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Jim_M said:
The bottom line on this issue for me was when i found out the word day in Hebrew can be interpreted several ways, ie 24 hrs. or any part of a day,any period of time or an age to name a few.This coupled with the fact that the Bible is rich with figurative, meteforical and spiritual language and meaning forces me not to take a dogmatic literal view.Jim_M

Jim,

You have to consider context as well. Genesis is historical narrative. The creation account is historical narrative. It's not metaphorical (although it is spiritual, as all Scripture is God-breathed). Yom may, in some places, not refer to a literal day, but in Genesis 1 it says, "there was evening and there was morning." This phrase indicates that a literal day is in view. Evening and morning are what divide the days.

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.