First off I would like to say that I am a Chrstian, and I would like for only other christians to answer this question.
In Genisus 1:24 it states:
And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And then in Genesis 1:26 he creates man.
Genesis 2:18-19
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air.
It states that all the creatures were created before man was created, and then later states that man was created before all the creatures were created. This does not make me question my faith, but I'm just curiouse
2007-01-18 02:19:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First off, Thank you to most of the answers you have really helped me out. I'm not questioning my faith, and if you look at the things I've answered previously you will realize that my faith in God is absolute. I just didn't know the answer to this so I asked my fellow cristians for advice, and thankfully I recived it. I'm sorry you took offense to my question, but I think everything has been cleared up for me. Thank you everyone.
P.S. I wasn't trying to bait anyone, simply looking for something I personally couln't explain.
2007-01-18 02:29:28 · update #1
KJV of Gen 2: 18-19 : 18 ¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
I think verse 19 is more of a recap, just a reminder that earlier God made the animals, and now he's bringing them before Adam to get a name.
2007-01-18 02:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by daisyk 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
There are a couple of different ways to look at it. Some people say that the creation story was written to make theological point and not as a literal account. Some say that the creation in the garden is a separate act of creation besides the one in Genesis one and that they can both be taken literally without fear of contradiction. I am somewhere in the middle, I believe that God created the world from nothing, in six days, and Adam & Eve were the first people. That being said, I don't think we need to concern ourselves with making sure we take every detail in a wooden literal sense. This would make much of the Bible unintelligable, so it is best to find a happy medium. God bless.
2007-01-18 10:29:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In writing Genesis, Moses laid out for us in chapter 1 the order that things were created and in chapter 2 he got down to business with the specifics regarding the creation of humans. But the point regarding the creation of animals is brought out to show that God created all animals with a mate, but didn't create one for Adam. There is no contradiction.
2007-01-18 10:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly L 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you are merely misunderstanding the passage. Genesis 2:19 is a reiteration of the creation and not meant to be thought of in terms of strict chronology. The writer isn't saying that Adam was created before animals, he is talking about Adam and then doubles back to the creation for a moment to remind the reader that God created all the animals but was bringing them to Adam to allow him to name them. These are linguistic quirks more common in older languages that we have kind of lost as languages evolve.
2007-01-18 10:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually in Genesis it says God restored the heavens and the Earth. This happened after the fall of Satan and the fallen angels that went with him.... we don't know the exact time the Earth was 1st created.... and Genesis wasn't the 1st book written, Job was.
2007-01-18 10:29:16 · answer #5 · answered by sassinya 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not really sure where your confussion is both say the same thing - animals first then man - 1:24 animals 1:26 man
2:19 says God HAD formed the beast - meaning it was already done
I sure hope a little confusion like this doesn't make you question your faith too much
2007-01-18 10:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by servant FM 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those are just two different accounts of the same thing. But, the second one DOES NOT say that man was created before animals. Read it more carefully, it is just going over all that the Lord had done so far. Not changing up the order in which they were done.
2007-01-18 10:25:10 · answer #7 · answered by Kat 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Gen. 1 gives the general account of creation. Gen. 2 goes back and fills in details of the same event, such as the way Adam was created.
2007-01-18 10:27:32 · answer #8 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Book of Genesis1:1-2 Tells us that it was God who created the heavens and the "earth."
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was empty, a formless mass cloaked in darkness. And the Spirit of God was hovering over its surface.
God Bless You
2007-01-18 10:30:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why do you only want Christians to answer your question are you afraid of hearing the truth? Your Bible is packed full of contradictions. But you Christians stay tightly locked in your cocoon of ignorance sore afraid you will lose your la la land of eternity. You stay frozen in fear that your fantasy boogie man Satan will gobble up your butt if you dare to think. BB
2007-01-18 13:20:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋