Creation - The Framework Hypothesis
Rather than thinking of creation as being accomplished in 6 days, consider viewing creation as taking place in two sets of 3 days each. In this view of Creation for the first 3 days God creates time, space, and life and in the next 3 days, to govern or rule the first 3 days, God fills the first 3 days with heavenly lights; fish and birds, and beasts and man.
| CREATES REHLMS | FILLS WITH RULERS |
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TIME [light from darkness] Genesis 1: 3-5 |
SUN, MOON, STARS, PLANETS Genesis 1: 14-19 |
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SPACE [heaven and the seas] Genesis 1: 6-10 |
FISH, BIRDS Genesis 1: 20-23 |
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LAND/ LIFE [dry land and vegetation] Genesis 1: 11-13 |
BEASTS AND MAN Genesis 1: 24-31 |
[this view of Creation is known as the "framework hypothesis"]
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