Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

1. God next issued a command that grass, herbs and fruit trees, should begin growing upon the earth, and propagate via the seeds they produce.
2. God's command was carried out.

Genesis 1: 10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

1. God called the dry land earth and the collections of water seas.
2. God recognizes whether things are good or not good.
3. Although this doesn't say that God said that the division between the dry land and the seas was good, He must have declared it at some point, at least to the author of Genesis.

Genesis 1:9

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

1. Water initially covered the entire earth. This was perhaps because the surface of the earth was very smooth.
2. God declared that He wanted the water gathered into one place so that dry land could appear.
3. Something happened in response to God's command that caused the ocean to be formed and the dry land to appear.

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

1. God completed the second day of creation, which consisted of an evening and a morning.
2. Heaven is another name for the firmament that divided the waters above the earth from the waters on the earth.

Genesis 1:7

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

1. God appears to use a two-step approach to creating things. In verse 6 He said, "Let there be a firmament", and here He makes the firmament.
2. This two-step approach raises the question of the purpose of the first step. Why not just skip directly to making the firmament? Possibilities I can think of are: 1) God is telling others what He intends to do; 2) It's God's way of planning; 3) When God says, "Let there be something", something actually happens that prepares the way for step two; 4) Step two is actually carried out by others, but like any good manager God gets a lot of the credit.

Genesis 1:6

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

1. God separated the waters above the earth from the water on the surface of the earth.
   

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

1. God named the time or condition where light existed on the earth "Day", and when/where it was dark he called it "Night".
2. God appears to be male in gender. Other possibilities I can see are: 1) "he" refers to "darkness", which might suggest to some that "light" is of the female gender, but that's a pretty sexist viewpoint and I don't think it's warranted; 2) the use of the word "he" is an error. That would suggest the Bible is not completely accurate, which wouldn't be all that surprising considering how long ago these things were written and how many times they have been copied and translated. Nevertheless, it would seem impossible to prove it is an error; 3) "he" is used in a purely figurative sense. This would also be impossible to prove, so I choose to stick with the most literal interpretation. It's the simplest approach, and the only one that results in actual information about God being revealed. Since the purpose of these verses appears to be the sharing of information about God and his activities, then going with a literal interpretation seems consistent, and the other approaches inconsistent with that purpose.
3. If God is of the male gender, it suggests he has male reproductive functionality. Otherwise, what would make him male? It seems doubtful he would have male parts that don't work. I suppose he could just have a male temperment, but most of the characteristics attributed to "maleness" these days are negative. It's probably better to wait and see what additional information is provided on the subject.
4. If God is capable of having a sexual relationship, then very interesting questions arise, such as does he and with whom? Some may find this a very heretical line of thinking, but that could be a learned attitude and not based on reality. After all, many religions refer to God as "father".
5. God finds it important or necessary to assign names to things. This suggests a tendency to be organized, orderly, etc.
6. The passing of the first day and night marked the end of the first day of creation.
7. It seems like a lot to accomplish in 24 hours, although I'm not certain God was measuring time in our hours or his.

Genesis 1:4

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

1. God saw the light.
2. God is equipped with some type of seeing mechanism.
3. Light is good.
4. God divided the light from the darkness, possibly by causing the earth to rotate.

Genesis 1:3

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

1. God is responsible for the light on the earth.
2. God has the ability to speak.
3. God uses commands as the means to make things happen.
4. Other things or beings fulfill God's commands, presumably out of either fear or love.
5. Since light on the earth originates primarily from the sun, this must refer to something like the creation of the sun, the positioning of the earth in orbit around the sun, and/or a clearing up of the earth's atmosphere so light could reach the surface of the earth.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

1. When God initially created the earth it was unattractive [see Webster's 1913 Dictionary definition of "form"], desolate and dark, perhaps like some of the others uninhabited planets in our solar system.
2. Unless it was only dark over the oceans and not over the land, it seems to suggest that water [assuming "the deep" refers to the oceans] may have entirely covered the planet.
3. Then, something called the Spirit of God moved across the water on the surface of the planet.
4. The Spirit of God is apparently not limited by gravity.
5. The Spirit of God, being capitalized like a title, is apparently separate from the God who created the earth and the heaven. Otherwise, why not say "God moved upon the face of the waters"?

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

1. An intelligent [assumed, because unintelligent things don't create] being named God created the heaven and the earth.
2. God did this before doing other things or before other things happened.
3. God is very capable, powerful.
4. Neither the heaven nor the earth exist by accident.