Originally posted by Reckless Abandon
Because it says, this is what happened. "God created..." it doesn't mention that this is a parable in any way. (as I show below, the Bible mentions when it is about to, or has mentioned a parable...)
Like I said above, the Bible says "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth," And it doesn't say anywhere later that this is a parable or that this is just an example to teach us something. As you see here, the Bible tells us that the "Parable of the Tenants", that you mentioned, that it is a parable:
Matthew 21:33
"Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey."
Here are some more examples:
Matthew 13:3
"Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed."
Matthew 22:1
"Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:..."
Mark 3:23
"So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables:..."
Mark 4:2
"He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said:..."
Luke 5:36
"He told them this parable:..."
There are TONS more, but this shows us that these are parables, not something that actually happened. But in Genesis, when it tells of what God created and how He did it, it doesn't say anything about it being a parable. So, if it is not a parable, then it would be what literally happened.