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Book of Genesis

Part 1

Chapter 6

Genesis 1:4-5

1. Genesis 1:4-5 says, “And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.   And ______ called the light ______, and the darkness he called __________. And the evening and

the morning were the first day.”

Note:  As God created things, names were needed to distinguish one thing from another.  God named some of those things.  The light, He named, Day; and the darkness, He named, Night.  Later on, after God created Adam, He let him name many things.

2. Genesis 1:5 says, “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.  And the ______________ and the ______________ were the first ______.”

This is an extremely important verse in regard to

another false theory that would arise, called, the

DAY-AGE THEORY.  Once again, professing Christians

would compromise the Biblical account of creation.

God knew that this would happen, and thus He had this

verse worded in a precise way to refute that false theory.

The DAY-AGE THEORY  teaches that the 6 days of

creation were not literal 24 hour days, but were LONG

DAYS, each day lasting millions or billions of years.

Note:  Why such a ridiculous theory?  Because these people thought that the evolutionists had the facts on their side to prove that the earth was millions and billions of years old.  These people failed to take heed to the warning in Scripture about false science.

3.  1 Timothy 6:20-21 says, “O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and ______________________ of ______________  ______________ so called:  Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.”

Note:  Remember, the word science means, “knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding.” (Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary).  Just because people label themselves as scientists or experts, that does not mean that they are dealing with true science at all (remember the hoaxes that we discussed earlier?).

The theory of evolution is not science.  It is an “unproved assumption.”

 We do not have to try and force the Bible to leave space for millions and billions of years somewhere.

4.  2 Timothy 2:15 says, “__________ to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, ______________ dividing the word of __________.”

Note:  The problem with the people who believe the Day-Age Theory is that they do not study the Bible in context.  Just like we have to take people’s words in context, even so must we do with God’s Word.  If a person says, “My head is killing me,” then we must know the context of that statement.  Does he have an inoperable brain tumor (in which case, in a sense, his head really is killing him)?  Or does he just have a headache (in which case his head is just hurting him)?

We must study God’s Word, to make sure that

we do not take statements out of context.

Note:  People that believe the Day-Age Theory have taken the following verse out of context.

5.  2 Peter 3:8 says, “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ______ day is with the Lord as a ________________ years, and a thousand __________ as one ______.”

Note:  This verse is not referring to the Creation Week, but to the time of Noah, and applying it to lost souls today.  Notice the context (the verses before and after that verse).

6.  2 Peter 3:6 says, “Whereby the world that then was, being ____________________ with water, ________________.”

Note:  That is a clear reference to the worldwide flood in Noah’s day.

7.  2 Peter 2:5 says, “And spared not the old world, but saved ________ the eighth person, a ________________ of __________________________, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.”

While the ark was being built, Noah was not only a shipbuilder, but also a preacher.

He was a “preacher of righteousness,” a preacher who was preaching

that men needed to repent of their sins and turn to the Lord in faith.

Note:  The whole point of 2 Peter 3 referring back to the days of the flood was to show how longsuffering God is.

8. Genesis 6:5-6 says, “And GOD saw that the ____________________ of man was great in the earth, and that every ______________________ of the thoughts of his heart was only ________ continually.  And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”

9. Genesis 6:12-13 says, “And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was ______________; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.  And God said unto Noah, The ______ of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will ______________ them with the earth.”

Note:  Despite such wickedness, God was very longsuffering with those people, giving them a chance to repent for 100 years.

10. We are given Noah’s age just before he received instruction from God to build the ark.  Genesis 5:32 says, “And Noah was ________  ______________ years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”

11. Then, we are given Noah’s age when the flood came.  Genesis 7:11 says, “In the ______  __________________ year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”

Note:  So the reason that 2 Peter 3 refers back to the days of the flood, is to show that God is very longsuffering toward man.

12.  2 Peter 3:8 says, “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ______ day is with the Lord as a ________________ years, and a thousand years as one day.”

To try and apply this principle to other situations where specific times are stated,

would make absolute confusion out of the Bible.  For example, was Jesus’ body in the grave

 for 3 days and nights, or was it there for 3,000 years before being resurrected?

The answer is obvious, it was there for 3 days and nights. Here is another example: did Jesus fast

 for 40 days, or for 40,000 years?  The answer is obvious, it was 40 days.

WHEN SPECIFIC TIMES ARE STATED, YOU TAKE THEM AS LITERAL,

UNLESS THE CONTEXT SHOWS YOU OTHERWISE.

Note:  Now, looking back at Genesis 1:5, notice the precise language that God used to clearly show that the days of the Creation Week were literal 24 hour days.

13. Genesis 1:5 says, “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the ______________ and the ______________ were the first ______.”

What does the word EVENING  describe?  It describes the GRADUAL DARKENING of the day into night.

What does the word MORNING  describe?  It describes the GRADUAL LIGHTING of the night into day.

Note:  When a day ends, God could have made it get dark instantly, just like it does in your house when you turn off the light switch.   God could have also made it get light instantly when the morning comes, just like when you turn on the light switch in the morning. 

Why does it GRADUALLY  get light in the morning,

and GRADUALLY  get dark at night?  Why is it not

something that happens instantly?

The answer is, “Because of the EARTH’S ROTATION.”

As the earth gradually turns, the light gradually shines

on the part of the earth that is rotating toward the light.

In the same way, the part of the earth that is rotating

away from the light, is going to gradually get dark.

How long does this rotation take?  It takes

24 HOURS FOR ONE COMPLETE ROTATION.

There is your answer and proof as to how long

each day of the Creation Week was: 24 hours.

God made it very clear in His wording that these were LITERAL 24 HOUR DAYS by using the words EVENING and MORNING.  By using these words (evening—indicating the gradual darkening of the earth, and morning—indicating the gradual lighting of the earth),

God let us know that He caused the EARTH TO

START ROTATING THE VERY FIRST DAY of creation.

        That means that from the very first day of creation, each day was a literal 24 hours.  So the Creation Week was a literal week of seven, twenty-four hour days.

14. Psalms 119:160 says, “Thy ________ is ________ from the __________________: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.”

Review:

1. As God created things, names were needed to distinguish one thing from another.  God named some of those things.  The light He named, ______, and the darkness, He named, __________.  Later on, after God created Adam, He let him name many things.

2. The DAY-AGE THEORY teaches that the 6 days of creation were not literal ____ hour days, but were LONG DAYS, each day lasting millions or ________________ of years.

3. The theory of evolution is not science, it is an “unproved assumption.”  We do not have to try and force the Bible to leave __________ for millions and billions of years somewhere.

4. People that believe the Day-Age Theory have taken the following verse out of context: 2 Peter 3:8 says, “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ______ day is with the Lord as a ________________ years, and a thousand years as one day.”

5. That verse is not referring to the Creation Week, but to the time of ________, and applying it to ________ souls today.

6. To try and apply this principle to other situations where specific times are stated, would make absolute confusion out of the Bible.  For example, was Jesus’ body in the grave for 3 days and nights, or was it there for 3,000 years before being resurrected?  The answer is obvious.  Did Jesus fast for 40 days, or for 40,000 years?  The answer is obvious.  WHEN ________________ TIMES ARE STATED, YOU TAKE THEM AS ______________, UNLESS THE CONTEXT SHOWS YOU OTHERWISE.

7. Genesis 1:5 says, “And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the ______________ and the ______________ were the first ______.”

8. What does the word EVENING describe?  It describes the ______________ DARKENING of the day into night.  What does the word MORNING describe?  It describes the ______________ LIGHTING of the night into day.

9. Why does it GRADUALLY get light in the morning, and

GRADUALLY get dark at night?  Why is it not something that happens instantly?  The answer is, “Because of the EARTH’S ________________.”

        10. As the earth gradually turns, the light gradually shines on the part of the earth that is rotating toward the light.  In the same way, the part of the earth that is rotating away from the light, is going to gradually get dark.  How long does this rotation take?  It takes ____ HOURS FOR ONE COMPLETE ________________.

11. There is your answer as to how long the days of the Creation Week were: ____ hours.  God made it very clear in His wording that these were LITERAL 24 HOUR DAYS by using the words ______________ and ______________.

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