Old Earth Ministries Homeschool Series

1. Old Earth MinistriesHomeschool Series Creation The Third Day

2. Creation – The Third Day • The 3rd day of creation is discussed by God in Genesis Chapter 1, verses 9 thru 13. Click to proceed

3. Creation – The Third Day • During the second day God laid the foundation for life by providing the earth with the water cycle • Day Three can generally be assumed to have begun about the time the first life appeared, 3.8 billion years ago Click to proceed

4. Creation – The Third Day • And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so. 10And God called the dry land earth; and the gathering together of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:9-10 • Geological forces, controlled by God, move to form the dry land and ocean basins • These geological forces, the result of plate movements (plate tectonics) continue to this day, as evidenced by modern day volcanoes and earthquakes Click to proceed

5. Creation – The Third Day • This is the first example of Creation day overlap. Creation Overlap • At the end of Day Three, God did not stop plate tectonics from occurring. • Today we see many examples of new land being formed, and ocean volumes fluctuating • “Creation Overlap” is even more critical when it comes to plant and animal life Click to proceed

6. Creation – The Third Day • And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Genesis 1:11 • God creates the first life, plants • And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:12 Click to proceed

7. Creation – The Third Day • The order of the creation account in Genesis appears to conflict with the fossil record • Trees do not appear in the fossil record until 250 million years ago, after the creation of some animal life • Grass does not appear in the fossil record until about 70 million years ago • This apparent problem is solved by Creation Overlap, and by newer Bible translations Click to proceed

8. Creation – The Third Day • Later Bible versions do not use the word “grass.” They simply translate it as “vegetation” • New American Standard • New International • Amplified Click to proceed

9. Creation – The Third Day • And the evening and the morning were the third day. Genesis 1:13 • Day Three details the creation of dry land, and God creates the first living objects on earth, the plants • Not all plants were created on Day Three…many were created later, as can be seen in the fossil record. Click to proceed

10. Creation – The Third Day • Because of Creation Overlap, there are two ways to interpret the days of creation • Option One – “Day” refers to a period of time, in this case several hundred million years. There are definite beginning and ending points for the “Day” • Fits well with Christians who believe that God used evolutionary principles during creation • God merely started the process of plant development, then guided the development of new species through evolution • Option Two – “Day” refers to the processes described as occurring on that day. • Since God continued to create plants, the “Days” of creation overlap • Since new species were appearing right up until man was created, the sixth day coexisted with the third through fifth days Click to proceed

11. Creation – The Third Day • Remember that time is different for God • If you are immortal, time has no meaning • An 8 hour workday for you would be an eternity for God • The Days of Creation describe processes and events which may overlap Click to proceed

12. Creation – The Third Day • The third day of creation presents no problems for a person who believes in an old earth This concludes this module on the 3rd Day of Creation