If god created the heavens and the earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th?

Question

he'd have to have a concept of time before that....since time is a relative term! Astronauts use earth time, there is no space time? Where does the concept of time come from in the bible if the heavens and the earth didnot even exist before god created them?

Answer 1

You are on to a very good philosophical question.

The answer could be one or the other but not both:
1. God created time before he created the earth.
2. Man invented creation and did not proof read the bible he wrote.

Of course this requires a longer conversation but this is a good start.

Thanks for the tease

Answer 2

This scripture is symbolic. As the Bible says that God is the one that holds the Creation together (I suppose we can understand this better now, because we know a little about atomic structure) -- then, if he had indeed rested, the whole Creation would have collapsed.

God lives outside of space and time, so both are created. If God has enough knowledge and skill to create the universe, then equally he was able to create time. Isn't time measured by (1) the orbit of the earth around the sun and (2) by the number of these orbits that we witness before we die?

Answer 3

The true creator God gets upper case.
You seem to ask about the concept of time and where it comes from? Actually you have only an assertion that God has limitations.

Let me, as the Oracle of God, address your real question. God does have a limitation and that limitation explains not only time but the origin of your "question."

God's one limitation is that He can swear by no one greater than Himself. Part of the greatness of the Eternal Father is being without beginning, without end and perfect.

Time is just an aspect of anything less than the perfect life of God. That is why death could not hold Jesus because He, though present, was not bound in time.

What God dealt out in this level of creation was termed good, not perfect. If it had been perfect; it could not have fallen into death (also an aspect of time) and into its present condition.

Now God cannot think of anything higher than Himself. Atheists have the very same limitation. They can think of nothing higher than themselves.
But we are all reflections. As reflections appear on a screen and other reflections eat popcorn; nothing has changed with God.

As reflections, some shine some don't, some do honor and some dishonor, as God has chosen. Since there was a beginning there will be an end. It is our beginning and not that of God.

Answer 4

I think the term "day" represents a period of time--not necessarily 24 hours.
If you look at the formations during each "day" they coincide with what science agrees as evolution of the universe. For instance, God said, "Let there be light!" this I believe equals the Big Bang, as there was certainly light.
With that being said. Anyone who thinks the bible is BS, even has to agree, that if the concept is made up, then how did they conceive light.
I mean, if I were to arbitrarily invent the Genesis concept, I think one might take "LIGHT" for granted. Thinking in terms of 6,000 years ago. I think one would say God created earth and that's it. And assume the sun always existed, along with the stars.
And the rest of Genesis fairly accurately follows with what science agrees with. It's just the time line doesn't agree with each other's concept.
I think Genesis is profound in this area.

Answer 5

Time to God is nothing like time is to us. God is not looking at 24 hours in a day as we do.But everything that was created before it was even into existance, it existed in God's mind until he spoke to bring it forth. Now concerning creation & 6 days & on the 7th God rested. Those days is 1000 yrs. each & DO you think God ever gets tired. NO, So we have to look at the 7th day as a thousand yrs. God do NOT NEED REST. That 7th day types out the millieuim of 1000 yrs. that Christ will rule & riegn with his Bride upon this earth.

Answer 6

You have to understand that the bible was written so that the masses (laymen, common people) can understand it in simple terms.

The whole bible is not to be taken literally. As I've always said, the authors of the bible meant for it to be a tool that would easily move people and behoove people to follow it's teachings.

I'm not putting anything down that the bible has to offer, but far too many people over the ages have adhered to the texts in such a literal fashion that it has caused more confusion than enlightenment.

Answer 7

Time has existed before this earth was created and it will exist after this earth is gone. On every planet that God creates he gives it the same set time, 7 days in a week, 24 hours in a day. This is accordingly with the time set forth in heaven by God himself, this is his time also.

Answer 8

In college, I took a biblical class, and we talked about creation. Now, this may be weird, but hear me out. Don't take the 6 days as literal days. Back then, days weren't days yet--as in 24 hour days. So, think of it as 6 different periods of time. Awhile after this happened, the Bible was written by humans--who put it into our terms.

Answer 9

Your question was "Where did the concept of time come from in the Bible." It actually came from the creation story when it says that God seperated the day from the night, and there was evening and there was morning, one day. (Genesis 1:5)

Answer 10

God established time he knew in his infinite wisdom what time would be and used that as a reference. Besides by day 2 the sun and the earth were there.