Quote Originally Posted by alanmolstad View Post
well....tell me something....

When have I said I believe the Genesis story is not to be taken literally?

in fact,I believe Im the ONLY person who actually does believe the text as written.

I believe Im the ONLY person that does not need to add words to the Text to make it agree with my ideas.

Let me show you why I think this-

Tell me the verse that shows us that the 7th Day of the creation week has ended?
What verse teaches the 7th day has ended....(remember I want to believe only what the Bible "literally" says, not what people pretend it says)
Hi Alan,

What about the following verses, do you take them literally?

God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. Gen 1:5

So the evening and the morning were the second day. Gen 1:8
So the evening and the morning were the third day. Gen 1:13
So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. Gen 1:19
So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. Gen 1:23
So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Gen 1:34

Whenever "day" is modified by a number, like second day or six days, it can only mean a true solar day. There are no exceptions in Hebrew. Any uncertainty is resolved in the Ten Commandments as God commands us to work six days and rest one day just as He worked on the six creation days and rested on day seven (Exodus 20:11).