The Creation and the Fall of Man
WOW! Another
incredibly scientific lesson was presented in this hour. Our facilitator assures us that this will not
be the case for every week of study.
Genesis is fascinating. The
timing for this aspect of the study is perfect since we are also studying
Genesis in BSF this year.
Do you subscribe to the creation taking place in six literal
days? The Stretch Factor is a fascinating
concept introduced by Dr. Gerard Schroeder that explains how creation could
have taken place in six days! We also
learned several scientific indicators that the earth is young.
One of the more fascinating things I learned this week was
regarding the words “erev” and “boker”.
Several times in the creation story occurs the phrase “…and there was
evening and there was morning…” “Erev”
means “obscurity, disorder” and has come to mean “evening”. “Boker” means “orderly, discernable” and has
come to mean “morning”. So, the idea is
that there was disorder and the Lord worked to create order and the first
(second, third, etc.) day was done.
We also learned about dimensions of reality, irreducible
complexity, the laws of thermodynamics and thermal decay. This is truly a thinking man’s Bible
study. It reminds me how intelligent my
God is, and that I have the potential to be a greater thinker than I am
currently practicing.
Homework for next week is to read Genesis 4-11. I am going to start listening to “The Bible
Experience” to accomplish the Bible reading homework each week.
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