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Then God said, let there be light and there was

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light and God saw that the light was good. Then

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he separated the light from the darkness. I was

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reading Genesis 1, 3 through 4. Welcome to One

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Minute Through the Bible written and created

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by Alton Spooner. Continuing on in the first

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chapter of Genesis and drawing insights from

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the creation story. Separation or division? may

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at times carry a negative connotation. Keeping

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things apart and in their place may not seem

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right on the surface, yet you never fully understand

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a thing if it is not isolated from another thing.

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So separation highlights distinction. Animated

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qualities are highlighted when they are separated

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from other objects. So when light comes into

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existence by the word of God, by his royal decree.

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Light had to be separated, its distinct attributes

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were made to stand out. This should sound very

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familiar to a follower of Christ, by being separated

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just like light from darkness. Your distinct

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nature is highlighted for all the world to see.

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In addition, separation is often a preclusion

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to order. Separation fosters order. Like two

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boxes are separated by an umpire to properly

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control a boxing match. which leads us to see

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in Genesis chapter 1 verse 3 conveys God's wisdom,

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placed from the very beginning that order should

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be a chief principle in the universe. From the

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very beginning mankind is told by Moses that

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our God commands, designs and arranges his universe

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in a matter that separates things in a particular

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way that gives them distinction and adds order.

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Thanks for listening to. One minute through the

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