It was not just the church that resisted the heliocentrism of Copernicus (Tycho Brahe)
Thinking about the musings from Day 179: How Do You Move Something That Isn’t Supposed To Be Moved – Deuteronomy To Joshua.…
I would submit to you that even though the question regarding the relationship between the Earth and the sun has been answered, we still need to address another question. I would further submit to you that once that question eventually gets answered, the end result will most likely lead to…more questions.
In Day 172: Going Backwards With 1 Or With 2?, it appeared that the Voyage of Ferdinand Magellan and his crew seemed to corroborate the scientific discoveries made by: Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galilei, and Newton during the Scientific Revolution: That Ptolemy’s Geocentric, Earth-centered view of the universe was wrong.
In Day 173: I Really Thought That I Was Done With Geometry!, it appeared that no matter what grade you may have earned in your geometry class, there is getting around the fact that a circle is not a ball. Knowing the difference between a circle and a ball ultimately brings into question the scientific discoveries made regarding the Heliocentric model of the universe.
In Day 174: Which Came 1st, The Chicken Or The Egg?, the discovery of calcite crystals found in a chicken’s ovaries finally solves the age old question of what came first, the chicken or the egg. What was also learned was that there was a word in Job 38:14 that potentially brings into question all of the discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution.
In Day 176: Is The Heliocentric Model…Wrong?, The human bookends of the Scientific Revolution, Nicolaus Copernicus and Isaac Newton, both essentially stated that the Earth moves around the sun, creating in the process the Heliocentric model of the universe. Job 38:14 however claims that the Earth stands…can they both be true?
In Day 177: Which Came First The Chicken Or The Egg…Part 2., a question was asked regarding bible verses addressing the relationship between the Earth and the sun. There was a second question, that was actually listed first, that needs to be addressed in order to move forward.
Digging deeper, the question being asked is this…is the sun moving or is the earth moving?
In Day 178: How Do You Move Something That Isn’t Supposed To Be Moved – Genesis To Numbers., 11 bible verses from Genesis to Numbers began the process of answering that question.
In Day 179: How Do You Move Something That Isn’t Supposed To Be Moved – Deuteronomy To Joshua., 15 bible verses from Deuteronomy to Joshua continue the process of answering that question.
Below are 12 bible verses from Judges to Psalms, that address the following question:
Is the sun moving or is the earth moving?
1. Judges 8:13 KJV:
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
2. Judges 9:33 KJV:
33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
3. Judges 14:18 KJV:
18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
4. Judges 19:14 KJV:
14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
5. Judges 20:43 KJV:
43 Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
6. 2 Samuel 2:24 KJV:
24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
7. 2 Samuel 3:35 KJV:
35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
8. 2 Samuel 23:4 KJV:
4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
9. 1 Kings 22:36 KJV:
36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
10. 2 Chronicles 18:34 KJV:
34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
11. Psalm 50:1 KJV:
The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
12. Psalm 113:3 KJV:
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.
And there you have it.
12 more bible verses, from Judges To Psalms, that appear to show that it is the sun, not the earth, that is moving.
Is that it?
Are there more bible verses that address the question of:
Whether or not the earth is moving or standing still?
That question will be addressed next time.
Do not feel discouraged if you cannot tell after reading the 12 verses from Judges To Psalms, whether the earth is moving or standing still. Do not feel discouraged if you are still confused after reading these verses and comparing them to what the current science says. Instead, understand that after reading the verses from Judges To Psalms, your life-long learning continues to impact you in ways you never thought existed.
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised. (Psalm 113:3 KJV)
Was today’s blog a little confusing at times? Was the content perhaps a little overwhelming? Did you feel lost not understanding some or most of the subject matter?
Those feelings are totally understandable and it is ok to have one or more of those feelings. Remember that you are reading Day 180: How Do You Move Something That Isn’t Supposed To Be Moved – Judges To Psalms.
If you haven’t been in class since the first day of school…or when the project began…or when the contract was first signed, etc., these feelings make perfect and logistical sense.
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