a rod of iron. And He treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Ěl Shaddai.
Luk 2:34 And Shim‛on blessed them, and said to Miryam His mother, “See, this One is set for a fall and rising of many in Yisra’ěl, and for a sign spoken against –
Luk 2:35 and a sword shall pierce through your own being also – so as to reveal the thoughts of many hearts.”
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