Genesis 1:3-5 (Part 1)

I. The Days of Creation

A. More than One Meaning of “Day” (1:5; 2:4; etc.)

B. More than One View of the Days

C. More than Likely: One 24-Hour Day

 • The Simplest Reading

 • The Immediate Context

 • The Biblical Understanding (Ex. 20:8-11; etc.) 

“…if…the word ‘day' in these chapters does not mean a period of twenty-four hours, the interpretation of Scripture is hopeless.” Marcus Dods

“It is…that original lie, to maintain that the earth revolves and the sun is stationary. That those who know God and acknowledge the Holy Scriptures to be of divine origin speak in such a fashion, however, cannot but be heard without great consternation by anyone who loves God. Is not He the God who cannot lie, and shall a holy and truthful God lie? The Word of God is true and far be it from the Almighty that He should pervert judgment…” Wilhelmus a'Brakel

Conclusion

 • Avoid False Dichotomies

 • Resist Cultural Pressures

 • Listen to the Text

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6