Day One, Light (Sunday) 1:3-5
a. distinct from darkness
b. good
c. Jn 8:12
Second Day, Expanse or Firmament (Monday) 1:6-8
a. divided waters
b. no mention of it being “good” (prophetic of fall)
c. Gen 2:7; 3:6-9
d. Jn 16:7 [see also Jn 7:37-39]
Third Day, Gathering Waters (Tuesday) 1:9-13
a. dry land appears
b. grass, seed, trees, fruit
c. good
d. Rev 13:1 [10 empires: Babel, Egypt, Israel, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Greece, Rome, final unified new world order]
e. Gal 3:13
Fourth Day, Appointed Times (Wednesday) 1:14-19
a. sun, moon, stars
b. government
c. good
d. Gal 4:4
e. Lk 9:51, KJV
f. Heb 9:27
h. Jn 12:32-33
Fifth Day, Waters Bring Forth (Thursday) 1:20-23
a. fish, fowl
b. blessed of God
c. good
d. Jon 1:17
e. Mt 12:38-40
Sixth Day, Earth Bring Forth (Friday) 1:24-31
a. animals, insects
b. man created in God’s image
c. command to be fruitful
d. dominion over all other living creations
e. food from Third Day
f. man created from dust & received breath of life (Gen 2:7)
g. garden of Eden planted by God (Gen 2:8)
h. very good
i. Lk 23:43
Seventh Day, Rest (Saturday) 2:1-3
a. end of God’s creative work
b. blessed & sanctified
c. Jesus risen from the dead at sundown Saturday night (end of the day) Jn 20:1, Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
d. Heb 4:9-11