Daylight independent from sun. (Genesis 1:3-5)
Earth formed before sun. (Genesis 1:16)
Sky requires supports. (2 Samuel 22:8)
Ocean in the sky. (Genesis 1:6-8, Psalm 148:4, Psalm 42:7)
Heavenly bodies are divine beings. (1 Kings 22:19)
Stars cause rain. (Judges 5:20)
Sky is flat. (Genesis 1:6-8)
Only 5 planets. (Zechariah 4:10)
Stars can fall and hit the earth. (Daniel 8:10)
Sky is solid (Isaiah 34:4)
Sea existed before land. (Genesis 1:2-10)
Sea has boundary it cannot transgress. (Job 38:11)
High mountains reach into heaven. (implication of Exodus 24:10)
Earth has pillars (1 Samuel 2:8)
New Testament
Astronomy
Sun is not a star. (1 Corinthians 15:41)
Earth created from water (2 Peter 3:5)
Biology
Eye emits light. (Matthew 6:22)
Humans exist in the loins of their ancestors (Hebrews 7:9-10)
Mustard seeds are smallest seeds. (Mark 4:30-31)
Seeds die when they germinate. (John 12:23-24)
Only soil contributes to growth of seed. (Mark 4:26-28)
Female hair part of her genitalia. (1 Corinthians 11)
Only men have seed, women simply nurture the child in the womb. (Hebrews 11:11)
I donât know how you would characterize the concept of a watery dark chaos/abyss/primal ocean as existing before the earth was formed; the ancient concept was not creation ex nihilo or our modern concept of space-time having a beginning.
Earth and heaven are sealed together in an earth-centered system, with the stars fixed in or suspended from the firmament. No concept of the limitlessness of space, the 100 billion galaxies beyond our own galaxy.
Moon gives its own light, it doesnât reflect the sunâs light.
Genesis 30 has a mixture of scientific animal breeding with recognition of inherited traits. along with use of divining rods and such in the story of Jacob breeding his flocks.
Not sure I know what you mean. I was just saying that it wasnât understood at the time and that its light was reflected not internally generated by the way they talked about it as a light. Does it âgive lightâ? Sure, the same way the sun rises and sets.
High mountains reach into heaven. (implication of Exodus 24:10)
The English translation uses the word âheavenâ⌠but does the text mean âthe realm of Yahwehâ? It could very well be saying that high mountains reach into The Sky !
For it to reach âinto godâs realmâ, wouldnât it need to pierce the Firmament?
You said in your heart,
âI will ascend to the heavens;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
** on the utmost heights of Jebel Aqra**.
You are likely correct. Things we take for granted now were mysteries to those not so long ago. Light and vision were poorly understood and reflected light would certainly be a mystery. (Emission theory (vision) - Wikipedia
Gravity is sort of fascinating when you think about it, also. There is this force that pulls everything toward the earth, and instead of being amazed that it exists, we just accept it as natural.
While your resourcefulness is evident, Isaiah 14âs reference to being enthroned on the âMount of assemblyâ [other translations say "Mount of Congregation] faces different kinds of tests of interpretation, depending on whether the narrative is an effort to mock the last King of Babylon - - or to mock Lucifer [Lucifer, Son of the Morning], as the spiritual guide of the King of Babylon; see ramifications below:
The commentary below comes from David Guzikâs âStudy Guide for Isaiah 14â
(Isa 14:12-15) The fall of Lucifer.
âHow you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: âI will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.â Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.â
a. How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! Here, the prophet identifies the king of Babylon as Lucifer, son of the morning. Some debate if Lucifer is a name or a title; the word means morning star or day star, referring to a brightly shining object in the heavens. Whether it is a title or a name makes little difference; this once brightly shining king of Babylon is now fallen from heaven."
[end of quote]
That same force pulls everything toward me. You just donât feel it because Iâm so small.
How many scientific explanations are counterintuitive? A great number, it seems to me. Similarly, how many common sense, âplainâ readings of the Bible mislead people into error? Hmmm. Also a great number, it turns out.