The Day-Age and Analogical Days Views

Series Genesis

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The day-age view: the "days" of Genesis one and two are long periods of time of indefinite length, Genesis one represents six long periods of tine in correct sequence, since the sun was created on the fourth day, the first three days could not have been normal solar days.
The analogical view: The days in Genesis one are not human days but God's days, in Exodus 20: 8-11 the patter of God's work and rest is analogical, the developments in Genesis one represent ordinary providence at work, Genesis one is "exalted prose", so it should not be taken literally, the days of Genesis one represent six chronological successive periods of undefined length.
A refutation of the day-age analogical views: The proponents of these views are driven by a desire to show how Genesis one doesn't contradict valid scientific methods, the ordinary biblical use of the word "day" refers to 24 hour solar days, Exceptions are plain from context, the order of days in Genesis one does not fit the evolutionary hypothesis, these theories assume that death was natural before the fall, and that death is "good", these theories undermine the biblical doctrine of man, the rational given for the fourth commandment contradicts these theories, the New Testament assumes the historical and chronological veracity of Genesis 1-2, the analogical day view undermines the perspicuity (clarity) of Scripture.