Word Day In The Bible

Seemingly, there are folks who read the Bible for no purpose other than to search for flaws. Of course, there are no mistakes in God’s Word; nonetheless, there are those who have tried to discredit its message and they have used these verses, concerning the number of days, in support of their claim of a discrepancy.

To study Genesis in terms of its literary and historical content is not to say that we are in any way being irreverent in our reading of this part of the Old Testament. In other words, it is possible to read Genesis in both a spirit of appreciation for its position as the opening exegetical narrative of the Bible and as a document that reflects literary and historical realities and influences during the time when it was being written down. This paper examines some of the contemporary sources that influenced the two sets of writers who recorded the events of Genesis.

Although this literal interpretation of the Bible does leave very little room for coexistence with evolutionary beliefs, practitioners of Theistic Evolution argue that several aspects of the Bible (or, more particularly, the Book of Genesis) cannot be taken literally. The primary reason for this theory is that the Book of Genesis has a major flaw: it states that God did not make the sun until the Fourth Day. The sun determines time because the sun is visible during daytime and not visible at night. The Christian theologian Augustine first called this shocking detail to widespread attention in the fifth century. Augustine also went on to theorize that God "made all things together, disposing them in an order based not on intervals of time but on causal connections." Both Augustine and modern practitioners of theistic evolution have pointed out that this minute flaw proves that time intervals in the Bible cannot be taken literally; which proves that Christianity and Evolution do not necessarily negate each other in regards to historical time spans. Augustine also pointed out the possibility that some things were made in fully developed form and others were made in "potential form" that developed over time to the condition in which they are seen today. Augustine may have been a Christian theologian of ancient times, but his opinions and viewpoints often coincide with

Throughout Genesis 1-11, one of the main subjects covered is the natural world. Genesis 1 in particular provides crucial information for understanding the origin of the natural world. In the first verse of the entire Bible (Genesis 1:1), the reader is immediately told that “God created the heavens and the earth.” Additionally, the reader is informed that “there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day” (Genesis 1:31), showing that God’s work of creation took six days. Because I believe that God created the world in six literal days, the foundation of my worldview is entirely different than the foundation of an atheist’s worldview. When I look at the world around me, I do not view everything around me as the product of random chance and evolution; instead, I see everything around me as the handiwork of God.

This is one of the mot debated topics for Christians today. That is why it is important for one to be able to defend a literal six day creation. A majority of people believe in Evolution and attempt to mix it with the Bible by placing millions of years between different creation days. This “Gap Theory” is not Scriptural, and defies Romans 12:2, which says, “Do not be conformed to this world….” This verse confirms that we should not conform to modern “science” but instead we should rely on Scripture.

Properly dating the book of Genesis would allow us to build a timeline of creation which we can be used to trace back to day one of creation. However, this is extremely difficult to determine for two fundamental reasons: (1) the Bible provides no controllable statis- tical data that apply to the problem of absolute chronology; (2) most of the events took place in the preliterate period for which we have no extrabiblical written documents. (Ch. 1 Pg. 28)

Day five, "God created every living creature of the seas and every winged bird, blessing them to multiply and fill the waters and the sky with life" (Fairchild, 2013, para. 6). Day six, "God created the animals to fill the earth" (Fairchild, 2013, para. 7). Then God created man in his own image, both male and female, and instructed them to multiply and replenish the earth (Genesis 1: 27-28). He made them rulers over the earth to cultivate and care for it, and every living thing upon the earth (Genesis 1: 28). On day seven, God said his work was done, so he blessed the seventh day, making it a day of rest.

3] We teach that the only sane and proper way to interpret the Scriptures is according to the literal, grammatical-historical method of interpretation under the divine guidance and illumination of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, in relation to the above method of hermeneutics which is called the golden method of the "Art and Science of Biblical Interpretation." thus when this hermeneutic method is put into practice it will naturally affirm the belief that the opening chapters of Genesis present creation in six literal days (Genesis 1:31; Exodus 31:17).

On the fourth day God said, “Earth green up” and all varieties of plants appeared. On the fifth day God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of day (the sun) the smaller to take charge of night (the moon). He also placed the stars in the sky to oversea day and night. On the sixth day God said’ “swarm the oceans with fish and all sea life” than god spoke “earth generate life”, than every sort of animal and reptile of

In genesis 1:3-5 shows that the first day, God created the light which devided the day and night and made the time running. In genesis 1:6-8 shows that God created water on the second day which is the improtant source for every living organisms. In genesis 1: 11-13 shows that after God made water, He made dry lands seperated from the water and He made the plants grow in dry land that made chemical nutrients. In genesis 1: 14-19 shows that God made two greatest lights and stars. In genesis 1: 20-23 shows that God created all the living creatures under the water on the fifth day. In genesis 24-31 shows that God created animals in land and Humans. Those are all the things that God made in those six

Genesis 1:1-11, are very important scriptures that demand that we take a look back at our history when we begin to discuss human origin, relationships and civilization. It is here that we find answers to what has been a debate for many. Author, Lim (2013) states that, “In Genesis the days of creation begin with sunset because God is not bound by and does not emanate from natural forces such as the sun”. This is shown true in the verses simply explaining the creation of everything including the land the water the heavens, the moon, the stars, air and sea. Amazingly, he also created the separation of darkness and light and every living creature of the earth, including man, and he saw that it was good. This further proves that God is the ruler and judge of everything.

In writing on the 24-hour view of Creation in The Genesis Debate, J. Ligon Duncan III and David W. Hall make the excellent point that we should always be cautious when attempting to harmonize Scripture with the latest scientific theories. They write, “we should be wary of those who accommodate Scripture to current scientific theory, because he who marries the spirit of the age will be a widower in the next.” This is important to keep in mind, regardless of the issue, or your position on it. If we are too quick to interpret Scripture based on what the scientific community is currently espousing, we will seem foolish should that theory be later disproven.

One major reason for the contrast in views is the difference of interpretations of the Bible. Extreme Christians take the story of Genesis purely literally and believe God created the world in six days, leaving no room for the arguments of science. Others still believe in the story of Genesis but that instead of six days, six periods of time. Others, however, completely reject Christianity.

The sole purpose of the Institute of Creation Research’s existence as outlined on their website was and is “to conduct scientific research within the realms of origins and earth history, and then to educate the public both formally and informally through graduate and professional training programs, through conferences and seminars around the country, and through books, magazines, and media presentations.” The research institute works in many different fields such as looking at earth science or life science. Throughout any kind of research, the institution mainly focuses on the validity of the Bible and the use of scripture to explain science. As the the institute states, “ICR is committed to the absolute authority of the inerrant Word of God.” It believes that science can only agree with the Bible because God made the world. Therefore, since science correlates with the Bible, Genesis 1-11 must be factual and historical. This would mean that the six days

The “young earth creationist” perceptive is the result of a historical-grammatical reading of the description of the early Earth in the Bible or the Islamic Qur’an, which both contain similar accounts of a six-day creation, Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, and Noah’s flood (Biblical