Day 1: Genesis Chapters 1-3
God creates the world in a week
Does of these days mean a literal day? I think so. There is nothing in the text to indicate otherwise. I believe God is omnipotent. If he can do anything then he could create the universe in the blink of an eye or he could choose to take a million years.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Genesis 1:3-5 ESV
God didn’t create light and dark on the first day. Instead, by creating light and dark and separating them into day and night He created the first day. This more than anything makes me view these days as 24 hour cycles. I have a hard time wrap my mortal head around the fact that God always was. That he never was not there. Today though I am beginning to see it a little differently. Time as we now know it, keep track of it, and live it daily did not exist before God created Night and Day. That would mean that God created the world in one week, the very first week ever.
God created everything for us
Why? I like to think that this is because God created everything for mankind. The mountains, seas, animals, and plants. He created all of these things for us to enjoy. This is huge. The whole world, just for us. It’s certainly a lot to be thankful for.
It’s Not All Eve’s Fault
I am shocked I never noticed this before. After talking to the serpent, when Eve saw that the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil looked good to eat she was walking with Adam. She didn’t just bring an apple back to him. He saw and recognized the tree and he ate its fruit. Sure she may have said, “Hey Adam, try this” as she handed it to him but he knew precisely what he was doing.
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6 ESV
The last few words say it all. Eve gave some to her husband who was with her and he ate. When God asked Adam why he had disobeyed Him Adam blamed Eve. When Eve was asked she blamed the serpent. As if they could justify their actions to God. I look at this and smirk thinking, “How could they possibly believe that they could hide from their Creator?” Yet, I do this myself. All too often I sin and even if no one else sees it God still does. He sees everything. Every mean and rotten thing I have ever done He has seen. But am I thinking about this at the time? Not usually. I can’t say that I would not have done the same exact thing in Adam or Eve’s shoes. Which brings me to my last thought. I don’t think the point of Chapter 3 is to blame Adam, Eve, or the serpent. Instead, I believe it should serve as a warning for the consequences for disobeying.
I wonder if God meant the literal day too. I was thinking about that while I was reading how long Noah lived and his sons. I wonder if the way they measured a year is the same way we do today.
I can’t believe I didn’t notice that it said Adam was with Eve. I just read that exact verse last night, worded the very same way. It kind of makes sense even more now presented in a whole new light. It did tend to seem almost like Adam was a victim in the situation (not quite victim but you get my point) and obviously that wasn’t the case.