Hypothesis 21

Deducing Gravity

Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
when the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

(Job 38:4-7) ESV

We use the change from formless to formed, the appearance of the orientation under and above, and the analogy of a drawing compass having a focus and circumference to deduce that gravity was created on the second day.

It’s not hard to imagine that the creation of gravity could have brought about these changes but we need to examine the scriptural context of what happened on the second day to see if the concept of gravity is part of the meaning of any of the Hebrew words that occur in the text. This gives us a predictive testable hypothesis.

Predictive Testable Hypothesis 21

• IF the initial ordering of creation was the inception of gravity,
  • AND this caused the deep to change from formless to spherical,
• THEN the concept of gravity will occur in scripture in the context of the 2nd day.

Hebrew Gravity Concepts

Usage	Hebrew	Transliteration	Scripture	Post
Descending	יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת	yoredot	Proverbs 7:27
He hath established	מֵכִ֥ין	mechin	Jer. 10:12, 51:15	2/4
Setteth	שָׂ֤ם	sum	Job 28:3	2/5
Setteth fast	מֵכִ֥ין	mechin	Psalms 65:6	2/4
Thereof fastened	טָבַע	taba	Job 38:4	2/3
They sank	וְצַלְמָֽוֶת	tsalmaveth	Exodus 15:10	2/5
To sink, sank	יִמַּ֣ךְ	makak	Ec. 10:18	2/4
Were settled	טָבַע	taba	Proverbs 8:25	2/3

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