Jar says....
>>One example of a "Could Not Happen event"
is found right at the beginning of Genesis.
It begins by saying God created the heaven and the earth."
If God began by creating the heaven and the earth, then the sun and the stars are part of that.
Later, it says God created light.
That is one example.If the stars and the sun were created, light was created at that time as well, not at some later time. You cannot have the sun and the stars first and light later.<<
Genesis 1:1,2 relates to a time before the six days When these days commenced, the sun, moon, and stars were already in existence, their creation being referred to at Genesis 1:1. However, prior to these six days of creative activity the earth proved to be formless and waste and there was darkness upon the surface of the watery deep;and God was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters. (Ge 1:2) Apparently, a swaddling band of cloud layers still enveloped the earth, preventing light from reaching its surface.
When God said on Day One, Let light come to be,Diffused light evidently penetrated the cloud layers even though the sources of that light could not yet be discerned from the earth’s surface. It seems that this was a gradual process, as is indicated by translator J.W. Watts: And gradually light came into existence. (Ge 1:3, A Distinctive Translation of Genesis) God brought about a division between the light and the darkness, calling the light Day and the darkness Night.This indicates that the earth was rotating on its axis as it revolved around the sun, so that its hemispheres, eastern and western, could enjoy periods of light and darkness.Ge 1:3,4.
Please note again at Genesis 1:2...Now the Earth proved to be formless and waste and there was darkness upon the surface.This darkness indicates no penetrating light at that point of time,although light existed in space.Genesis says "let there be light".But not "God created light".
As for the second part of Genesis 1:2.. The watery deep; and God was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters.This indicates that the revealed "Let ther be light" was from the perspective of the God on the surface of the Earth.
Genesis is not mythical but logical,but you need to break it down finely and refer to other scriptures to find the logic.
The six creative "days" are merely a preparation of the Earth and its life covering millions of years.Its not made too clear by what means,but it was an Earth made ready for one purpose...Man.
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