Hello! I hope everyone is doing well. Happy February (the
shortest of all the twelve months in the year)! I am one of those people that
love making posts on Facebook. One never knows what I will post about on any
given day at any given time, and that includes me. All I know is that the
topics have a very broad range of possibilities from political to musical…who
knows. Recently, I posted something off the wall about the Sphinx. I said the
following:
Let's suppose that the Sphinx
really is 800, 000 years old based on erosion, wouldn't that just mean we don’t
know anything at all about our history, perhaps. Also, considering that the
Earth is millions of years old, it is highly possible that we are just one of
many civilizations that have inhabited this planet. Just a thought!
One friend asked what I was smoking, and another said
something to the affect that neither idea was true, and could be a leftist
thought that could probably sway one from the faith. Both responses sounded
pretty rational since the post was obviously extremely controversial based on
our understanding of history and Judeo-Christian thought, as well. My response to
them was the following:
Not smoking anything...lol! Not a
leftist thing either. It's a thing a small group of geologist believes. Now,
with relevance to God, it is very difficult to make a case against the faith.
In fact, a Young Earth fundamentalism approach to Scriptures can sway one from
the faith easier than one would assume. It is very difficult to determine a
timeline in certain parts of Scriptures. For example, the first four verses in
Genesis 6 could have taken a million years to elapse...we really don't know….
Who are we to set limitations on God?
That question, who are we to set limitations on God,
immediately made me think of Job. Now, if you don’t know the story of Job, I
will not spoil it for you by telling it. But, Job is possibly the oldest book
in the Hebrew canon part of the Bible or the Old Testament. Job was a very rich
guy that lived in the land of Uz. He had a large family and owned a lot of
livestock. Anyhow, he was a pretty good guy, and something catastrophic
happened to him, and he questions God. Of course, I have summarized the story
which is way more detailed and graphic. But, what made me think of Job
initially was really a specific verse in the book in which God answers Job and
says to him: ““Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me,
if you have understanding.” Basically, my thought with relevance to what I posted
on Facebook is that isn’t it just like God to let us know or make us aware that
we really don’t know anything or understand anything in contrast to Him (all
knowing). And, when I say us, I mean everyone because whether you are an
Evolutionist or Creationist, and Atheist or not, if the Sphinx really was built
by a civilization 800, 000 years ago it would basically mean that most of
us have it all wrong. Except, those few geologists that may be right, I would
like to meet because if they really are possibly right we may have to rewrite
history in a major way. I hope you enjoyed reading, and I hope you fact check
anything I say, not because I may be wrong, but because it is good research.
Also, below I wanted to share the first seven verses of Job: 38. Enjoy reading!
"The Lord Answers Job
1 Then the Lord answered Job out of
the whirlwind:
2 “Who is this that darkens counsel
by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up your loins like a man,
I will question you, and you shall declare to
me.
4 “Where were you when I laid the
foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its
measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone
7 when the morning stars sang
together
and all the heavenly beings[a]
shouted for joy (NRSV)?"
Footnotes:
Job 38:7 Heb sons
of God
Reference:
NRSV Bible
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2 comments:
Just another example where a timeline cannot really be determined in Scriptures is how much time elapsed between Creation and the Fall.
I want to clarify something I said, and why I said it. I said: Job is possibly the oldest book in the Hebrew canon. The reason I said this is mostly because we don't have the name of the author and the date it was written. There has always been the possibility that it was written by Solomon, and if this is so than it most certainly not be that old even if the actual story is older.
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