Days are measured on each planet differently depending on their rotation cycle....so how come god (which we are told is timeless) did his tasks over days and how come it needed a rest, if it's so powerful?
2007-11-22 05:07:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
One could measure time for the universe as a whole, taking into account relativistic motion, inflation, etc. Gerald Schroeder, a physicist and conservative Jewish theologian has tried to establish that in doing so, the 7 days of creation would equal roughly 15 billion years, which is a figure consistent with modern cosmology.
Personally, I don't need such mental gymnastics. I accept that the universe is old because it is scientifically obvious that this is the case. Genesis says precious little that is scientific, and much of what it says is incomplete and/or inaccurate. It was never meant to be a scientific account of creation--it is a spiritual account of creation.
The Bible contains histories, memoirs, letters, court records and poetry, among other genrae. Why is it so inconceivable that it should contain legend as well? The point of Genesis is in what it MEANS, not in what it says.
2007-11-22 05:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by unabashed 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Genesis a million:a million says "in the beginning up God created the heavens (universe) and the earth". No timeframe is given. The earth had already been created till now the 6 days began. the super Bang grew to become right into a snap of his Holy hands.
2016-12-10 03:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by veloso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the days of creation are not meant to be taken literally as 24 and some odd hours for each. It's mearly symbolic of us humans working throughout the week. It's something we can relate to. He then took a day off to rest. He obviously could have created everything in the blink of an eye and not even break a sweat but it's again for our benefit because God wants us to stop one day of the week to especially reflect and worship God. God is timeless. He is outside time. But he still relates to us in our medium because we can't understand existence outside of time.
2007-11-22 05:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by David 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was an example to us. Our days are 24 hrs,give or take. This is due to the rotation cycle of the earth. He "rested" on the 7th day. Not cause he needed it. But as an example and a reminder to us. That we are to have one day out of the week for worship. He put it that way so people could relate.
2007-11-22 05:18:18 · answer #4 · answered by paula r 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he did it to our knowledge, and we interpret this based on our data; our measurements; our time. If I said "Hey, I'll see you in 13 Mars Days", would you know how long I would see you in? No, you wouldn't. If I said I'll meet you in 13 days, then would you know? Yes! Just under two weeks. The Day of Rest, the Sabbath, isn't literal. It's an English/Hebrew language interpretation of how to explain it. You know how if you paint a masterpiece, takes you days and days, then you finish, you take a few steps back and say "Wow! This is amazing!". The Lord did the exact same thing. By not continuing to create, he rested. Because he was "exausted"? No, because he was done.
2007-11-22 05:15:10 · answer #5 · answered by The All-Knowing Sam 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Hebrew word for day can also be used for 'time' or 'age'. Morning symbolizes the beginning for most of us, and evening is the beginning of the new day in Hebrew tradition. And 'rest' in this context is more like a musical 'rest'. It was more of a pause. He wasn't tired, He was giving US an example.
2007-11-22 05:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Babylonian account of Creation, the Enuma Elish, was reputedly written in 7 clay tablets. Maybe that's the explanation.
2007-11-22 05:23:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
But to the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day.
For the limited finite understanding of time as we know it now - in vain application to the eternal infinite realization of time as it will be revealed to us then - is a pointless exercise in futility.
2007-11-22 05:15:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are questioning things that are human's interpretations of God. Other humans have decided that these reference to time are somehow perfect and divinely decreed. Of course, these things are neither, and human reasoning is flawed, imperfect. God is whatever God is. In our human imperfection, we have tried to explain unexplainable things. Jesus taught in parables to try to explain things in ways we could possibly understand, in our imperfection.
It is natural to try and explain God concepts in human terms, even if it is an exercise in futility. It is still in our nature to do so. What is wrong are people who claim to have absolute knowledge of things that they can't possibly have absolute knowledge of. Beware these people, as they usually lead people astray.
2007-11-22 05:16:10 · answer #9 · answered by Iamstitch2U 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a "God" day. This is something in the eternal realm, not the physical.
2007-11-22 05:10:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋