An example of hayah translated as "became", or "had become" can be found in the second chapter of Genesis: "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man BECAME (hayah) a living being. " (Genesis 2:7, KJV) The first two verses of Genesis 1 reveals that the earth was created with various forms of life, including the dinosaurs, and then became a cosmic wasteland. After this occurred we find the earth was covered in a deep mantle of water. ALL life that had been originally created became extinct, including the dinosaurs. The earth was as the scripture says "without form and void." Then God recreated and refashioned the earth to be able to support human life. Although the Bible is silent on how much time elapsed between the first two verses of Genesis 1 the earth does not necessarily have to be extremely old. The only reason that long ages are necessary is to accommodate the THEORY of evolution, also known as theistic evolution. Since these are not viable options, because God created everything, then long eons of time are not needed. The time period between these two verses is unspecified for two reasons. First the Bible gives no indication, and secondly the dating systems of men are erroneous. These dating systems are based on constants and assumptions that were jumbled by the earth's catastrophic past. These catastrophes included the destruction described in Genesis 1:1-2 and the flood of Noah described in Genesis 6. The dinosaurs were created by God in a time period that predates Adam. The earth became a chaotic confused wasteland probably as a result of the rebellion of Satan (Revelation 12:7). The dinosaurs went extinct before what is called the "creation week." After the dinosaurs were extinct God recreated, refashioned, and revitalized the earth to support human life. He then created Adam and Eve. |