Genesis doesn't seem figurative

[Doveaman]

No literal tree has fruit that gives knowledge of good and evil. It's symbolism.

The knowledge of good and evil was not gained from the fruit that was eaten, but from the act of eating.

They came to know good and evil by committing the evil act of eating what was forbidden.

The knowledge was gained from the act of disobedience and not from the fruit itself.

 

[Lost4words]

Only photoshopped giant skeletons have been found.

 

[The Barbarian]

Satan's intent is to deceive and destroy just like a rattle snake.

Rattlesnakes don't intend to deceive and destroy. They will always flee a human if they have a way out, and will almost always warn before striking.

And often, when they do bite people, they don't inject poison.

 

[BobRyan]

God created the Universe, Heavens, and Earth. Time of this is not specified. What was the Earth like long long ago? Maybe God had another creation in the past like Dinosaurs and such then destroyed them and started over like he did with Noah's Flood. Its interesting but not really relevant to God's plan.

God fashioned the Earth in 6 days, set up the seasons, day and night. Fashioned the land and seas, creatures, then Humans. First ones being Adam and Eve. I believe this was recent and this Era of creation is the most important and relevant to us since we live in it. They disobeyed God in the Garden and were banished, now we have suffering and plagues in this world. It got really bad during the first 1000 years of humanity, with fallen angels mating with humans producing giants, that God had to hit the reset button and create the flood to start over again with a clean slate starting with Noah.

The Flood is proven by archeology, there is a lot of ancient evidence of humans being visted by fallen angels which people mistake them as aliens. Giant skeletons have been found.

How can this be figurative?

That is true - but creation of all life on planet Earth is described by God in Genesis 1-2. And there is nothing "before that" in terms of life on Earth.

7 day creation week according to Genesis 2:1-3 and Ex 20:11 in 'legal code' not poetry.