Does Genesis 1:6-23 describe creation or restoration?
Genesis 1:6–23 describes restoration, not creation. The verses contain no single word indicating creation as such. Instead, God takes what had been under water and darkness because of a previous judgment and simply restores it to a functional operation, as the context explains.
Les teaches that when you read Genesis 1:6 through verse 23, there is not a single word that indicates creation as such. Rather, the language shows God taking that which was found in previous verses—under water and under darkness as the result of a previous judgment—and restoring everything to a functional operation. He encouraged his class to read these verses and take note of this distinction.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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