This is the problem, from what I understand. Some stars have already burnt out but all of the light they gave off has not yet arrived at the Earth. In fact, the stars were burnt out even 10,000 years ago. So if God created the space with the light in it already how would that work if the star was already burnt out? It would seem God created light in space from a star that never existed.

I have a difficult time understanding the possiblity of stars burning out. That would mean death to the star and to any planets that would orbit about them depending upon it's light and gravity. THAT of course is going by earth's natural laws.

I used to teach the cradle roll and kindergarten departments and when we did the week of creation, I never had a problem with the fact that God created light without creating the sun first. I believe His mere presence gave the universe the light needed for them to observe.

I have no problem with the fact He also created a sun for us to orbit about. God could have had everything in place and kicked things into gear, so to speak, during creation. So He lite the sun on the fourth day, it reflected off the mass that encircled the earth and thus a moon.

Without a telescope, I can't tell the difference between the stars and our planets. So perhaps the planets were the stars that Moses reported.

I don't know if God actually discussed the creation with Moses. There was a strong oral history tradition and I'm sure that Adam and Eve discussed creation before the fall with each generation to come after him. Methuselah knew Adam and spoke with the first man. Methuselah spent lots of time with Noah and stories weren't passed along?