Old Earth Ministries Homeschool Series Creation The Third Day

Creation – The Third Day The 3rd day of creation is discussed by God in Genesis Chapter 1, verses 9 thru 13. Click to proceed

Creation – The Third Day Day Three can generally be assumed to have begun about the time the first life appeared, 3.8 billion years ago Click to proceed During the second day God laid the foundation for life by providing the earth with the water cycle

Creation – The Third Day And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land earth; and the gathering together of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:9-10 Click to proceed Geological forces, controlled by God, move to form the dry land and ocean basins These geological forces, the result of plate movements (plate tectonics) continue to this day, as evidenced by modern day volcanoes and earthquakes

Creation – The Third Day This is the first example of Creation day overlap. Click to proceed At the end of Day Three, God did not stop plate tectonics from occurring. Today we see many examples of new land being formed, and ocean volumes fluctuating “Creation Overlap” is even more critical when it comes to plant and animal life

Creation – The Third Day And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Genesis 1:11 Click to proceed God creates the first life, plants And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:12

Creation – The Third Day The order of the creation account in Genesis appears to conflict with the fossil record Click to proceed Trees do not appear in the fossil record until 250 million years ago, after the creation of some animal life Grass does not appear in the fossil record until about 70 million years ago This apparent problem is solved by Creation Overlap, and by newer Bible translations

Creation – The Third Day Click to proceed Later Bible versions do not use the word “grass.” They simply translate it as “vegetation” –New American Standard –New International –Amplified

Creation – The Third Day And the evening and the morning were the third day. Genesis 1:13 Click to proceed Day Three details the creation of dry land, and God creates the first living objects on earth, the plants Not all plants were created on Day Three…many were created later, as can be seen in the fossil record.

Creation – The Third Day Because of Creation Overlap, there are two ways to interpret the days of creation Click to proceed Option One – “Day” refers to a period of time, in this case several hundred million years. There are definite beginning and ending points for the “Day” Fits well with Christians who believe that God used evolutionary principles during creation God merely started the process of plant development, then guided the development of new species through evolution Option Two – “Day” refers to the processes described as occurring on that day. Since God continued to create plants, the “Days” of creation overlap Since new species were appearing right up until man was created, the sixth day coexisted with the third through fifth days

Creation – The Third Day Remember that time is different for God Click to proceed If you are immortal, time has no meaning An 8 hour workday for you would be an eternity for God The Days of Creation describe processes and events which may overlap

Creation – The Third Day The third day of creation presents no problems for a person who believes in an old earth This concludes this module on the 3rd Day of Creation