How did water refract light BEFORE Yahweh created the first rainbow?

Question

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%209:8-14&version=9;

Had Yahweh suspended the law of refraction until shortly after the flood had occurred?

Answer 1

I heard one christian say it never rained before then. So, it refracted fine, but without rain (or sprinklers!) there wasn't water to refract.

Answer 2

Genesis 9:12-16: "12 And God added: “This is the sign of the covenant that I am giving between me and you and every living soul that is with you, for the generations to time indefinite. 13 My rainbow I do give in the cloud, and it must serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall occur that when I bring a cloud over the earth, then the rainbow will certainly appear in the cloud. 15 And I shall certainly remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living soul among all flesh; and no more will the waters become a deluge to bring all flesh to ruin. 16 And the rainbow must occur in the cloud, and I shall certainly see it to remember the covenant to time indefinite between God and every living soul among all flesh that is upon the earth.” Complicated theories and formulas are used to explain the formation of a rainbow. Basically, it seems that as white light enters a raindrop it is refracted and dispersed into different colors, the drop acting like a tiny prism. Each color strikes the inner surface of the drop and is reflected back at a different and specific angle. Thus an observer sees a bow with all seven colors of the spectrum (from the inside of the arc outward: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red), though these may blend so that only four or five are clear. Sometimes a larger and less distinct “secondary” bow is formed with the colors reversed. Scientists are still studying the rainbow. Carl B. Boyer observes: “Within a raindrop the interaction of light energy with matter is so intimate that one is led directly to quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity. . . . Although much is known about the production of the rainbow, little has been learned about its perception.”—'The Rainbow, From Myth to Mathematics', 1959, pp. 320, 321. The first Biblical reference to a rainbow is in the account of the covenant God made with Noah and his offspring after the Flood survivors came out of the ark. The Bible does not describe the degree of clarity of the atmosphere just prior to the Flood. But apparently atmospheric conditions were such that, until a change came about when “the floodgates of the heavens were opened” (Genesis 7:11), no others before Noah and his family had seen a rainbow. Even today, atmospheric conditions affect whether a rainbow can be seen or not. So, it is therefore possible that in the pre-Flood times, atmospheric conditions were much different than today, such that it obscured the view and rainbows perhaps were not visible.

Answer 3

You are referring to Snell's law was first described in a manuscript written in 984 by Ibn Sahl.
Science has know that Law for a long long time--You are referring to the rain bow
In the Bible, the rainbow is a symbol of the covenant between God and man, and God's promise to Noah that he would never again flood the entire Earth. The Rainbow has even become the symbol for a modern movement within Judaism called B'nei Noah. B'nei Noah are non-Jews who continue to follow in the ways of their ancestor Noah. The Noahide movement has its roots in Jewish Tradition, specifically the Talmud.
God is a creator--Science discover--in time--Gods creation.
No laws were broken--you have made an assumption without proof--if you claim something true in Science don't you have to prove it?

Answer 4

The designation of the rainbow as a sign of the covenant does not suggest that this was the first rainbow ever seen. The function of a sign is connected to the significance attached to it. In like manner, circumcision is designated as a sign of the covenant with Abraham, yet that was an ancient practice, not new with Abraham and his family.

Answer 5

Okay, someone has finally gotten to a point of logic I never considered before! LOL That's a really good question.

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Answer 6

Peanut butter. Peanut butter and pistachios.

Answer 7

Anyone who believes this is grossly ignorant of physics.

Answer 8

Who says it did?

Answer 9

and on the 165th day God made "Skittles" and he said "Taste tha Rainbow"

Answer 10

whoever told eldad9 that had some spiritual insight and it's true