Spirituality
07 Mar 05
07 Mar 05
Upon study, I've noticed the Bible seems to be describing the Hydrologic cycle...
Take a look:
"He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight" (Job. 26:8)
"He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind" (Job. 36:27-28)
"The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course. All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again (Ecclesiastes 1:6-7)
07 Mar 05
Originally posted by DarfiusWhich translation are you reading?
Upon study, I've noticed the Bible seems to be describing the Hydrologic cycle...
Take a look:
"He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight" (Job. 26:8)
"He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind" (Job. 36: ...[text shortened]... is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again (Ecclesiastes 1:6-7)
07 Mar 05
Originally posted by DarfiusHow is this interesting? Are you saying that it is surprising that the writers of the Bible were able to tell that water evaporates and then rain comes from clouds? Wow. You have even less a respect for human thought capacity than I do, which is quite a feat.
Upon study, I've noticed the Bible seems to be describing the Hydrologic cycle...
Take a look:
"He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight" (Job. 26:8)
"He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind" (Job. 36: ...[text shortened]... is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again (Ecclesiastes 1:6-7)
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07 Mar 05
Originally posted by DarfiusYes. The Bible is a true record of a human quest for the divine. Consequently, careful observation of natural phenomena are described in several places.
Upon study, I've noticed the Bible seems to be describing the Hydrologic cycle...
Take a look:
"He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight" (Job. 26:8)
"He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind" (Job. 36: ...[text shortened]... is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again (Ecclesiastes 1:6-7)
From time to time, this quest becomes obscured by those who eschew inductive reasoning, such as those literalists who misread the bible so as to interfere with scientific observation. Most of the biblical writers, on the other hand, certainly Solomon and the writer of Job, did not close themselves off from careful observation in their quest for the divine.
07 Mar 05
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Originally posted by WulebgrTell me, did they ever err in their quest for the divine?
Yes. The Bible is a true record of a human quest for the divine. Consequently, careful observation of natural phenomena are described in several places.
From time to time, this quest becomes obscured by those who eschew inductive reasoni ...[text shortened]... selves off from careful observation in their quest for the divine.
If not, perhaps they stumbled upon it...or Him.