As I mentioned in previously, we have a telescopic view of Creation in chapter one. A microscopic view in chapter 2.
If God had not made man yet of course there would be no man to till the ground.
Why would that statment be made?
Which shows that this was after the sixth day.
>> “If that is what it was then how come in gen 2:5 it says and there was not a man to till the ground?” <<
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You appear to be easily disoriented.
Genesis 2 is one of the Bible’s famous and delightful parenthetical overviews.
It is not a “continuation” of the previous chapter, but a detailed recapitulation, filling in some details that would have disrupted the flow of thought of the first presentation.
In this respect, it is similar to the Revelation, which has several similar overviews salted into the text.
The purpose of the layout of chapter 1 was clearly to establish that the days were real 24 hour days, and to establish the six days of labor, followed by a day of rest pattern of life.
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The beginning of Chapter 2 is a summary of the creation events of 6 days. The days and details that matter to focus on Adam and Eve.
You will notice also, land, air and water creatures are not mentioned before man is created in chapter 2. But we know from chapter 1 those animals came before man was created.