וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֽשֶׁךְ:
And God saw the light that it was good, and God separated between the light and between the darkness.
Says Rashi:
וירא א-להים את האור כי טוב ויבדל: אף בזה אנו צריכים לדברי אגדה ראהו שאינו כדאי להשתמש בו רשעים והבדילו לצדיקים לעתיד לבא. ולפי פשוטו כך פרשהו ראהו כי טוב ואין נאה לו ולחשך שיהיו משתמשין בערבוביא, וקבע לזה תחומו ביום ולזה תחומו בלילה:
And God saw the light that it was good, and God separated: Here too, we need the words of the Aggadah: He saw it that it was not proper for the wicked to use it; so He separated it for the righteous in the future. According to its simple meaning, explain it as follows: He saw it that it was good, and it was unseemly that it [light] and darkness should serve in confusion; so He established for this one its boundary by day, and for that one its boundary by night.
The commentators [רמב"ן גר"א ועוד] are astounded by both explanations. Is Hashem a person that he changes his mind? He "saw" that the reshaim shouldn't use the light so he reconsidered and separated it for the future?? He "saw" that light and darkness shouldn't serve in confusion so he changed his mind and separated them?? Hashem???? NAAAAHHHH!!!! Can't be?!
And what is the meaning of the psukim that we see almost every day "וירא אלקים כי טוב ויהי ערב יוהי בקר" - Does Hashem have to "see" and take stock of what He does [and then give Himself a "grade" - כי טוב]??
