One Hebrew gravity concept occurs in the context of a house so neglected that the roof falls in. The root that the word foundation is derived from is makon: the establishment of a foundation and sinking down.
To sink, sank: יִמַּ֣ךְ – makak
A space between: בֵּ֥ין – bayin
Dividing the water above the firmament from the water below below it required physical space. Likewise, dividing the light from the darkness isn't the alternation of day and night, it's also the their separation by a physical space.
Thereof fastened: טָבַע – taba
We (that's me and the Holy spirit) found gravity in the context of the second day of creation, by which God establishes a space between the waters above and the waters below the firmament.
Firmament: רָקִ֖יעַ – raqia
The Hebrew word translated as "firmament" is raqia. A simple definition is "expanse" so most translations render the meaning as "the expanse of the sky."
All Things Common
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 2:37-47 37-40 v. 37-40 is a paragraph which would work well as the basis for a salvation message. It would be a good Sunday morning passage. 41 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy …
Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey… Stuff
On earth 1 day is equal to 1,000 years at the distance of the firmament, but at the firmament 1 day is equal to 1,000 years on earth. It's a paradox. It is also mathematically perfect in 2 Peter 3:8.
This Jesus
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 2:29-36 Peter continues to lay out the case that recent events - the sky went black when Christ died on the cross - are proof that the great and terrible day of the Lord is upon them AND that this Jesus is the fullfilment of God's promise that one of …
Hiding Our Eyes
Danby House He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. ( Proverbs 28:27 ) We had a question in Sunday School about giving, specifically to pan handlers and beggars and people who "don't deserve it." These situations can be tricky but the best …
If God is Love, Why Would He Send People to Hell?
We use empirical observations & physical evidence to show that the Bible is an accurate description of the universe. We can now answer the question: If God is love, why would He send people to hell?
Blood, fire, and vapor of smoke
Open Door Baptist Church Acts 2:14-28 15 the third hour of the day: 9am Peter is coming out of a 10-day period of intense Bible study which was what lead him to figure out that they had to replace Judas. He and the others had probably read every parchment and scripture that they had 10 …