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

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