And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Ver. 4. And God saw the light that it was good.] - Moveover he foresaw, so one renders it. a He saw this long before, but he would have us to see it; he commends the goodness of this work of his to us. Good it is surely, and a goodly creature: "sweet," saith Solomon; Ecc 11:7 "comfortable," saith David. Psa 97:11 Which when one made question of - "That's a blind man's question," said the philosopher. b What is it then to enjoy him that is light essential? The Platonists (who were blind in divinis, and could not see afar off) could say that he was a blessed man, who enjoyed God, as the eye doth enjoy the light. c
And God divided the light, &c.] - Let not us confound them, 2Co 6:14 1Th 5:5-7 and so alter God's order by doing deeds of darkness, in a day of grace, in a land of light. What make owls at Athens? or such "spots," σπιλοι χαι μωμοι, among saints, as "count it pleasure to riot in the daytime?" 2Pe 2:13 It was a shame that it should be said, There was never less wisdom in Greece, than in the time of the seven wise men of Greece. d It was a worse "shame," that it should be said to the Corinthians, that "some of them had not the knowledge of God"; 1Co 15:34 and that such fornication was found among them as was not heard of among the heathen. 1Co 5:1 For what fellowship hath light with darkness? 2Co 6:14 Surely none. Our morning shadows fall as far as they can toward the west, evening toward the east, noonday toward the north, &c. Alexander having a soldier of his name, that was a coward, he bade him either abandon the name of Alexander, or be a soldier. e
a praeviderat autem - Zaberellus
b τυφλου το ερωτημα, Aristotle
c Beatum esse moninem Deo fruentem, sicut occulus luce. Augustine, De Civitate Dei, l. 3.
d Lactant.
e Plutarch