![]() ![]() Some think that this light was emanating from a certain singular source of light (that doesn’t exist anymore?), and as Earth was rotating on its axis, day and night were alternating within a 24-hour period. Light was created on the first day of creation: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light (Gen. 2:4 and some other books, this word is used to refer to lengthy periods of time. Can the Hebrew word “yom” in the story of the creation of the world mean something other than a specific period of time? In the Book of Job (20:28), “yom” refers to the time of God’s wrath, and in Psalms (20:1) it is used in the expression “day of trouble”. However, there is a different point of view. Many theologians still believe that this word means a 24-hour day because in most of the holy texts it is used to refer to a certain day of the week. That is why Christians often argue about the interpretation of the days of creation in the Book of Genesis. The word “yom” in the Bible can mean both a regular day and an indefinite period of time. We are already convinced that the nature of time is inexplicable by science and that this concept is beyond the understanding of the modern man. When Copernicus, and later Galileo, figured out that Earth was rotating around the sun, both religious leaders and secular scientists declared this teaching to be untenable. whenever the people of the past were travelling-whether on foot, on animals (horses, camels, elephants), chariots or ships-they always felt the motion. What would have happened, for example, if the sacred writers had said that the Earth was travelling through space? The religious debates would have continued for several thousand years, up to Newton’s time, with the opponents of Holy Scripture constantly questioning this statement’s veracity. Prophet Daniel was told, But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased” (Dan, 12:4). There are some things that God has kept secret from us until we are able to understand them.
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