In the Beginning: Science and Genesis 1-11 “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?“ Psalm 11:3 Genesis 1:2 “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” Genesis 1:2 “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” Genesis 1:2 “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” Genesis 1:2 “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” Isaiah 45:6-7 “I am the Lord, and there is no other, The One forming light and creating darkness …” Genesis 1:2 “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” Genesis 1:2 “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” “Moving” or “Moved: = Rachaph Rachaph occurs only three times in the Old Testament. In Jeremiah 23:9 it is translated “shake” and in Deuteronomy 32:11 it is translated “flutter” so the idea seems to be mainly that of a rapid back and forth motion. Genesis 1:2 “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” Proverbs 8:23-24 “…From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth, when there were no depths I was brought forth.” Proverbs 8:27 “When He established the heavens I was there, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep.” It’s Quiz Time! Flat Earther The sphere of the earth Isaiah 40:22: “It is He who sits above the vault (circle) of the earth.” That was penned nearly 2,700 years ago. Genesis 1:3-5 “Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good’ and God separated the light from the darkness. And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.” 2nd Corinthians 4:6 “For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” nd 2 Peter 3:4-6 “Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.” For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.” Charles Lyell Uniformitarianism The present is the key to the past Genesis 2:10&14 “Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers. …And the name of the third river is Tigris, it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.” Genesis 1:6-8 “Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. Scientific Problems with the Canopy Theory Pressure Problem Heat Problem Light Problem Greenhouse Problem Ultraviolet Problem Psalm 148:4 “Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens!” Genesis 8:2 “Also the fountains of the deep and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.” Genesis 1:7 & 8 “And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so. And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning a second day.” Genesis 1:7 & 8 “And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so. And God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning a second day.” Genesis 1:31 “And God saw all that He had made, and behold it was very good.” Genesis 1:9&10 “Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.” Genesis 7:11 “… all the fountains of the great deep burst open…” Genesis 1:11 “Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with seed in them, on the earth”; and it was so.” Problems with Dating Methods 1 The Great Flood!!! 2 Water Soluble 3 Natural Daughter Elements 4 Decay Rates Grand Canyon Basalt Lava Flow What is the correct “age” of the Cardenas Basalt lavas using radiometric dating? (a) 516±30 million years (the potassium-argon age) (b) 1,111±81 million years (the rubidium-strontium age) (c) 1,588±170 million years (the samarium-neodymium age) None of the above!!