Genesis 1:5 (YLT)

Passage

and God calleth to the light `Day,' and to the darkness He hath called `Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day one.

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:3 and God saith, `Let light be;' and light is.

Genesis 1:4 And God seeth the light that <FI>it is<Fi> good, and God separateth between the light and the darkness,

Genesis 1:5 and God calleth to the light `Day,' and to the darkness He hath called `Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning--day one.

Genesis 1:6 And God saith, `Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters.'

Genesis 1:7 And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which <FI>are<Fi> under the expanse, and the waters which <FI>are<Fi> above the expanse: and it is so.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "light", "darkness", "calleth", "hath", "night", "evening", and "morning--day". It is saying that the contrast between light and darkness marks a real divide in how people respond to God's work.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And God seeth the light that FI..." into verse 6's "And God saith Let an expanse be...", so "called" and "light" belong inside that flow. In Creation Begins, the local focus is creation, God's sovereignty, the Spirit's presence, and light.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "light" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.