I am a little sensitive here. Science is what brought me to understand many qualities of God, and although it took Biblical teaching to bring me to a personal relationship, it saddens me when those who love God are dismissive of the sciences, which are the study of His world.
I would like to point out that if one is willing to learn from His creation ( learning sometimes requires unlearning errors ) there is much correspondence between His word, and His creation
The Bible [ NASB ] says:
[1] In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
[2] The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
[3] Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
[4] God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
[5] God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
[6] Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”
[7] God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
[8] God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
[9] Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
[10] God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.
This compares well with what scientific cosmologists tell us:
1st Primordial Matter burst into existence. Science has a number of guesses of how, but none of them satisfying (even to scientists). I refer to Gen 1:1.
In the initial state it was too dense for matter like we have now to exist. At the very beginning, there was no distinction between matter and energy (formless and void from verse 2). Later as more normal atomic structures came into existence, it was still too dense for light to travel, making the universe dark (Still sounds like verse 2).
As the universe cooled and expanded, at a sudden point -- called a phase shift, it became transparent to light, and the Universe which by this time had lots of previously impeded photons was flooded with light (I would place Genesis 1:3 at this point).
The stuff of the universe coalesced into stars and star systems, cycling matter through stars several times to create higher elements (like those that make you and I), and collecting them into planetary bodies ( I would place Verse 6 here).
As far as the Earth is concerned,
Science says the Earth was initially too hot to bear liquid water, making the Earth dry land (Verse 9).
But as the Earth cooled, it was bombarded with meteors, many containing water, providing water for the seas (Verse 10).
The Bible then goes on to describe the development of life. There are many parallels here also, particularly since the purpose of this text was not to provide a scientific education, but to show that creation is His handiwork, and part of this handiwork is providence for our needs.
