Objective:

This week’s discussion, we will cover the first day of Creation.

Beads:

This passage will cover section 4, the 4th small bead:

(Bead 4): “Then, on the first day, the Creator divided the light from the darkness, And the darkness of evening was pierced by the light of the morning that the light which Ha’Elohim had prepared from before the beginning should be found in the heart of the creation.”

Passages to Ponder

Zenock 7:19

19. And being born again, this is the first day of thy creation, in the which you have received of the mercy of YHVH (Chesed);

1 Moses 3

6. ¶ And I said: Let there be Creation; and thus my work began.
7. And I saw the beginning of The Creation, and she was good.
8. And I divided the beginning from the end, and Creation from Creator, and light from darkness.
9. And I called from a task to completion, or from beginning to an ending, an age or degree; the beginning the day, and the end night.
10. And this I did by the Word of my power, yea even the elohim; and it was done as I spake.
11. And the darkness of evening was pierced by the light of the morning; and this age was the first degree.

4 Moses 2

3. ¶ And in the first age did Elohim create the heavens which are above and all the spirits; the angels, and the breath of fire, and the spirit of the winds ;
4. And thus did Ha’Elohim divide the light from the darkness, opening the heavens, that the abyss and the darkness should be broken;
5. And that the light which Ha’Elohim had prepared from before the beginning should be found in the heart of the creation.
6. And thereupon the Morning Stars saw these works, and sang their praises; for great were the works of Ha’Elohim on the first day.

Abraham 4

3. ¶ And they said, the gods, let there be light, and there was light.
4. And they, the gods, comprehended the light, for it was bright; and they divided the light, or caused it to be divided from the darkness; and the gods called the light day, and the darkness they called night.
5. And it came to pass that from the evening until morning, they called night; and from the morning until the evening, they called day: and this was the first, or the beginning of that which they called day and night.

Book of Remembrance – Chapter 3

1. Then said Elohim unto YHVH and Michael: Yonder is matter unorganized; go ye down and organize it into a world like unto the worlds that we have heretofore formed; call your labors the first day and bring word.
2. And then mine Only Begotten said unto Michael and the gods and angels: Let us go down.
3. ¶ And they went down at the beginning; and they, that is the gods, organized and formed the heavens and the earth, thus creating their second estate that they might prove themselves.
4. And Elohim said to the gods: Let there be light; and they, the gods, said: Let there be light; and there was light.
5. And behold, Elohim, saw the light; and that light was good.
6. And they, the gods, comprehended the light, for it was bright; and they, by the command of Elohim, divided the light, or caused it to be divided, from the darkness.
7. And Elohim called the light Day and the darkness he called Night; and this was done by the Word of their power; and it was done even as Elohim spake.
8. And thus the gods too called the light Day and the darkness they called Night.
9. And it came to pass that from the evening until morning we called night and from the morning until the evening called we day;
10. And this was the first, or the beginning, of that which was called day and night, not by the reckoning of time as to man, but by the order or direction of Elohim and by the counsel of the gods.
11. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Questions of Knowledge (What it says at the surface)

• What all does it say happened on the first day?

Questions of Wisdom (What it means below the surface)

• 4 Moses 2:6 adds insight that isn’t said in the other accounts.  What does it mean that “the light which Ha’Elohim had prepared from before the beginning should be found in the heart of the creation”?
• Light and Darkness can be symbols for more than physical light. What are some things that it might be “light” and “darkness”.
• In what ways can light be divided from the darkness?
• Since the sun, moon, and stars are not birthed until day 4, what is this light/darkness about?

Questions of Understanding (Likening it to Ourselves)

• When have you experienced light being divided out from darkness in your life?

Questions of Mystery (What deeper meaning can be harvested)

• What kinds of light and darkness could this be referring to, in terms of the new creation of the tree of life within you?