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NASB | Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:2 And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. [Heb 4:9, 10] |
Bible Question: creation,was it seven actual days or millions of years? |
Bible Answer: I take the account of creation in Genesis as a picture of our faith development, not as literal history. The example I use to illustrate this in my Bible study classes is this: "Describe to me your child's first three years of life." I'd be willing to bet you didn't mention MANY details. I'll bet you didn't mention she ate food. I'll bet you didn't mention he grew to a height of xx inches. Do you see where this is leading? While your story is true, and it's what you wanted me to hear, it more than likely wasn't a heartbeat-by-heartbeat account of three years cell growth, intellect growth, spiritual growth. It's a picture of that three years done in probably 10-15 minutes. The creation account, I believe, is what God wanted us to know when we asked Him "How did I get here and why?" |