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17 Chapter
5 Genesis
Chapter 1 - A Concise account of Creation It is
really evident from
a reading of
the chapter that
it is not
a detailed account
of God's creatorial work.
This is because,
although God's work
is said to have taken
six days, the whole
chapter can be
read in no more than
that number of
minutes. However, there are
other reasons for
saying that the
account is a
concise one rather
than a detailed
one and these are as follows:- Day One God caused the light to shine
out of darkness. Light travels we are told
as waves. What about the
other waves: Xrays, Gamma
rays, radio waves
and so on ?
Did they always exist or did they come into evidence at the same time as
light waves ? Day Two On this
day God made
the expanse, dividing
the waters below
from the waters above. What about
all the layers in the
expanse; the ozone
and heaviside layers
for instance. Although not
specifically mentioned in
the passage one
would conclude that
they were made during the
forming of the expanse. Day Three On this day the dry land
appeared. However, land is not just
land. Below the surface are layers
which are necessary for the maintenance of the
variety of flora that exist
above the surface. Further,
the land itself
consists of mountains,
hills, valleys and
plains. Fountains, rivers and
streams had to be brought into existence.
These are, incidentally, more attractive than the canals and
artificial mounds made by man (see Psalm 104:8 & 10). On the
same day God made
all the flora
(plant life) that
exists on the earth.
Nothing is said about the creation of fungi. Were
they created on the
same day or not
until after sin came
in and death
followed ? Fungi are part of nature's recycling
mechanism and often feed on
decaying substances as
can be seen
from a walk in
the woods. Maybe
God created them and
also the thorns
and thistles mentioned
in chapter 3:18
and held them
in reserve until they
were needed as
it says in
Job 38:22/23 regarding
the snow and
the hail. God always has his
reserves such as
the great fish
that swallowed up
Jonah (Jonah 1:17).
Then there is the question of
the bringing into
existence of germs and
viruses, whether these
be beneficial or adverse. Day Four When the
Sun, Moon and
Stars were made,
presumably other heavenly
bodies such as planets
and comets came
into existence, unless
they were created
at an earlier
or later date. Star differeth
from star in glory (1 Corinthians 15:41).
Stars are therefore not just stars.
They exist in
galaxies - all
part of God's creatorial work.
Elsewhere we are told that the
heavens are the
work of God's
fingers, indicating the
detail that was
involved in their creation (Psalm 8:3). |