2007-04-20 06:58:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First, understand that the Hebrew word translated as "day" doesn't necessarily mean a day in human terms. It could mean any measured length of time. So whatever length of time is a "day" to God, it took 6 of those (He rested on the 7th).
2007-04-20 07:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God is not subject to the flow of time as you put it. The 7 days it took to make the earth was a time frame that was introduced by Moses who wrote the book of Genesis. Considering these books are divinely inspired by God, I am sure that He gave Moses this time frame. God may not have need of concept of time, but we as humans do. If it stated that God made the world in an indefinite amount of time that wouldn't really mean anything to us.
Also the number 7 means completion or perfect, so there is symolic reasoning to the choice of seven days as well.
2007-04-20 07:06:50 · answer #2 · answered by *fishy_lajean* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read it again. It took him six days. He rested on the seventh.
Just because God is not subject to time does not mean he can not and does not work within time. Since we as humans are subject to it, and can only understand objects that move within it, God will work within time. But he does not have to.
2007-04-20 07:07:47 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
7 days ( time periods or, different segments ! ). Time as we know it started when the sun and moon was set in the heavens. We haven't entered into the 7th day YET ! That time period is when Jesus will come and rule the earth for 1,000 years. We will reign with Him as Kings and Priests ! We are a chosen nation, a ROYAL priesthood !!! There IS coming a time when time as we know it will be no more; when everything in the heavens will burn up with a fervent heat !
2007-04-20 07:56:25 · answer #4 · answered by Israel-1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mortal man is subject to the flow of time, so God gave man, subject to death, a time scale.
2007-04-20 07:05:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are subject to it... We have to have some kind of concept of God because we cannot believe in a God without a time.... Right?......
If Methusalah could live to be 989 years old, and a thousand years is as a day to God?.. Then how quickly does the sight of our lives and our death occur before we are no more to Him.... and are we significant, individually, in His eyes or not?......
your sister,
Ginger
2007-04-20 07:05:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stages so that humans may find traces of creation and ponder on it.
God does not rest, because he does not get tired.
Those who say he does, are blaspheming the Greatness of the Creator.
2007-04-20 07:09:35 · answer #7 · answered by Antares 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God established time. He is outside of time. He established time for humans to measure time. It did take 7 days for him to create the world and the universe as we know it. They were regular days, from the rising to the setting of the sun...one day.
2007-04-20 07:03:56 · answer #8 · answered by Red-dog-luke 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like what this guy has to say about Genesis;
http://www.geraldschroeder.com/
I like the thoughts on 'time' proposed in this paper;
http://www.ditext.com/mctaggart/time.html
We are subject to time, so in order to describe any event, we have to use this as a reference. Because we are subject to time, doesn't mean 'all' is subject to time.
Why is monism required to have a 'target' to attribute 'oneness' and a 'unit' in order to count this 'oneness'? It is, in effect, about the same problem - it is a matter of perspective.
2007-04-20 07:09:03 · answer #9 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm uhh, OK, umm lets see, umm
Great, now I have a headache.
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2007-04-20 07:07:51 · answer #10 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋