Does Genesis fail scientific study? Day 2
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6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."
7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.
8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second day.
Before scientists told us all the facts about the earth's atmosphere, we may never have realized how important this invisible stuff really is!
But here, God devotes a whole day to the atmosphere.
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We now know how hostile space is, therefore the earth's atmosphere is incredibly important to our survival.
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It is possible that God created a thick canopy around the earth, giving a semi-tropical climate to the whole earth.
Some believe that this canopy collapsed at the time of Noah's flood, which caused this world wide flood, and it also caused the climate to change.
If there was such a canopy, it would not have obscured the stars, because on day 4 it mentions the stars being seen from the earth.
Does Genesis fail scientific study? Day 3
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9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.
10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good."
Scientists who hold to the Genesis account and to Noah`s flood, believe that the highest mountains were not pushed up until the time of that flood, when there were huge volcanic earth movements.
11 "Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so.
12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day."
The important thing to see is that God created different plants and trees, and that they would reproduce "according to their kinds."
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God designed and created different plants right from the start!
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