And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants[e] yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
Today we are going to talk about the third day of creation. As we could see the bible narrates that the first thing that is done on this day was the recollection of the waters to what was called and is still called "seas". If we investigate a little the theory of the "World of Water" made by Russell, we would not think it impossible for the bible to say that at first the surface of the earth was covered by water and the origin of life as we know it would emerge from it, In fact, several current studies are strongly supporting this theory. (For more information about the water world theory and its support click here).
If we continue reading, the Bible narrates that at the time of joining the waters, part of the ocean floor rises forming the firm ground, this is not so alien to reality since the theory of ocean floor expansion says that the constant movement of the bottom marine and its growing expansion make the movement of our crust possible. (For more information about the plate tectonics click here" and to learn more about the Seafloor spreading click here)
The next thing that happened and what culminated on the third day of creation was the origin of living beings on earth: plants and animals. God creates and designs biological beings with systems and processes. If we realize The Creation of God reveals its design, in the precise design of open systems, including biological systems, we also notice the order making the sun first and ordering the water, which will serve as input elements to the emergence of trees that through processes it will have outputs like oxygen and fruits, which will be elements to see the entrance to the biological system of animals and human beings.
These were the things that God did on the third day of creation and if we pay attention, the Bible says that at the end of the two works of the day God welcomed the creation, he liked the result and the order of the system he had created. Today it is very difficult to see spaces where this order is not altered, but I believe that when we have contact with the pure nature we all have that sense of balance, that balance that God gave us reflected in creation.
If you want to know about the previous days, here is the link:
The Creation - Day One and The Creation - Day Two
