Days of Creation

[kwame1977]

There are lots of controversial issues with this topic. I think everyone should hold on to their belief about the way they understand the Bible with regards to creation.

[MatereF]

I think its not literal days. I think its could be 7 defined periods. Or maybe 7 seconds. Someone even pointed out that the length of the days were longer than what it is now. But i think its one of those mysteries that are kept from human kind, and thats fine.

I agree with your opinion. Its one of those mysteries that only the Creator of the Earth will be able to unravel for us.

[MatereF]

That's something I believe no one can say for sure. The Bible says "one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day " (KJV) 2 Peter 3:8. I don't think God goes by a "time" as we know it. This is just one of the great mysteries in the Bible, in my humble opinion!

Great observation. I agree with you.

[Brenda Creech]

There are lots of controversial issues with this topic. I think everyone should hold on to their belief about the way they understand the Bible with regards to creation.

Oh, I definitely agree with that!

[evraealtana]

I don't think we can ever really know for sure, but I think it more likely that the use of the word "day" is metaphorical, used to mean some predetermined time period, which in any case might not be the same length for each of the "days" in Creation. Day 1 could have been longer than Day 2 but shorter than Day 3, etc.

[Brendan Donaghy]

I don't think we can ever really know for sure, but I think it more likely that the use of the word "day" is metaphorical, used to mean some predetermined time period, which in any case might not be the same length for each of the "days" in Creation. Day 1 could have been longer than Day 2 but shorter than Day 3, etc.

I agree. A literal interpretation of the Bible throws up a lot of problems. People used to believe that the line in Chronicles ('He has fixed the earth firm, immovable') meant that the sun orbited the earth, rather than the other way around. The Church persecuted Galileo when he argued that this wasn't the case.

[MsTri]

I'm on the other side of the fence, in that I think 6 days meant 6 actual days. I think that the Bible was meant for us to read and understand, so if God had Moses write "days", then that's what He meant, and He meant it in the way that we understand it. While I agree that the Bible does have some metaphors, I don't think this is one of them... I mean, this is GOD we're talking about; He could have done it in 7 seconds, so I cannot believe that He may've needed longer than 6 24-hr periods.

[Alys Sterk]

I truly believe that it does not really matter if God took a literal seven days to create everything or if it took 7,000 years or more. The real matter is that God created everything even if we do not understand how He did it or how long it took. Do I believe that God could create everything in seven days? Yes, I do! It does not bother me if people believe it took longer.

Well said! I do not think it matters, either.

[mmm17]

This topic is controversial, but I tend to agree with the author. I believe that these stories are parables; they are an approximation of what happened, not exact accounts.

[Aniza Butt]

I haven't read this book yet but i do agree that the days of creation could be longer or may be shorter than the literal days.

[Brendan Donaghy]

I'm on the other side of the fence, in that I think 6 days meant 6 actual days. I think that the Bible was meant for us to read and understand, so if God had Moses write "days", then that's what He meant, and He meant it in the way that we understand it. While I agree that the Bible does have some metaphors, I don't think this is one of them... I mean, this is GOD we're talking about; He could have done it in 7 seconds, so I cannot believe that He may've needed longer than 6 24-hr periods.

Did Moses write the books in the Old Testament?

[MsTri]

I'm on the other side of the fence, in that I think 6 days meant 6 actual days. I think that the Bible was meant for us to read and understand, so if God had Moses write "days", then that's what He meant, and He meant it in the way that we understand it. While I agree that the Bible does have some metaphors, I don't think this is one of them... I mean, this is GOD we're talking about; He could have done it in 6 seconds, so I cannot believe that He may've needed longer than 6 24-hr periods.

Did Moses write the books in the Old Testament?

I believe he's the one that we credit with writing the first five books.

[Sharon Myles]

I totally agree with the author that the 7 days could not have been literary 7 days.

[Brendan Donaghy]

I'm on the other side of the fence, in that I think 6 days meant 6 actual days. I think that the Bible was meant for us to read and understand, so if God had Moses write "days", then that's what He meant, and He meant it in the way that we understand it. While I agree that the Bible does have some metaphors, I don't think this is one of them... I mean, this is GOD we're talking about; He could have done it in 6 seconds, so I cannot believe that He may've needed longer than 6 24-hr periods.

Did Moses write the books in the Old Testament?

I believe he's the one that we credit with writing the first five books.

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that.

[Lisyr]

I am open to Greenwood's view that the days of creation may not be seven days. I am also familiar with the text in the scriptures which says that a day is like 1000 years. This is the first that I have seen this view but whether it took 7 or longer does not change my belief that God created everything.