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1 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | xina | 182042 | ||
Ok so back in the early part of Gen, God lays out an herbivore diet (1:29-30) and outside of the addition of dirt to the serpent’s diet in his curse He doesn’t change this until next chapter (9:3-4)… so when Noah sends out the raven and it doesn’t really return are we to presume its newly become a scavenger due to the likely near fast aboard the arc and the desperation of hunger or was it already carni/omnivore preflood and just chose to eat what it could find floating? If it's a postflood attribute is it symbolic of the desperation of giving up hope/not having faith that life will return and food will be provided/that God will provide; as in the raven's not returning meant there was an option (as the tree of knowledge was an option) but Noah held on to his faith that he could trust God and didn't need to take drastic action to solve the problem himself as the raven did? Was this to contrast this new beginning with the previous way of life where evil prevailed or perhaps even with Adam/Eve? | ||||||
2 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | DocTrinsograce | 182049 | ||
Dear Xina, You wrote "...so when Noah sends out the raven and it doesn’t really return are we to presume its newly become a scavenger due to the likely near fast aboard the arc." (sic) I'd suspect there was a lot to scavenge after the deluge. With regard to your other questions, I think you are approaching the creation story too allegorically. That can be a serious problem. Unless the Scripture gives us the authority to read a narrative passage as an allegory, we do not have the freedom to do so. In Him, Doc |
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3 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | xina | 182050 | ||
I'm not debating if it happened. I think even in life today when things happen there is a bigger, deeper than the surface facts element to them and since the accounts in the Bible are not accounts of every moment that took place I suspect they have particular relevance and if we don't look for them are we really looking for Him and His way? | ||||||
4 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | DocTrinsograce | 182052 | ||
Dear Xina, Yes, we should look carefully at everything God has revealed (Matthew 4:4). However, some particulars are simply not provided (Deuteronomy 29:29). Therefore, we exercise caution to avoid going beyond what God reveals. You might find the following web site of interest. Dr. Hugh Ross is an active astronomer. His minister also employs biologist, chemists, and theologians. They delve into some of the things you are asking about: http://www.reasons.org/ In Him, Doc |
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5 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | xina | 182055 | ||
Ok thanks... | ||||||
6 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | DocTrinsograce | 182057 | ||
Good thoughtful questions, though, Xina! :-) | ||||||
7 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | xina | 182058 | ||
Thank you, I'm just beginning to read the Bible actually. Never really read it growing up and I'm coming across lots of things I didn't expect... | ||||||
8 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | Hank | 182062 | ||
xina - Bravo! Keep on reading the Bible, and please feel free to share your Bible questions with us on this Forum. That's what it's all about, this Study Bible Forum. And let me suggest to you that you pray this segment from the Psalms each time you sit down to read from the Scriptures: "Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from Your law" (Psalm 119:18). --Hank | ||||||