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Days of Creation

Days of Creation. When was the earth created? 3 approaches to the Genesis “days”. Actual 24 hr days. Gen 1:5 defines how “yom” is being used in Gen 1. Sabbath blessed Exod 20:11 basis of Sabbath observance = 24 hrs Day + number = 24 hr days

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Days of Creation

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  1. Days of Creation When was the earth created? 3 approaches to the Genesis “days”

  2. Actual 24 hr days • Gen 1:5 defines how “yom” is being used in Gen 1. • Sabbath blessed Exod 20:11 basis of Sabbath observance = 24 hrs • Day + number = 24 hr days • Appearance of age: Adam made adult;universe has appearance of age

  3. Symbolic Day • Gen 1 = logical order of creation not time • Revelational day • Pictorial days • Literary Framework

  4. Day-Age Theory • Yom (day) has a wide variety of meanings • Period of light as opposed to darkness (Ps 32:4; Judg 19:8) • An age -- the Day of the LORD (Joel 1:15... day with the Lord as 1000 years Ps. 90:4) • Time of person’s life (1 Sam 3:2) • Sun not made till day 4 • Too much work on day 6

  5. Three Day approaches Literal Days Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day Age Age 1 Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Symbolic Days Revelation 1 Revelation 3 Revelation 2 Revelation 4

  6. What do we learn? • What do we learn about God from the creation in Gen. 1 (Ps 19:1-6) • Doxology // greatness • Creativity --forming /filling

  7. How old does the Bible say? • “When” not a test of orthodoxy; there is NOT one clear verse where the Bible says how old • Be careful pushing today’s science into or out of the Bible (cf. Ps 104:3 poison of asps; Isa 11:12 flat earth; Isa 40:22 circle of earth; Job 9:6 pillars of earth) • Major on majors; attitude check

  8. Genealogy not = chronology • Just add times of genealogies of Gen 5 & 11 • Gaps in genealogy: Mt 1:8 cf. 1 Chr 3:11; 14=DVD • Leaves you with 4004 BC; no one holds this—Jericho = 8000 BC

  9. Two patterns in Gen 1

  10. Fiat - Fulfillment Pattern AFFET • And God said... and it was so... • Announcement: And God said • Command: Fiat: Let there be • Fulfillment: and there was • Evaluation: and God saw it was good • Temporal framework: day 1 • Heb 11:3 by the “word of God” the worlds were framed • Ps 33:6, 9 creation by the word of His mouth

  11. Parallel Day Structure Forming: Macrocosm Filling: Microcosm

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