08.02. Genesis Chapters 1 & 2
Gen 1:1-5 describe the first day
Creation of heaven and earth
Light
Separation of light and dark
Definition of what a day means – evening and morning. In other words, a normal 24-hour day
Gen 1:6-8 describe the second day
An expanse is created between the earth and heaven
Gen 1:9-13 describe the third day
Dry land appears
The dry land is called earth and the water is called seas
Vegetation is created
Gen 1:14-19 describe the fourth day
Lights were made to be a sign for the seasons, days and years. (the reason for not specifying sun and moon is likely because they were worshipped by other people)
Stars are also made
Gen 1:20-23 describe the fifth day
Swimming creatures are made
Flying creatures are made
Gen 1:24-31 describe the sixth day
Land animals are made
Adam & Eve are made in the image of God
Man is given dominion over all the living creatures
Animals and mankind were given plants for food
God states that everything that he made was “very good”
Gen 2:2-3 describe the seventh day
By the seventh day, God had completed his work, rested and blessed the seventh day.
In the 4th commandment regarding the Sabbath, Exo 20:11 affirms that God made the heavens and the earth and all that is in them in 6 ordinary, 24 hour days.