It is possible for Jews to fail to properly account for the ordering of events in Genesis. It is possible for Christians to fail to do so.
All you've done is make my point that the "Big Bang" and "Genesis" are not incompatible. There's really nothing to argue about until you come up with Genesis saying "On the First Day God created the Heavens and the Earth". Genesis, of course, said the Earth was without form, etc. Many words later Genesis uses the word "day" ~ but not before.
I'm afraid your reading of Genesis is an invention of the human mind and it simply does not match the structure of the language revealed to us.
II Peter 1:20-21
20: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21: For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
II Timothy 3:16
16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness
:You said,
“I'm afraid your reading of Genesis is an invention of the human mind and it simply does not match the structure of the language revealed to us.”
If that is true then the above scriptures are also false, and the Levities who were in charge of the keeping of the word did a very bad job of keeping the words of Genesis which the Lord thy God inspired Moses to write.
You said,
“All you've done is make my point that the "Big Bang" and "Genesis" are not incompatible. There's really nothing to argue about until you come up with Genesis saying "On the First Day God created the Heavens and the Earth". Genesis, of course, said the Earth was without form, etc. Many words later Genesis uses the word "day" ~ but not before.”
You seem to think that the first day written in verse five does not happen until millions of years later. If that is true then none of the Bible is worth the paper it is written on. Because it would mean death and destruction which did not happen in the Bible until Adam and Eve at from the tree of Good and Evil.
There is no scriptural claim to the millions of years you proclaim. The only thing you are defending is mans wisdom over God’s written word.
It appears that you must believe what man tells you is the truth and you will pick and chose what you wish to believe in the Bible
John 14:
"6": Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,
the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by meJohn 1:
1: In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.If these statements made by God are true then Genesis is true.
You can not have it both ways The Bible is 100% true or it is not that is your decision. I know it is the living word of God and is true to the last jot and tittle.
May the Lord Jesus bless you and yours beyond your expectations.