"And God said, 'Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.' And it was so." Genesis 1:9 (NIV)
Here God is creating dry ground so more than just water creatures can live on the earth. According to what I know of science the earth did use to be one big Pangaea, so it stands to reason there was one big ocean surrounding it all. Even today all the oceans are connected. Streams and ponds run into rivers and lakes. Rivers and lakes run into the oceans. So today the waters are still gathered to one place.
The interesting thing to me is that last phrase, "And it was so." According to the QBible that "so" can be translated as "properly set." Not only did God create dry land, but it was created properly set.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
Genesis 1:8
"God called the expanse 'sky.' And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day." Genesis 1:8 (NIV)
So here God is naming the expanse between the atmosphere and the oceans sky. And here the second day ends. Again, it's evening and then morning.
Answers in Genesis summarizes the creation of the atmosphere this way, "Genesis 1 is perfectly worded for what the author wanted to communicate. It says nothing more than God created the sky and its constituent elements, while remaining completely silent about what those elements were. It really depends upon where one starts: if one starts with the presumption of a solid dome, one will read that into the text. However, if one starts with a modern conception of sky, the text permits that understanding as well, and, hence, there is no contradiction."
So here God is naming the expanse between the atmosphere and the oceans sky. And here the second day ends. Again, it's evening and then morning.
Answers in Genesis summarizes the creation of the atmosphere this way, "Genesis 1 is perfectly worded for what the author wanted to communicate. It says nothing more than God created the sky and its constituent elements, while remaining completely silent about what those elements were. It really depends upon where one starts: if one starts with the presumption of a solid dome, one will read that into the text. However, if one starts with a modern conception of sky, the text permits that understanding as well, and, hence, there is no contradiction."
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Genesis 1:7
"So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so." Genesis 1:7 (NIV)
Again that word "vault" is translated by the QBible as "firmament" or "expanse." In taking a closer look at that word the QBible also states "visible arch of the sky," which goes perfectly with what I concluded with verse 6. This is the atmosphere and oceans being created here.
This is just a continuation of verse 6. In verse 6 God said, "Let's do it this way," and in verse 7 he is doing what he said he would.
Again that word "vault" is translated by the QBible as "firmament" or "expanse." In taking a closer look at that word the QBible also states "visible arch of the sky," which goes perfectly with what I concluded with verse 6. This is the atmosphere and oceans being created here.
This is just a continuation of verse 6. In verse 6 God said, "Let's do it this way," and in verse 7 he is doing what he said he would.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Genesis 1:6
And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” Genesis 1:6 (NIV)
The QBible translates vaults as an expanse or firmament. So this is where God separated the waters of the oceans and seas from the waters of the skies. I guess the atmosphere was created here.
The only discussion I find on this verse is the discussion of the word "firmament." Many of the scientific community seem to view this as proof that the Bible is unscientific and therefore faulty. In going through the different arguments I don't really understand what there is to argue about, after all, there is a definite division between the oceans and seas and lakes and that of the water in the atmosphere. Wikipedia seems to think that if one were to take this text completely literally you'd believe that there was a "great tent-like ceiling made of solid crystalline-like material." But this is more an issue of how the text is interpreted. Reading this passage , I never got the idea that that is what it meant, in fact, the division seems to be more in the form of the water. Something can easily be something firm without it being a solid structure. We know that there is water in our air (in a different form maybe) but there is a firm distinction from that water and the water we drink. Even the atmosphere surrounding our planet seems pretty firm in that it's not going anywhere.
Many solid substances we consider "firm" can easily change through a chemical reaction just like water. Maybe our meaning of "firm" is just too narrow.
The QBible translates vaults as an expanse or firmament. So this is where God separated the waters of the oceans and seas from the waters of the skies. I guess the atmosphere was created here.
The only discussion I find on this verse is the discussion of the word "firmament." Many of the scientific community seem to view this as proof that the Bible is unscientific and therefore faulty. In going through the different arguments I don't really understand what there is to argue about, after all, there is a definite division between the oceans and seas and lakes and that of the water in the atmosphere. Wikipedia seems to think that if one were to take this text completely literally you'd believe that there was a "great tent-like ceiling made of solid crystalline-like material." But this is more an issue of how the text is interpreted. Reading this passage , I never got the idea that that is what it meant, in fact, the division seems to be more in the form of the water. Something can easily be something firm without it being a solid structure. We know that there is water in our air (in a different form maybe) but there is a firm distinction from that water and the water we drink. Even the atmosphere surrounding our planet seems pretty firm in that it's not going anywhere.
Many solid substances we consider "firm" can easily change through a chemical reaction just like water. Maybe our meaning of "firm" is just too narrow.
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