This episode recaps the resolution of the apparent problem of the source of light described on day 1 and day 4, noting particularly how an appeal to God as the source of light on day 1 makes little sense.
Reconciling day 1 with day 4
Reconciliation of the appearance of light on day 1 with the presumed creation of the sun on day 4 is a natural challenge to readers of Genesis 1. The resolution of this apparent problem centers on interpreting the text by 1) establishing the starting conditions and 2) noting the verb forms used.
The miraculous appearance of light and life
The emergence of light and especially microscopic life is nothing short of miraculous. Though Genesis 1 is silent on the latter, light and the emergence of microscopic life occur almost simultaneously, in geological time. Is it possible that the Bible describes this connection when it says the "Spirit of God was hovering over the waters?"
“Let there by light..”
Reconciliation of the appearance of light on day 1 with the so-called "creation" of the sun on day 4