Genesis Lesson 6: The Day-Age Theory

Introduction

• Focus: The Day-Age Theory
• Brief review of creation chronology in Genesis
  • God exists, eternal, no beginning
  • God creates the basic elements of the universe
  • Creation of angels (learned from other Bible passages like Job 38)
  • Holy Spirit's role in energizing creation

Rejected Theories by Atheists and Evolutionists

• Atheists' view: Random selection over billions of years, matter is eternal
• Believers trying to reconcile evolution and creation
  • Gap Theory: God created the world, destroyed it due to Satan's rebellion, and recreated it
  • Issues with the Gap Theory:
    • No geological evidence of such destruction
    • Implies sin existed before Adam

Day-Age Theory

• Proposes each 'day' in Genesis is an age (geological age)
• Each day represents millions of years
• Problems with the Day-Age Theory:
  • Geological table order differs from Genesis
  • Death and sin appearing before Adam contradicts the Bible
  • Grammar: Hebrew word 'yom' usually means a 24-hour day, not an eon

Genesis 1:3-5 Analysis

• Creation of light
  • Elements for light created
  • Holy Spirit energizes the world
  • Word calls light out of darkness
• Triune nature of God revealed
  • Father: Source of all things
  • Holy Spirit: Energizer of all things
  • Word (Son): Revealer of all things

Establishment of Day-Night Cycle

• Light is day, darkness is night
• This cycle has been consistent from the beginning

Summary

• God creates the basic matter of the universe
• Creation and judgment of angels
• Energizes matter to give it form and motion
• Creates the basis for light
• Sets the day-night cycle
• Rejecting God's account for man's account

Faith and Creation

• Hebrews 11:3: Belief in God's creation by faith
• Understanding the coexistence of visible and invisible
• Faith in the indwelling of the Holy Spirit despite lack of understanding
• Belief in six one-day periods of creation

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• More verses and less theory will be covered in the next lesson.