However, David points out in Ps. that a 1,000 yrs is like a day for God which indicates to me that from God's perspective time is entirely different. Also, Moses differentiates in Duet 32:7 between "the days of old" and "the years of many generations".
I have no doubt that God created everything. I think it's our understanding of what a day is that causes us to miss some of the deeper messages.
As a scientist do you see order arise from chaos in an unguided system?
Schroeder makes similar points. Both scripture and physics have more wiggle room for God than is commonly acknowledged. If God wants 6 days from his perspective before creation to look like 17 billion years from today’s position that’s doable for him as the creator of physics. He can also do it in 6 literal days and “initiate” everything as though it has been going on for 17 billion years. I was being a bit dramatic the way I put it.
I agree with what you wrote, “I have no doubt that God created everything. I think it’s our understanding of what a day is that causes us to miss some of the deeper messages.”
What I really think is that if God ever lets me know the details of creation, whatever they are, they are going to be in agreement with scripture, and I will hit my forehead as though I forgot to drink a V-8, and think, “Oh, yeah....”