Tag: in six days
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Let There Be Stars, Fish, and Birds
We have observed three days of creation. Today we will consider a fourth and fifth day. We have seen Moses using more inexact language than we might like. We have seen that the purpose of Genesis 1 is not to present an exact, detailed account of creation. Moses is painting broad strokes. Though he asserts…
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Let There Be Sky, Dry Land, and Plant-Life
We previously covered the authorship, genre, and background of Genesis 1-11 and made it to the very first morning and evening upon the earth. We saw that, from the very beginning, God is the only creator and commander of His creation. We saw the plurality of God from the beginning. We saw God name evening…
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Contemplating the Cosmos: The Fantastical Alien Worlds
“All my life I have wondered about the possibility of life elsewhere. What would it be like? Of what would it be made?”[1] It is easy to wonder, sitting on this cosmic shoreline and looking up into the universe, if there is any life out there whose intelligence might be similar to our own,…