In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, establishing the foundation of all that exists. After this initial creation, the earth became without form and void, shrouded in darkness over the face of the deep, likely due to a great destruction from a prehistoric rebellion of Helel and his angels against God's authority, causing debris and dust to block sunlight. Then, the Spirit of God hovered over the waters, initiating the refurbishment of the earth to make it suitable for habitation. On the first day, God commanded light to appear, clearing the debris so sunlight could reach the earth's surface, dividing light from darkness to establish day and night. On the second day, God further adjusted the atmosphere, though heavy clouds still obscured clear visibility. By the fourth day, God diminished the cloud cover, making the sun, moon, and stars visible from the earth's surface for signs, seasons, days, and years, though these heavenly bodies had been created long before. Through the fifth and sixth days, God created living creatures and finally human beings, the pinnacle of His physical creation, for whom He had prepared the earth. On the seventh day, God rested, creating the Sabbath as a memorial of His great work in refurbishing the earth for life.

The Bible reveals that there was a previous world of immense duration over which angels were given rule, which ended in chaos and destruction due to their rebellion. God did not create the world as a chaotic wasteland, as stated in Isaiah 45:18, for He formed it to be inhabited. Following the destruction, a week of re-creation took place, during which, on the sixth day, God created man and endowed him with human spirit. Fossils accurately dated older than 6,000 years would be from the pre-Adamic era, before this re-creation of the earth.

The account of creation in Genesis reveals a profound truth about the earth's history. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, an event that may have occurred millions or billions of years ago. However, the earth became without form and void, a state of waste and ruin, as suggested by the Hebrew words tohu and bohu. Isaiah 45:18 declares that God did not create the earth in vain but formed it to be inhabited. Job 38:4-7 describes the angels shouting for joy at the earth's initial beauty, yet this beauty was marred when the archangel who became satan rebelled and was cast down to the earth, as noted in Isaiah 14:12-15 and confirmed by Jesus Christ in Luke 10:18, who saw satan fall like lightning from heaven. This catastrophic event led to the earth's desolation, necessitating God to re-form or renew it, as referenced in Psalm 104:30. God accomplished this renewal in six literal 24-hour days, resting on the seventh, as affirmed in Exodus 20:11, where He states that in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them.