5 6 " God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. " ~ Genesis 1: 4 -5 NKJV Let's begin this new chapter again with a question. Most people know that a 24-hour day o n the secular (Gregorian) calendar begins and ends at midnight . Some people know that a b iblical day is recorded from sunset to sunset. Can you explain why each of the first six days of the creation story - described in Genesis 1 - begin at sunset and end at sunrise? . Creation Day One: Disorder to Order
Though Genesis 1 is a literal account of creation, God has placed another layer of depth and meaning within its 31 verses that most people, until now, have totally overlooked. Starting with Genesis, the first five books of the Bible, the Torah, were hand written by Moses in Hebrew. God instructed Moses to begin each day of creation with the Hebrew word for evening עֶר ב “ ereb ” , pronounced (eh'-reb). The Hebrew letters Ayin, Resh, Bet - the root of "ereb" - is chaos or disorder. When the day approaches evening, things increasingly become obscure. It becomes hard to see, dark and chaotic. There appears to be a movement toward disorder .
God also instructed Moses to end each of the six days of creation with the Hebrew word for morning ב ֹּקֶר “ boqer ”, pronounced (bo'-ker). The morning is the opposite of evening. Sunlight pierces the darkness and things become discernible. Darkness decreases, visibility is restored, and a sense of order returns .
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