Paula

Hi Martin,

Good point, but we still have the evening/morning/number for the creation days that we can’t ignore. And as one of the linked articles points out, God is working still, building his kingdom and preparing a place for us. So all things considered, it seems to me that the “rested” of the 7th day only refers to the creation of the physical universe and all it contains.

So even if the 7th day were different from the rest, we still have a six-day creation.

Plus, if the days are ages, then what significance do they have to the Ten Commandments? Exodus 20:8-11 says “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. … For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”

We would also have to find an explanation for the 7-day week, which is observed in practically every culture.

On top of all that, we have the differing orders of creation week and evolutionary theory, and the enormous difference in time scale even if we allow thousands of years per day.

Just little problems 😉