Creation
This is the description of our time, not all time.
This picks up the aftermath of the Katabole.
The Katabole is in the Bible, but it's woven into the story... not laid out front. That's way too much explaining before we ever get out the gate. Just follow the story and every question will be answered.
The days of creation.
1st Day
Genesis 1: 3
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Genesis 1: 4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1: 5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
As the dusts and debris settle the skies start to clear and the ability to see is back. The atmosphere is still a thick mixture of air, water, and all the junk that those two combined could hold up in the mix. Before when the firmament was in place light refracted and we had light everywhere. Now with the earth exposed to space directly only the side that faces the sun is in the light and the other side is dark. Night and day weren't something magic God just did because He thought of it. It is a very natural process that was part of His plan. It just has to be read in context.
2nd Day
Genesis 1: 6
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Genesis 1: 7
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
Genesis 1: 8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
This is the separation of the ocean from air. Both are firmament material. The one we live in is called heaven because heaven is wherever God is and we primarily participate in the air portion. The difference is that back in the first earth age the water portion of the firmament surrounded the earth and this time the firmament is now our oceans and polar caps. The air part stays primarily the same.
So now we have a clearing of the muck and a settling of the heavier waters from the air.
3rd Day
Genesis 1: 9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1: 10
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
The wobble of our earth being 15 degrees off true north pulled the waters towards the poles where the extreme exposure with lack of direct sunlight froze the water and allowed the continents to develop.
Genesis 1: 11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1: 12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1: 13
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
With another 1,000 years of natures seasonal cycles plant life started to spring up and help clean and contribute to the oxygen and mother nature's cycle.
4th Day
Genesis 1: 14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Genesis 1: 15
And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1: 16
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Over time our murky air and cloudy skies became clear enough to see the stars and moon.
Genesis 1: 17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Genesis 1: 18
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1: 19
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
One thing to note… it doesn't say when He made the stars and moon. They were there when he made them in the beginning because they were always part of the plan, this is just the first time they became unobstructed visually.
5th Day
Genesis 1: 20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1: 21
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1: 22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1: 23
And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
6th Day
Now that the eco system is stabilizing into a condition that is ready to support life God started by filling the seas and air. This type of life also contributed greatly to the preparation of the earth by cleaning toxins and such. That's why we don't eat scavengers. Check the inside of a shrimp sometime if you don't believe me. Watch one eat off the floor and you will quickly see what comprises your gumbo.
Genesis 1: 24
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1: 25
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Here are all the wild animals. Do have any idea how many different classifications of cattle alone there are in the African deserts? These aren't cows. These are the animals that participate in their reality of survival.