Was it light everywhere in the Universe? How long was the day?

I am trying, in this blog; to avoid the traditional theological conundrums that we have all heard about. This is all about things that come flying into my brain while doing all this translating then hearing what others have to say.

This might be interesting to ponder.  In Genesis 1:3:

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

The Hebrew word used here is a future tense of the word translated at different points as "be, become, come to pass".
In the past when I thought about God doing all this creating, I pictured Him swinging his arms (well He MIGHT have arms) about like a painter as he creates things.
When I read this and translated it, I pictured God sitting on His incredible throne relaxed, not putting in any effort and saying "Light will be."  Nothing fancy, not expending any effort.  Just making a statement and POOF, everything was light.

Was light everywhere?  Well, after God saw that the light was good, he separated the light from the darkness in verse 4.

God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

Now, have you ever thought about that statement?   If he had to separate the light from the darkness, they were together before that.  Hmmm.. a mix of light and dark, was the whole universe kind of gray?   I would love to hear some thoughts about that.  I know this all has very little importance but pondering it is fun.

After God did all this he called the light "day" and darkness "night".  Verse 5 says.

God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning of the first day

God accomplished all of this in the first day.  How long was that?  Well, in 2 Peter 1:8 it says:

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

So it could have been a thousand years.  But wait?  Would a day be a normal day if there was no light and dark?   And if it wasn't a normal day would it be more "like" a thousand years or . much longer?

Have I made your brain hurt with all of this?  I know we won't ever know the answers but it sure is fun to contemplate.

The next post will be loads of fun.  All about water.  (Glub)