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Pyramids and the flood

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First god told Moses what to write and he wrote it
Second. Mosesdoes not need to know what it means. He just wrote what he was inspired to write
3rd. You and I do not know what Moses knew.
4th. We do not know if Abraham knew how many days it rained or that he told anyone. Yet God told Moses how many days
5th I am quite positive Noah did not know how the events of the flood took place. god told Moses the fountains of the great deep burst open. Did Moses know what this meant? Does Anyone today? I have heard of two theories. But no one knows yet Moses wrote it down from hear say? No. Because he got a first hand account from God
 
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There are lots of problems that arise with this response. Such as, if Moses didn't know that the flood was global, because he didn't know what a globe was, then how would he have explained the story to his audience? Or how would his audience or he himself understood the very book that God gave them?

They wouldn't.

Additionally, we do know what the Israelites believed. We have records throughout history and we have the Bible. Nobody knew about things like heliocentrism or even the spherical shape of the earth back then. Your response goes against all historical records that we have.

Your position suggests that perhaps you yourself understand the Bible better than Moses did because you know of things like the shape of the earth and how the global flood occurred, while Moses did not.
 
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The Hebrew language didn't exist that far back in time. And Adam and Eve, or "humanity and life" in Hebrew or Adama -earth, are all Hebrew words. That's not their original names.

Unless your belief system denies history of the Hebrew language.
 
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The Hebrew language didn't exist that far back in time. And Adam and Eve, or "humanity and life" in Hebrew or Adama -earth, are all Hebrew words. That's not their original names.

Unless your belief system denies history of the Hebrew language.
There is also logical inconsistency where God would accommodate to Moses's language, but then wouldn't bother accommodating Moses's science and cosmology (which are far more complicated topics).
 
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I don't mean to be argumentative by the way. But let's look at these topics closely.

In the sense that God accommodated language. Do you think that it would be an issue if God didn't do the same in terms of cosmology?
 
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have you ever taken a dictation where someone tells you what to write and you write those words down

If you have not. People do it all the time

If Moses just told us what he thought then I do not think I would trust it much

But we know that is not what happened
 
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The Hebrew language didn't exist that far back in time. And Adam and Eve, or "humanity and life" in Hebrew or Adama -earth, are all Hebrew words. That's not their original names.

Unless your belief system denies history of the Hebrew language.
It did not have to exist in that time

If I speak Spanish and dictate a Spanish speaking person who does not know English something that happened in Spanish then he does not have to know English I already interpreted it to him
 
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There is also logical inconsistency where God would accommodate to Moses's language, but then wouldn't bother accommodating Moses's science and cosmology (which are far more complicated topics).
I hate to say it bro. But I see no problem with it.

God dictated it to Moses he wrote it. For all we know god explained it to Noah or maybe he understood already. But what is written is from God not Noah’s interpretation

All scripture is god breathed not man breathed
 
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But that's the thing. All historical records we have, including details in the Bible itself, indicate that cosmology of the isrealites remained the same as it's neighbors. Additionally, there is no evidence within the Bible itself or in any historical record suggesting otherwise.
 
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A dove brought back a fresh olive leaf to Noah when the water receded.
Ok so an olive tree gre back after the flood. As it was reseeded

That’s what Noah waited for. Everything to grow back.
 
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Ok if you think so

Moving on
 
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It did not have to exist in that time

If I speak Spanish and dictate a Spanish speaking person who does not know English something that happened in Spanish then he does not have to know English I already interpreted it to him

If the original names and language were lost and God used Hebrew equivalents for Moses, doesn’t that mean the original story had to be shaped to fit Moses’ cultural and linguistic context? Why wouldn’t God preserve the original names as part of the record? Doesn’t this suggest that the Genesis account is less about literal details (adam and eves actual original names) and more about conveying theological truths? (Hebrew words, mankind and life assigned to Adam and Eve for theological meaning)"

Here we have Adam, a Hebrew word, being given to Moses, rather than Adams actual original name (whatever that may be).

If Hebrew as a language wasn't around in Adams time, then there is no reason to assume that Adam or Adama or ha-adam etc., a Hebrew word for humanity/ground, even existed in Adams time.
 
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Ok if you think so

Moving on
Even within the Bible, descriptions of the universe (e.g., the firmament, waters above and below, and the earth on pillars) align with ancient cosmological beliefs rather than modern scientific understanding. How do you reconcile this with the idea that Genesis is a direct, unaltered account of creation?

No YEC ever actually addresses ancient Israelite cosmology.
 
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No YEC ever actually addresses ancient Israelite cosmology.

My concern is that YECs often claim to prioritize honesty about the Bible and tradition, but when faced with evidence or questions that challenge their view—like the JPS translation or the Israelites' cosmology—those points are dismissed without real engagement. That dismissal feels inconsistent with the honesty they claim to uphold.

I’m not trying to be confrontational, but I think these issues deserve more thought. If we’re committed to truth, shouldn’t we engage with these questions instead of moving past them when they get uncomfortable?

When you're ready to talk about the Bible, the rest of us will be here. @Eternally Grateful
 
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Ok if you think so

Moving on
And it's not a matter of me thinking so. It's just a matter of historical record. I don't have to speculate, rather it's laid out plainly for me.

 
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I don't mean to be argumentative by the way. But let's look at these topics closely.

In the sense that God accommodated language. Do you think that it would be an issue if God didn't do the same in terms of cosmology?
That's a really interesting thought and one that I hadn't considered before. If God accommodated Moses' needs by speaking in a language he would understand, why wouldn't God do the same with how He described creation to Moses?

Thanks for sharing!
 
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That's a really interesting thought and one that I hadn't considered before. If God accommodated Moses' needs by speaking in a language he would understand, why wouldn't God do the same with how He described creation to Moses?

Thanks for sharing!
Sure. Yea I mean, that's really what the JPS, NRSV, NRSVue, CEB, and I believe possibly the NAB, oh and the BHS, all observe in their translations of Genesis 1:1-3.

It's the whole reason YECs automatically by default have to reject these various translations of the Bible. In accepting them, they'd automatically defeat the entire young earth framework.

It's all about accommodation in the end. At the core of it all in terms of, does the Bible reflect the original context and cosmology of the ancient Israelites. Or is the Bible expressing 21st century science that Moses would not have understood?

And upon examination of historical records, and a review of the Bible itself, most Bible scholars, the vast majority, observe the option of accommodation as making the most sense.

And so it is strange that YECs would talk about accomodation with respect to Hebrew language, but then mysteriously exclude things like Hebrew cosmology or culture, among other things.
 
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Ok so an olive tree gre back after the flood. As it was reseeded

That’s what Noah waited for. Everything to grow back.
Where is that in scripture?

There was only seven days at the end of the flood when there was dry land. It might of been just three days, the span is seven days until the dove found the olive leaf.
 
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