Jeremiah Ames
Well-Known Member
In the creation story of Genesis 1-3, we discover what God is creating. We find that God made the sun and moon on the 4th day, yet there was evening and morning on the first 3 days. How can we experience evening and morning without a sun? Also, there is no mention of nighttime anywhere in those 3 chapters. This just dawned on me yesterday, even though I read these verses many times before. I guess my mind just assumed there would be nighttime since there were days. Yet, we must be careful when we let our minds assume what is not there. Also, in my mind, the Bible is perfect in every detail, therefore, if nighttime is not mentioned, then there must be no nighttime, and there is a reason.
Ok, so there was no nighttime associated with this story. To carry this reasoning further, there was no midday periods either. Only evenings and mornings for the entire story. My questions opened the door for greater understanding, because they were answered by the Lord.
I could come up with many more questions involving this story, but this is enough for this thread.
My question now: Do you question what you read in the Bible?
And if so, do you get answers? And if so, where do the answers come from?
Bonus: Why is there no nighttime in the creation story?
Ok, so there was no nighttime associated with this story. To carry this reasoning further, there was no midday periods either. Only evenings and mornings for the entire story. My questions opened the door for greater understanding, because they were answered by the Lord.
I could come up with many more questions involving this story, but this is enough for this thread.
My question now: Do you question what you read in the Bible?
And if so, do you get answers? And if so, where do the answers come from?
Bonus: Why is there no nighttime in the creation story?