In The Beginning-Days 2 and 3

It’s nothing short of amazing to me when I consider God’s work at creation. I marvel at the work of Elohim, the God-head three in One. I’m astounded that God spoke, and it was. I delight in knowing that the first work of creation was light.

IN THE BEGINNING – DAY 2

And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. ~Genesis 1:6-8

“Expanse” – also firmament; literally means “to beat out or spread.”

Part of God’s work on the second day of creation was to separate water in the sky from water on the earth. Many Bible scholars believe that the earth’s atmosphere was different than what we currently have, altered when God flooded the earth in response to the wickedness of mankind during Noah’s day.

“Sky” – God named the expanse sky, once more revealing His Lordship and ownership of His Creation.

“Day” – There seem to be two different trains of thought about what constituted these “days.” Some scholars say the word literally means “days” and use 2 Peter 3:8 to back up their belief that a “day” could have been several thousands of years. Others say that everywhere the word “day” is used in the Pentateuch it refers to a solar day, now calibrated at 24 hours.

In my humble opinion, this is an area of supposition and not worth being divided over. The first train of thought listed above could be an attempt to bend the Bible to fit science, which is backwards to my way of thinking. It also places limitations on God’s power. There is no doubt in my mind that our Almighty God is more than capable of creating the universe in six literal days!

IN THE BEGINNING – DAY 3

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. ~Genesis 1:9-13

“Good” – As on the first two days, God takes the time to enjoy His Creation, and is delighted.

“According to their various kinds” – What we learned in biology class was true from the beginning of time: you can’t get a turnip from a tomato seed. Slowly but surely, God takes the chaos and organizes it down to each intricate detail.

It’s also worth noting that there is instantaneous dry ground on a planet formerly covered with water. The earth instantly teems with seed-bearing vegetation, including fruit trees. All this takes place through God’s word.

IN THE BEGINNING – DISCUSSION

What do you find most fascinating about these two days of the Creation account?
Do you see a correlation between God speaking the world into being and Jesus as the Word of God? Why or why not?

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