Creation Account

[MrsSealedEternal]

OK - why?

Why does God care about 24 hours?

Because it's all part of His design?

Hmmm...Good question, Neb.

You' re asking Him, right?

Phew!

Not sure, but that is what I observe to be a time perameter of evening and morning, one day, and it is a part of His design.

If I had to take a stab at that question, I'd say to keep/measure time?

Anyways, that what makes some sense to me.

[nebula]

But since everyone seems to find the 24-hour time period to be so important - shouldn't you search out why?

Why is 24 hours so essential to God that everyone is up in arms about it?

[MrsSealedEternal]

But since everyone seems to find the 24-hour time period to be so important - shouldn't you search out why?

Why is 24 hours so essential to God that everyone is up in arms about it?

Why not?

[larryt]

But since everyone seems to find the 24-hour time period to be so important - shouldn't you search out why?

Why is 24 hours so essential to God that everyone is up in arms about it?

The 24 hour day is integral to the seventh day rest/sabbath.

Ex 20:11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

It make no sense to say:

For [in] six periods of time the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh period of time: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath period of time, and hallowed it.

LT

[cjrose]

But since everyone seems to find the 24-hour time period to be so important - shouldn't you search out why?

Why is 24 hours so essential to God that everyone is up in arms about it?

The 24 hour day is integral to the seventh day rest/sabbath.

Ex 20:11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

It make no sense to say:

For [in] six periods of time the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh period of time: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath period of time, and hallowed it.

LT

That makes sense to me, thanks LT

[nebula]

So why is "day" 24-hours in Gen. 1, but not when God said, "The day you eat...you will die."

(Again, the face-value interpretation is "you will drop dead in within the 24-hour period you eat of it.")

Why is Gen. 1 face-value but not this verse?

[MrsSealedEternal]

I woke up thinking about something this morning on this day that the Lord has made.

I used to regularly do volunteer service at a nursing home back when I was in high school. It's been a little over 15 years now but I do not think I will ever forget this one particular woman who had dementia. Everyday, all throughout the day, she would come out of her room, stand in front of her doorway in the corridor and ask over and over and over again this very question, "What day is it?... What day is it?... What day is it?... What day is it?..What day is it?... " I can still see her standing there and hear her actual voice ringing around the memories in my head. Most of the time, the aids and nurses would simply ignore her, as this was a very frequent occurrence. But she would stand there and ask this question for as long as it took her to get an answer. Eventually someone would come along who figured this had gone on long enough and simply tell her...It's Monday...or...It's Tuesday...well, you hopefully get the picture. (Whoa, flashback! I think her name just came to my remembrance, because I can suddenly hear myself and others responding to her question.) Then she would look at you with this certain look, I don't know if it was recognition or satisfaction or contendment or just exactly what it was, and simply turn around and go back in her room. Later on sometime, you could always count on her to reemerge from her room and ask the same question again.

I like what God said here...

Gen 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;

...and I think it is a good enough reason for me, and I thank God for those things, particularly this morning.

God Bless,

Edited August 22, 2006 by MrsSealedEternal

[nebula]

That is a beautiful way of looking at them!

So, why try to narrow them into the stoic scientific box?

[MrsSealedEternal]

That is a beautiful way of looking at them!

So, why try to narrow them into the stoic scientific box?

God made evening and morning 24 hrs, I just observe that it is?

It is just one of the many thoughts I relate to it.

and Good Morning to every one on this side of the planet earth!

[nebula]

And is Revelation read the same way Genesis 1 is read?