The narrative is made up of two stories, roughly equivalent to the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis.
In the first, Elohim (the Hebrew generic word for god) creates the heavens and the Earth in six days, then rests on, blesses, and sanctifies the seventh (i.e. the Biblical Sabbath)..
The number 7 is a recurring numerical theme in the Hebrew scriptures.
The menorah's seven lamps on four branches correspond to the lights of the seven Classical planets: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun (4th), Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Hebrew mysticism recognized their great importance..
Believing in the power and authority of astrology goes directly against biblical wisdom and Scripture clearly states that chasing after false gods is a sin (Matthew 24:24, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Exodus 20:3).
There is no biblical evidence that God has given authority to the stars or astrologists..
In Isaiah 47, we see that God condemned those who did use astrology in this way.
Verse 12 first condemns the magicians, and then verses 13-14 goes say the following: “Where are all your astrologers, those stargazers who make predictions each month? Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds..
The Book of Job imagines the cosmos as a vast tent, with the Earth as its floor and the sky as the tent itself; from the edges of the sky God hangs the Earth over "nothing", meaning the vast Ocean, securely supported by being tied to the sky (Job 26:7)..
Numerous efforts have been made to determine the biblical date of creation, yielding varying results.
Besides differences in interpretation, the use of different versions of the Bible can also affect the result.
Two dominant dates for creation using such models exist, about 5500 BC and about 4000 BC..
Satan is the prince of evil spirits and adversary of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Satan is traditionally understood as an angel who rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven with other “fallen” angels before the creation of humankind..
It is not commonly known that many of the Bible’s statements about astronomy went against the generally accepted teachings of the time. Modern science
However
Has confirmed what the Bible has taught. As in all thingsthe Bible is absolutely correct when it teaches about the universe. Was There a Big Bang?
Aside from age, there are other indications that the universe was supernaturally created as the Bible teaches. These evidences show God’s creativity — not a big bang. For example, astronomers have discovered “extrasolar” planets. These are planets that orbit distant stars, not our sun. Some of these exoplanets have been observed directly when they .
Scripture also addresses the age of the universe. The Bible teaches that the entire universe was created in six days (Exodus 20:11). We know from the genealogies and other events recorded in Scripture that this creationhappened about 6,000 years ago. Yet, this is quite different from what most schools teach. Most secular scientists believe that the.
A very interesting verse to consider is Job 26:7, which states that God “hangs the earth on nothing.” This might make you think of God hanging the earth like a Christmas tree ornament, but hanging it on empty space. Although this verse is written in a poetic way, it certainly seems to suggest that the earth floats in space; and indeed the earth doe.
The Bible indicates that the earth is round. One verse we can look at is Isaiah 40:22, where it mentions the “circle of the earth.” From space, the earth always appears as a circle since it is round. This matches perfectly with the Bible. Another verse to consider is Job 26:10, where it teaches that Godhas “inscribed” a circle on the surface of the.
The Bible indicates in several places that the universe has been “stretched out” or expanded. For example, Isaiah 40:22 teaches that God stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. This would suggest that the universe has actually increased in size since its creation. Godis stretching it out, causing it to.
The Bible therefore teaches that the origin of the heavens and all astronomical bodies contained in them is God Himself
The Creator of all things. The Bible portrays the Lord not only as Creator of the heavens
But as their ruler and sustainer as well
“sustaining all things by his powerful word” ( Hebrews 1:3 ).
Astronomy is one of the hardest of the sciences to understand
In part because the objects of study are so far away and not subject to human interaction. Scientific theories are validated either by experimentation or by discovering phenomenon that had previously been predicted. We can't do experiments on a quasar.
God said in Deuteronomy 4:19, "And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven." In Biblical times, worship of astrology was literal.
The universe reminds us of our own insignificance in comparison to God’s greatness, yet it also declares to us the humbling and astonishing truth that He cares for us. A biblical understanding of astronomy therefore displays the glory and grace of the God who created, sustains, and rules the universe.
Conspiracy theory that what is known about the Bible is a deception to suppress ancient truths
A Bible conspiracy theory is any conspiracy theory that posits that much of what is believed about the Bible is a deception created to suppress a secret or ancient truth.Some such theories claim that Jesus really had a wife and children
Or that a group such as :
The Priory of Sion has secret information about the true descendants of Jesus; some claim that there was a secret movement to censor books that truly belonged in the Bible
Essay by Galileo
The Letter to The Grand Duchess Christina is an essay written in 1615 by Galileo Galilei.The intention of this letter was to accommodate Copernicanism with the doctrines of the Catholic Church.Galileo tried to use the ideas of Church Fathers and Doctors to show that any condemnation of Copernicanism would be inappropriate.
