Welcome to the birth of Earth, creation’s second season interpreted by nature. The structured circular poetry conveys an outline of this time viewed by science. Without the overburden of unbiblical “perfectionism,” the ancient text matches the evidence perfectly.
Genesis 1
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day (NIV).
This passage may show the writer’s view of the “primal ocean” (or not). However, the wording is so strange that interpretation and translation are difficult. Nature helps.
Scientifically, Earth had a season of water separation. Astrogeology starts with the primal planet before the atmosphere and oceans. Gasses escaping from the rock accumulated and separated Earth from space, which formed the “vault.” Asteroids, from above the “vault,” provided Earth with enough water-ice to cover the surface. They evaporated on impact and formed a thicker atmosphere, which equalized the surface temperature and allowed the oceans to fill under the “vault.” The greenhouse gases kept the water from freezing solid as the surface cooled.
Like day 1, this day follows the poetic structure. The day of building the Earth opens a space that the animals of day 5 fill. The details produce a poetic circle of relationships.
To be continued:
