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NASB | Genesis 1:14 ¶ Then God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:14 ¶ Then God said, "Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God's provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years; [Gen 8:22] |
Subject: Plants were created, and then stars? |
Bible Note: TOMN, Thanks for your kind words about my post. However, I disagree with you about Lionstrong's note. For the record, I agree with his basic premise that good scholarship does not mean bending the Bible. I think all of us agree that good scholarship only helps us to understand the Bible better. For example, if we don't understand the difference between salt in biblical times and the highly purified chemical sodium chloride we use today, Jesus' teaching about salt losing its flavor has no meaning for us. Sodium Chloride never loses its flavor and because it dissolves in water, is not useful for paving roads. However, the salt of old was not pure, containing many other ingredients that were not water soluble and had no taste. If the sodium chloride were leached out of that mixture, the remainder was thrown out. Accordingly, we must be able to consider what good scholarshlp says and what it means to our understanding of the Word. If scholarship is contrary to the fundamental principles God has clearly revealed throughout, then we must be skeptical. However, in those areas where our understanding of specific details is reasonably open to discussion, we must not be stiff-necked in our willingness to review well considered explanations, that if correct, can only add to our understanding of God's message to us. |