A Logical Argument for Literal Days of Creation

Dave Miller, Ph.D.

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Premise 1:

If the “days” of Creation in Genesis 1…

(a) are defined as an “evening” and a “morning,”

(b) are preceded by cardinal or ordinal numbers,

(c) are characterized by alternating periods of “day/light” and “night/darkness” (which facilitated photosynthesis, photoperiodism, and pollination),

(d) are mentioned alongside of “years” (and thus one can understand the difference),

(e) require symbiotic relationships among species created on separate “days,”

(f) entailed the creation of man and woman “from the beginning of the creation” who then witnessed the things God created “since the creation of the world,”

(g) and are identified by God/Moses as “six days” followed by the “seventh day” as the day of Sabbath rest,

Then the “days” of Creation in Genesis 1 were literal, 24-hour days.

Premise 2:

The “days” of Creation in Genesis 1…

(a) are defined as an “evening” and a “morning” (Genesis 1:5,8,13,19,23,31),

(b) are preceded by cardinal/ordinal numbers (1:5,8,13,19,23,31),

(c) are characterized by alternating periods of “day/light” and “night/darkness” (1:3-5),

(d) are mentioned alongside of “years” (1:14),

(e) require symbiotic relationships among species created on separate “days” (e.g., yucca plant/yucca moth; Emerald Wasp/cockroach; Leafcutter ant and fungus; etc.),

(f) entailed the creation of man and woman “from the beginning of the creation” (Mark 10:6) who then witnessed the things God created “since the creation of the world” (Romans 1:20),

(g) are identified by God/Moses as “six days” followed by the “seventh day” as the day of Sabbath rest (Exodus 20:11).

Conclusion:

Therefore, the “days” of Creation in Genesis 1 were literal, 24-hour days.

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