subject: The First Day of the Science of the Bible [print this page] When discussing creation the inevitable flow of the conversation turns to the question of how God could do all He does in each day. This is the question to address entering a conversation of creation, even when looking at only the first day.
On Earth, we measure a Day by the rotation of the Earth itself. One rotation equals one day. However, the origin of God is not Earth. It is therefore safe to conclude that the measurement of a day to God would have significantly different parameters to base the measurement. The argument long given in rebuttal of the statement is who can say what the length is of God's day. Considering afore mentioned unknown parameters this question becomes valid. Therefore, the actual length of the day to God is unknown.
Moving to the first day, much takes place. "In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth." Logically this is the only possibility for a beginning, but more happens on this day. All is dark "3 And God said, let there be light: and there was light. 4 And God saw the light that it was good and God divided the light from the darkness."
There is more but let us look at what happens. Where does the light come from? Of course, it comes from the Sun. God lit the Sun. He began the nuclear fusion that is the chemical reaction that takes place on the Sun today. He began what is the focal point of modern physicists. Fission has become commonplace as man destroys that, which God built but man cannot build as God has with fusion.
Next is the separation of the light from the darkness. How does this happen? Simply, the Earth is set into motion. It rotates, but beyond that is the whole process set in motion with this simple statement. Forces are present, electromagnetic and gravitational being the most pertinent for this consideration. The rotation of the Earth around the Sun creates the rotation of the Earth on its axis and a moon incorporates to balance the entire equation. This is an absolute fact. It must be, or nothing can be. The light is separate from the dark.
This is the explanation of the beginning. There is no question of its legitimacy. It incorporates the "Big bang" so often hypothesized to exist. After all, the parts have to come from somewhere and the Sun has to be "lit", is it not safe to assume that a very large reaction is happening? Is it not safe to assume that a "Big bang" is a result of this large chain of events that leads to the eventualities of this simple description? Yes, it is.
That "God" did this might be in question to some. The question to ponder is did the ancient man that wrote this have the scientific knowledge to explain that it is what happens. Did he have the ability to comprehend the science of further explanation as creation continues? We shall see
