You’d be surprised how well certain things match up to Adam and the Fall. I certainly am!
One comment though:
“Hm. I sincerely mean nothing personal, but maybe you shouldn’t be formulating such strong views about creation if you’ve got the fundamentals so wrong. The Creator did not rest before making Man.”
The Word is inerrant, we both agree on that. Which means to me that the verses are in the order they are in for a reason. The second verse of Genesis 2 deals with the seventh day. Man doesn’t get a mention until verse 7. It is actually an important part of the thesis for Genesis 2, so please don’t tell me I got a bad copy of the KJV!
Once more, many thanks. Your questions, insights and patience is helping immensely!
Hm. I say this entirely without malice, but I’m losing respect for your scholarship.
Scripture is clear that Adam was created on the 6th day (see Gen. 1:27 and 31), and that only AFTER that did the Creator rest (see Gen. 2:2).
It is commonly understood that Genesis 1 gives a quick overview of the first week of creation, and that Genesis 2, starting with verse 4, goes back and provides a more detailed narrative, focusing on the events of the 6th day.
I appreciate your wrestling with what Scripture has to say about creation, EnglishCon, but I think you should spend more time really studying it. Such careless reading results in some pretty silly heresy (e.g., believing that Man was created some time after the 7th day of creation).