Job 38:4-7
4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone
7 when the morning stars sang together
and all the heavenly beings[a] shouted for joy?
- [a] Heb sons of God
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A Creation Record — the Order of Creation
Note that in this "creation record" the stars are already in existence when the earth is created. This is contrary to a Literal Reading of the "creation record" of Genesis ch 1.
This passage was referenced here (4.4.1) in our response to the AACE discussion questions.
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Geocentric Language of the Bible
"God says" that he laid the foundations of the earth. This illustrates the geocentric language of the Bible, which assumes that Earth is solid and the sun and moon move around it. This is contrary to the heliocentric model accepted by modern science: the Bible is using Phenomenological Language here. See Theistic Heliocentrism for the comparison between Heliocentrism and Evolution.
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