Genesis Series - Part 1 - Six Days of Creation NOT literal days. This is Why.

Christopher Enoch's Podcast

In this series we will read through, and discuss every single word of the book of Genesis. Enjoy!

00:00:00 Welcome
00:00:55 What We're all About
00:01:17 Intro to the Topic
00:01:55 Intro to Genesis
00:03:04 The Name "Genesis"
00:03:29 The Author of Genesis
00:04:11 The First Part of Genesis Symbolic
00:04:42 Different Parts of Genesis
00:06:11 These Are The Generations Of
00:06:54 Genesis 1:1-2
00:07:07 Genesis Gap Theory
00:08:34 Genesis Writing Style
00:10:58 Sefaria "When God began to create..."
00:11:48 God can take His time to create
00:14:03 Genesis 1:3
00:14:15 LXX Intro
00:15:15 LXX - Genesis 1
00:15:46 What is the "Word of God"
00:18:40 Let There Be Light - What Light?
00:18:54 His Word is Light
00:19:24 Let There Be Light. The Sun?
00:19:51 Definition of "Ore"
00:20:35 Gesenius' Definition of "Ore"
00:20:43 Ore The light of life
00:20:52 Ore Good fortune, prosperity
00:21:09 Ore - God Himself - The Light of Israel
00:21:20 Ore doctrine/teaching
00:21:25 Ore Light of the gentiles
00:21:36 Ore commandment of God
00:21:48 Ore - Joy
00:22:43 Book of Revelation example of God's Spiritual Light
00:23:19 Genesis 1:4 - Divide the Light from Darkness
00:23:29 Genesis 1:3-5 - LXX
00:24:21 Light & Darkness Existing at the same time
00:25:22 Sometimes Division is Good
00:25:48 Definition of "Day" - Genesis 1:5
00:28:04 Echad Day - NOT First
00:30:19 JPS - One Day - Not "first"
00:31:06 Genesis 1:6-8
00:31:24 What is "Firmament"?
00:32:00 The Water Cycle
00:32:15 Local "firmament" vs Space "Firmament"
00:33:03 LXX - MT variation "And God saw that it was good"
00:33:08 LXX Keeps the "God saw that it was good". In the MT it is missing!
00:34:16 Eternal Aspect of "Day" Revisited
00:36:47 Genesis 1 - Not Chronological - Rather Theological
00:37:13 Vs 9,10 - Bodies of Water
00:37:40 Vs 11-13 Plants
00:38:49 Third Day Still Happening - Plants
00:39:57 Verse 14 - Day 4 - Time is Measured
00:40:36 Finally a "Day" defined as we know it
00:41:14 The First 3 Days Eternal?
00:42:09 Verse 15-19
00:42:56 vs 20-23 The Fifth Day - Birds and SeaLife
00:43:28 vs 24-25 - Day 6 Animals
00:43:45 vs 26-31 Let Us Make Man
00:44:42
00:45:36 Who is the "Us" in verse 26?
00:45:43 Trinitarian POV
00:46:00 Jewish POV
00:48:30 Rashi on Gen 1:26 - In Our Image
00:50:46 The "Gods"? Why plural?
00:52:53 God Gave Man Authority
00:53:25: What Does "Own Image" Mean?
00:55:50 Man = both Male and Female
00:56:12 Be Fruitful The First and Greatest Command
00:57:24 Rereading vs 29-31
00:57:52 Some Manuscript Variations
01:00:18 Replenish vs Fill the Earth
01:02:03 What Does Subdue Mean?
01:02:14 Summary - Genesis 1 Highly Allegorical
01:05:34 Literal Interpretation a Mistake
01:05:52 Wrap Up
01:08:00 Benediction