
TOP 10 Biblical Problems for Young Earth Creationism
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Genesis 2: A Recap of Genesis 1
Young earth creationists often argue that Genesis 2 is a recap of what takes place on day 6 within Genesis 1 when God made humans. But the phrase, These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created poses a problem for suggesting this chapter as a recap. In Jeremiah 4, the prophet is warning Judah that they will be desolated like the northern kingdom if they do not repent. And in doing so, he described what happened in the northern Israel by heavily borrowing from Genesis 1. So because of the Tolidoth in Genesis 2, the implication is Adam came after when all humanity was made in the image of God and therefore was not the first human.
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