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1 | Was Bible time kept the same way as now | Genesis | Parable | 47470 | ||
In his book "Gift of Time: Time and the Kingdom of God", William T. McConnel explains that there are differences in the way people think about time and these views influence our relationship with God. To summarize: In the modern west, we think of time as a series of discreet events, a string of moments one following the other. This has consequences for us in our relationship with God, especially when we try to understand scripture. For us today, time is impersonal and "over before you know it". The past is either irrelevant or drags us down, the present is never where our attention is placed and the future is either to be feared or ours for the making. We cannot understand eternity because we cannot understand now. In the biblical eras, time is understood differently. Events are processes that endure, rather than discrete instances. The attention span is seasons and years, not sound bites, photo ops and microseconds. Events are seen as interconnected and there is meaning behind what happens because of those connections. Past,present and future are a natural progression. Eternity is seen from God's perspective, understood in terms of our insignificance and His glory. Parable |
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2 | Was Bible time kept the same way as now | Genesis | Hank | 47478 | ||
Parable, one is oft given to wonder whether the invention of the clock is a blessing or a curse! The coining of such phrases as 'fast-food restaurant' and 'time is money' are perhaps as good as any other indicators of how pandemic modern man's obsession by time really is. Some years ago my wife and I visited Yosemite and were struck not only by its breath-taking splendor but also by our total lack of any sense of the passage of time among those majestic peaks and valleys.... I like the story of a pig farmer who was approached by a young man who tried to sell him a new formula of pig chow that would bring his pigs to market weight twice as fast as the feed the farmer was using. "Not interested" said the farmer. "But, sir," the salesman replied, "this formula will save several weeks of growing time." The farmer replied, "Like I said, I ain't interested. Besides, what's time to a pig?" .... In these days of instant oatmeal and microwave ovens, we should do well to paste the words of Isaiah 40:31 on our bathroom mirrors and commit them to memory: "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.".... We are too much like the harried young housewife and mother of three small children, who prayed, "Lord, teach me to be patient -- and please hurry." --Hank | ||||||