So on the days of the creation, huh?

Question

He seperated light from the darkness, (This is day and this is night)
On the 2nd day, he created space
On the 3rd day, he created the water, lakes and seas and the dry land appeared, then he called upon the vegetation and plants and so on.
On the 4th day, he created the Sun,Moon and the Stars.
Whooa stop right there a plot hole.
The moon is responsible for the tides to change so the earth would have been acting wild the plants and everything else would have been destroyed due to tidal waves.
The writters of Genisis obviously did not think this one out properly, huh?
Saying he created the water seas and lakes before the moon.
And you say there is NO false logic, what does thou call that?
Verily I say unto you think before you answer and I mean this with the utmost respect.

Answer 1

everyone knows the bible was written by man.
like anyone could know how the world was created, they weren't there. but yeah, i see your plot hole.
the other one is how did he seperate day from night on the first day if he didn't create the sun and the moon til the forth day?

Answer 2

The moon is responsible for the tides to change so the earth would have been acting wild the plants and everything else would have been destroyed.

Where in the world did you dream up such gobble goop? No moon, no tides. The water would simply sit still, a first grader know this, Surly you are out of the first grade right?

The only thing you had right in your question was the part of there being NO false Logic in Gods word.

Answer 3

Another interesting thing about this is that they didn't GET the fact that the sun is the SOURCE of the light of day... they thought it was a light that came out DURING the day. That is the reason for the discrepancy between 'let there be light' and the creation of the sun. They eventually figured that out, though... AFTER the invention of written language and centuries of recorded astromomical observation of solar eclipses. But at the time the creation accounts were written, that had NOT been figured out.

It is funny how key insights can come from the minds of young children and droolingly stupid, ignorant adults. One of the first questions that I remember asking my father was "Daddy... what holds the sky up?"

A friend of mine once related to me how, as a teenager, he had asked his grandmother which was the more important light... the sun or the moon. She gave it some serious thought for a few minutes, and then this is what she told him: "The moon is the more important light, because it helps us to see at night... without the sun, there would already be enough light to see, during the day."

Answer 4

Mr Roman warrior is putting words into the Bible that it doesn't say.

If you have a question here, which many do -- then why don't you make it a legitimate question instead of botching the job up?

In this particular regard, the Bible actually states what happened locally. If you were to read about proto-suns and what happens when they start burning as real suns, you would see events that very much look like the events in Genesis.

1. the sun begins to shine
2. the solar winds begin to move the debris in space out away from the sun, this would mean that perhaps the light could be quite weak when hitting the surface of a planet such as earth -- if this debris impact this 'earth' on their way out we have who knows how many millennia of darkness caused by extermination event like impacts
3. this would make whatever light the sun could bring through the debris field very limited.
4. once all of the above events had been cleaned out, then the sun and other heavenly bodies would become evident from the surface.

Thank you -- and be a good Bible student now!
http://bythebible.page.tl/Creation.htm

Answer 5

You don't really understand how tides work do you? The gravity of the moon is mostly what creates tides, so without the moon there would be LESS of a tide than if the moon is present (that means a CALMER sea without the moon). I would think you would be more concerned with the fact that there is no sun light for the plants, but since they would only be without it for a day, that wouldn't even be a problem.

Answer 6

Not to mention that plants need the sun to grow, but god created the sun after the plants. And just what was giving light on the first day? Also, even a 4th grader knows that the moon doesn't make light, it reflects light. On the second day, god created firmament, not space exactly. What is firmament?

There is a lot of illogical things going on, and it is only the 4th day.

Answer 7

You are correct in stating that the moon influences the cycle of tides on Earth. However, it is totally absurd to believe that without the moon, the oceans would produce such destructive tidal waves. In fact, just the opposite would occur. Without the moon's gravitational pull, nothing but terrestrial forces would influence the oceans, such as weather and Earth's gravitational pull. The waters would simply remain at their lowest levels relative to the sea floor and surrounding terrain.

Also, the moon has absolutely nothing to with the creation of tidal waves or tsunamis. They are the result of sudden and catastrophic events such as earthquakes or undersea landslides.

And for the record, your scenario assumes that God is fallible, when He is of course, infallible. Also, there was only one author of Genisis and that was Moses. And just like every book of the Bible, it's words were inspired directly by God.

Answer 8

From whose perspective?

If you are a frog under a coconut shell, what will be your view of the world?

Or if you are a man restricted to the interior of a cave, what is your reality?

What about if you are a man ON the earth when the events of creation unfold?

How would you describe the functioning of a Boeing 747? Would that description be the same as that of the chief aeronautical engineer at Boeing? Would either of those description be the same as that of a pilot of such a craft?

Lots of questions. But in case you missed the point and report me for not answering the question, then here is the answer.

This account is written from the perspective of someone on Earth, with all the conditions that then applied. Where does that leave YOUR logic?

Answer 9

Sometimes unfamiliarity with Hebrew terms and their meanings causes not a little confusion. For instance, at Genesis 1:1, the account states simply: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The verb here rendered "create" is bara, meaning: to create (surprise), to bring in something new. The heavens include all celestial bodies, and that includes the sun and moon. From here on out, however, the Genesis account describes the preparation of earth for habitation.

In Genesis 1:16, however, when speaking of the sun, the Hebrew word is not bara, but rather asah which means, to ordain, prepare, thus at this juncture, God is not creating luminaries but rather is preparing them for their purpose in relation to the earth. It should also be noted that the first mention of light uses the Hebrew word ohr meaning light in a general sense. In the second instance, the Hebrew word is maohr, referring to a source of light.

Oftentimes what appear to be contradictions or error on the surface can readily be understood if given more than a cursory reading. Sometimes a little research and investigation penetrates the swaddling bands of confusion, just like on the first day when God caused diffused light to penetrate the swaddling bands around earth.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 10

The Bible is NOT a science text.

Every people has a creation story. Compare our story with others -- Norse, Persian, Babylonian -- all were violent wars between gods with chaos and mayhem. Our story started with chaos into which God brought peace, harmony, simplicity, ethics and morals. We learn from the Bible's dysfunctional families how to create harmony, peace, and moral living in our society.

Other nations worshipped violence. Their leaders were all warriors, men of violence. The leaders of the Bible are men of peace and justice and are held accountable for their sins just the same as the general populace. The leaders our people revere are those of peace and harmony.

What God created was a means for all humanity to live together as one family in peace and harmony in this world of chaos. We have a long way to go toward peace and harmony in the modern world. How would you write the creation story in today's environment?

Edit: Light before the sun was created? Enlightenment! God brought enlightenment into the world of chaos.
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