I/W: 2022 Theory
This post looks at how the days of creation in Genesis chapters 1-2 are phases as opposed to literal days, what the light and darkness represent, and what the mention of evening and morning in the first six days means.
The Zohar says the days of creation are phases, and this is the case. It’s obvious they’re not literal days because the earth is formed on the third day and the sun is formed on the fourth day. A day is based on the earth spinning in a full circle once and the sun operates as the barometer to know when this action is complete. So you can’t have days one to three without a sun and earth. Genesis 1:14 explicitly says this is a function of the lights in the expanse of the heavens, “…And let them be for signs and for seasons,[f] and for days and years.” The oddity of the omission of night for the first six days and the omission of evening, night, and morning on the seventh is further evidence the days are phases. Also, the translation of day from its original Hebrew meaning can also take on the meaning of age or season.
Genesis 1:1 is a prologue of what’s to come. It doesn’t literally happen first. Creation begins at verse 3. The first thing created is light, and then the darkness is separated from it.
“God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.” – Genesis 1:5. Day represents light and night represents darkness. They’re used to convey how creation happens. Light and darkness are the fundamental building blocks for the rest of creation.
Given the time when Genesis was written, day would have been the author’s understanding of light, and night their understanding of darkness. The nature of the light and darkness on the first day isn’t explained. What we know as literal light and darkness can either be the same nature or similar because if they weren’t, day and night wouldn’t work to symbolize them.
The writer(s) uses days to describe creation as opposed to using lights for different reasons. It allows for the purpose of illustrating seven phases. Also, it allows for the use of evening and morning to illustrate the mixture of light and darkness which is how creation happens. While at the same time it takes on the meaning of light as well.
I think the light and darkness it’s talking about are the angels (light) and the fall of angels to become what’s known as demons (darkness). Light spirit and dark spirit. When you read the creation in the first day you see darkness isn’t created but rather separated, which supports what I’m saying. “And God separated the light from the darkness.” – Genesis 1:4. Before the fallen angels became demons they already existed so they wouldn’t have to be created. They were rather separated which transformed them into dark spirits.
In Hebrew, light can also mean happiness, and darkness can also mean misery/sorrow. So light and darkness in a way also take on the meaning of good and evil.
The creation of spirit (light and darkness) is the fundamental building block for the rest of creation. Without it, nothing else can be created. You need darkness so there’s a contrast to light. Otherwise, everything would be one. They are the first polarity and essential to creating everything else. I explain it more in this post:
How Polarity and Density Began and Exist
The use of evening and morning in the first six days symbolizes the mixing of light and darkness to create. They are the in-between points of day (light) and night (darkness), a mix of the two. This is how creation happens, by mixing light and darkness.
On the seventh day in Genesis 2:1-3, there’s no evening and morning as opposed to the first six days. This is because the seventh day is the day of rest so there’s no longer any creating happening. No mixing of light and darkness. This supports what I’m saying about the requirement of mixing light and darkness to create.
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