The Six Days Of Creation. According to the Book of Genesis, God created the world and all that is in it in six days. These pagan nations, particularly the babylonians, believed the material universe was eternal and that it brought their gods into being. But Genesis describes a God who is clearly superior to the physical world.
Scholars disagree about the length of the creation days.
Regardless of the length of these days, the biblical writer is declaring that God created the world in orderly fashion as part of a master plan. The world did not just evolve on its own or by accident. But this theory reduces God to a weak being with little control over His own creation. The powerful God who created the world also presides over its destiny. They alone among the living creatures of the world are equipped for fellowship with their Creator.