The ice age in the Bible

Ben (2 grade) asked..."Where is the ice age talked about in the Bible?"



We are answered...Well, Ben, that's a good question. The ice age is not mentioned in theBible, but that doesn't mean it didn't actually happen. To understand theice age in the Bible you have to begin by understanding that God doesn't seetime like humans do. We talk about seconds, minutes, hours and years, butGod is forever. I know, forever is a hard thing to understand. In fact theBible says in 1 Peter 3:8 that to God one day is just like a thousand years.Pretty amazing, isn't it? When you look for the ice age in the Bible youhave to go to Genesis chapter 1 and see that when the Bible talks about the"days" of creation it is not likely to be 24 hour days like we know a day.Remember, to God a thousand years is like a day. The word "days" likelyrefers to "a long period of time". The fancy expression for this is"progressive creation". This is the way smart men and women who believe inthe Bible and in Jesus often talk about the creation story in Genesis. Ittells us about God's "progressive creation". Since God likely created heavenand earth over "a long period of time" somewhere in that process an ice agehappened, before God created human beings. The ice age probably happenedbetween the sixth and seventh "days" of creation.



Pastor Reid