Genesis 1:4
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 1Meaning
The verse links creation with evaluation and order. Light is called good, and its separation from darkness establishes a structured rhythm rather than an undifferentiated scene.
Read carefully
The text's statement that light is good does not require darkness to be interpreted here as moral wickedness. The immediate contrast is functional and temporal within creation.
Reflection
Biblical goodness in this chapter is not presented as chaos without boundaries. Distinction and proper place are part of the way the created world is described as good.