Genesis 1: 11 - 13

¹¹And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.  ¹²And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
 ¹³And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Once again we have God creating a thing, vegetation (plant life) and separating it into types. So God's creation follows the same order that science has only "proven" in the last couple of hundred years. First he created matter, from matter came the stars and planets, on the earth first came water and then came plant life. Show me another religion that got the order of evolution correct, I will wait.

When we read the story of creation we see how God ordered the universe not in scientific terms; but, instead in very plain terms that anyone could understand at the time. It was presented in a way that simple shepherds could understand. People didn't even have a concept of a million in those days, so how could they use such a term? If anyone can show me that there was a word for a "Billion" 6,000 years ago in Hebrew I will be surprised; but, I don't think they will. We have to keep in mind the audience to understand the context.

Some might wonder why I am approaching the story of Genesis in parts. I am attempting to create a daily lesson plan for those who are new to the bible. I believe anyone who wants to know Christianity should understand the bible and read it in order for the maximum benefit. My Sunday discussion will be topical and this blog is meant to provide an easy way to read and learn the bible. These posts are meant to help people to understand the context of the verses as they were written and to give people of today an easy overview. The resources links are meant to assist the readers in investigating for themselves. While I am using the King James Version of the Bible, the links on the right will take the reader to web resources that let you compare all of the different English translations.