Topics: Astronomy and Topics: Astronomy and Bible of CreationBible of Creation

Text: Psalm 8:3-9 Singx Nzung 8:3-9

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December 2, 2007

1 O Ziouv, yie mbuo nyei Ziouv aac, meih nyei mbuox gengh hlo! haic buangv lungh ndiev. Ceng meih nyei qiex, mbui taux gu'nguaaic lungh. 2 Fu'jueiv caux gu'nguaaz heuc jienv ceng Ziouv. Meih liepc dorngx wuonv nyei mbungh meih nyei win-

wangv, bun ngaengc meih caux oix jaauv siouh wuov deix dingh njiec.

1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 Yie cau hmien mangc lungh, buatc meih longc buoz zeix daaih nyei ga'naaiv, buatc hlaax caux hleix, se Ziouv ganh bun maaih ganh nyei dorngx yiem. 4 Meih funx Baamh mienh benx haaix nyungc cingx jangx taux ninh? Funx seix zaangc mienh benx haaix nyungc cingx daaih goux ninh?

3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

5 Meih bun ninh zoux gauh aiv yiem

tin-dorngh nyei fin-mienh yaac taaih

ninh, bun ninh maaih njang-laangc

weic zoux hungh ningv.

5 You made him a little lower than the

heavenly beings and crowned him with

glory and honor.

6 Meih paaiv ninh gunv meih nyei buoz zeix daaih nyei nyungc-nyungc, zungv orn ninh zoux ziouv gunv maanc muotc, bun nyungc-nyungc yiem ninh nyei zaux-ndiev. 7 se gunv yietc zungv ngongh caux yungh,caux yiem lomc nyei hieh zoih.

6 You made him ruler over the works ofyour hands; you put everything under his feet: 7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,

8 yiem ndaamv-lungh nyei norqc, yiem koiv

nyei mbiauz, caux yiem koiv mingh mingh

daaih daaih nyei yietc zungv ga'naaiv. 9 O

Ziouv, yie mbuo nyei Ziouv aac, meih nyei

mbuox gengh hlo! haic buangv lungh ndiev.

8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,

all that swim the paths of the seas. 9 O

LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name

in all the earth!

Introduction –Biux Mengh WaacIntroduction –Biux Mengh Waac

Bible declare God is the Creator of universe.

Ging-Sou biux mengh Tin-Hungh dongh zeixmaanc muotc wuov dauh Ziouv. Maiv gunv mbuo

nyei m’zing mangc maiv buatc Tin-Hungh mv

baac mbuo buatc Tin-Hungh zeix daaih nyei

ga’naaiv ziouc hiuv duqv maaih Tin-Hungh

aqv. (Lomaa 1:20-23 – Romans 1:20-23)

JOHNNES KEPLER 1571-1630JOHNNES KEPLER 1571-1630

ASTRONOMY LAWS OF PLANETARY MOTION

“I had the intention of becoming theologian…but now I

see how God is, by my endeavours, also glorified in

astronomy, for “the heavens declare the glory of God.”

“I am a Christian.” “I believe…only and alone in the

service of Jesus Christ.. In Him is all refuge, all solace.”

1. Kepler’s first law of planetary motion: Each

Planet moves about the sun in an orbit that is

an ellipse. The sun is at one focus of the

ellipse.

2. Kepler’s second law of planetary motion: The

straight line joining a planet with the sun sweeps

out equal areas in equal amounts of time. This

means that the planet travels faster when it is

closer to the sun.

Sun

Mba’hnoi

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Hleix-Guanh Galaxy

Milky Way Galaxy

Milky Way

Milky Way Galaxy

Milky Way Galaxy

Hleix - Stars

Psalm 19:1

Singx Nzung 19:1

I. Koi-Tin Liepc Deic Jauv I. Koi-Tin Liepc Deic Jauv - The Creation - The Creation

2. Ging-Sou Njaaux Nyei Jauv – Biblical model Tin-Hungh gorngv waac hnangv, naaiv norm

lungh ndiev ziouc cuotv daaih aqv (God spoke the universe into existence).

Naaiv norm lungh ndiev Tin-Hungh zeix cuotv daaih maiv gaengh lauh (Young universe).

Tin-Hungh zeix hleix daaih (God created the stars).

1. The Theistic of evolution Domh mbeux cuotv daaih (Big Bang) Naaiv norm lungh ndiev (Universe 12 – 15 billion years old)

SIR ISAAC NEWTON 1642-1727Law of Gravity and Laws of Motion“All my discoveries have been made in answer

to prayer.” “I have a fundamental belief in the

Bible as the Word of God, written by men who

were inspired. I study the Bible daily.” “Atheism

is so senseless. When I look at the solar system,

I see the earth at the right distance from the sun

to receive the proper amounts of heat and light.

“This did not happen by chance.”

A. What does the science teaches?A. What does the science teaches?

Hlaax fongv daux nqang. The moon pulls back on the earth (Newton’s 3rd law of motion)

Ndau nyei qiex sorqv jienv fai baeng jienv hlaax. (Earth’s force of gravity pulls on the moon)

What Does The Bible Teaches

Yesu bouh jienv maanc muotc (Ko^lo^si 1:15-17) Jesus hold all things together (Colossians 1:15-17).

1,000 years ago 125 feet closer1 million years ago 28.4 miles closer10 million years ago 284 miles closer100 million years ago 2,840 miles closer1 billion years ago 28,400 miles closer1.4 billion years ago contact

1,000 years ago 125 feet closer1 million years ago 28.4 miles closer10 million years ago 284 miles closer100 million years ago 2,840 miles closer1 billion years ago 28,400 miles closer1.4 billion years ago contact

B. Earth – Moon DistancesB. Earth – Moon Distances

C. Recession of the MoonC. Recession of the Moon

1.0 bya

TimeTime

Distance Distance from from EarthEarth

1.4 bya today

Hlaax leih ndau

ndongc haaix go nyei jauv

D. Origin of the MoonD. Origin of the Moon

Creation ModelCreation ModelNdau caux hlaax dongh wuov deix ziangh hoc zeix daaih. The earth and moon formed at the same time from debris orbiting the sun.

ProblemProblemSic se ndau caux hlaax ganh nyungc chemically.

The earth and moon are different chemically

E. Origin of the MoonE. Origin of the Moon

“The origin of the moon is still unresolved.”

A. Snyder Ruzicka and L. A. Taylor, “Giant Impact and Fission Hypotheses for the origin of the moon: a critical review of some geochemical evidence, International Geology Review, 1998, p. 851.

Haih porv duqv longx jiex se hlaax zeix daaih duqv 6,000 hnyaangx hnangv.(TDD. 1:16)

The best explanation is that the moon was created in its present orbit about 6,000 years ago (GEN. 1:16).

G. Hlaax Nyei Njang - CometsG. Hlaax Nyei Njang - Comets

The evolution model postulates that they are being replaced – the Oort cloud

Problems with the Oort cloud It has never been observed There is NO evidence that it exists Not enough mass in the hypothetical Oort cloud

Se gorngv solar system duqv ziex ziux hnyaangx gox nor, hlaax nyei njang zungv maiv maaih aqv. If the solar system is billions of years old, then “long period” comets should not exist.

H. The Age of the SunH. The Age of the Sun

Mba’hnoi njang nyei qaqv. Energy by thermonuclear fusion

Mba’hnoi horpc zuqc gauh njang naaiv. The core of the sun should alter and the sun should grow brighter with age.

Se gorngv mba’hnoi 4.6 horpc zuqc ninh nyei 40%. If the sun is 4.6 byo, it should have brightened by about 40%.

40% Brighter

F. Njang Nyei Jauv - CometsF. Njang Nyei Jauv - Comets

Njang lauh (Long-period comets)Njang maiv lauh (Short-period comets)

I. The Sun and LifeI. The Sun and Life

Earth average temperature (59 F or 15 C)

A 25% increase in brightness increases the average temperature by about 32O F (18O C)

(59o – 32o = 27o F (Average temperature)

Supernova remnants (SNRs)

Crab NebulaLight from the supernova reached the earth in 1054

J. Evidences for a Young UniverseJ. Evidences for a Young Universe

K. Galaxy FormationK. Galaxy Formation

Hleix gu’nyuoz maaih wuom-nziaaux M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

Hleix guanh huingx nzuonx Spiral Galaxy M101

L. Galaxy FormationL. Galaxy Formation

“Galaxies must have condensed out of the gases expanding from the big bang….Yiem hleix mbeux cuotv faatv mingh buangh lungh.

The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy, 1994, p. 172.

Why is this any more scientific than. Weic haaix diuc kauv kor nyei mienh maiv haih gorngv:

Yiem jiex gorngv wuov zanc Tin-Hungh zeix. In the beginning God created…

II. Science And BibleII. Science And Bible

Tin-Hungh zeix ndau yiem 1 hnoi. God created the earth on day 1: (Tin Deic Douh 1:1) – (Genesis 1:1)

Tin-Hungh zeix mba’hnoi,hlaax, caux hleix yiem 4 hnoi. The sun, moon, and stars on day 4 (Genesis 1:14-19)

Scientific evidence of CreationScientific evidence of Creation

Two models Evidence of age Origin of stars

Scientific evidence and the Bible Evidence

16 Tin-Hungh zeix cuotv i norm domh njang daaih. Hlo wuov norm ninh bun gunv lungh hnoi zanc. Faix wuov norm gunv lungh muonz zanc. Ninh aengx zeixhleix cuotv daaih aqv (Tin Deic Douh 1:16).

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

Genesis 1:16

A. The Origin of StarsA. The Origin of Stars

B. God Created StarsB. God Created Stars“Lift your eyes and look and to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and Mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” Isaiah 40:26

“Meih mbuo cau hmien mangc gu’nguaaic, haaix dauh zeix naaiv deix ga’naaiv? Se dongh dorh hleix-guanh ziux soux mouc cuotv daaih, yaac heuc norm-norm nyei mbuox wuov dauh. Weic ninh henv haic nyei domh qaqv ziouc maiv caa yietc norm hleix.”

I^saa^yaa 40:26

“Yie cau hmien mangc lungh, buatc meih longc buoz zeix daaih nyei ga’naaiv, buatc hlaax caux hleix, se Ziouv ganh bun maaih ganh nyei dorngx yiem” (Singx Nzung 8:3).

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained (Psalms 8:3)

(Ps 19:1) The heavens declare the glory of

God. Lungh zunh yaanghTin-Hungh nyei njang-laangc. (Ps 33:6) By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them. Weic Tin-Hungh nyei waac, lungh ndau caux nyungc-nyungc yiem gu’nyuoz nyei ga’naaiv duqv zeix cuotv daaih. (Ps 148:5) For he commanded, and

they were created. Tin-Hungh hatc nyungc-nyungc ziouc cuotv daaih aqv.

(Ex 20:11) For in six days…Juqv hnoi.

The Origin of StarsThe Origin of Stars

Kungx meih ganh nduqc dauh zoux Ziouv. Meih zeix lungh, caux hlang jiex nyei lungh, caux yiem lungh nyei zuangx hleix. Meih zeix baamh gen caux baamh gen nyei maanc muotc. Zeix koiv caux yiem koiv nyei yietc zungv ga'naaiv. Meih bun maanc muotc maaih maengc ziangh jienv. Lungh zaangc nyei yietc zungv

ga'naaiv buoqc zaangc meih (Ne^haa^mie 9:3).

Thou, even thou, are Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host (Nehemiah 9:3)

Thou, even thou, are Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host (Nehemiah 9:3)

Evidence of God Created StarsEvidence of God Created Stars

Evidence of BibleEvidence of Bible

“Se yie zeix baamh gen yaac zeix mienh

daaih yiem baamh gen. Yie ganh nyei buoz

corng lungh yaac hatc ziangx yiem wuov

nyei zuangx hleix.” (I^saa^yaa 45:12)

“I, even my hands, have stretched out the

heavens, and all their hosts have I commanded

(Isaiah 45:12)

(John 1:3) All things were made by him.

Nyungc-nyungc ga’naaiv ninh zeix daaih( Yo^han 1:3)

(Rev 4:11) … “For thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

Laauc Yaangh 4:11…. “Weic zuqc meih zeix maanc muotc cuotv daaih. Maanc muotc ei meih nyei eix duqv zeix cuotv daaih, yaac duqv ziangh jienv.”

Is stellar formation by natural processes compatible with

Scripture?

Is stellar formation by natural processes compatible with

Scripture?

It is by the Word of the Lord that the universe and stars were created (Genesis 1:1-29; 2 Peter 3:5-7).

Weic Tin-Hungh nyei waac, lungh ndiev caux hleix ziouc zeix cuotv daaih aqv (Tin Deic Douh 1:1-29; 2 Bide 3:5-7).

“Meih mbuo cau hmien mangc gu’nguaaic, haaix dauh zeix naaiv deix ga’naaiv? Se dongh dorh hleix-guanh ziux soux mouc cuotv daaih, yaac heuc norm-norm nyei mbuox wuov dauh. Weic ninh henv haic nyei domh qaqv ziouc maiv maaih yietc norm hleix laaih ziqc.” “Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” Isaiah 40:26

200 billion stars per galaxy (2x1011)

100 Billion x 200 Billion 1 trillion stars per

year

2.7 billion stars per day

31,700 stars per second

100 billion galaxies (1011)

Star Formation and TimeStar Formation and Time

Galaxy

1. Day with a number2. Evening and morning3. Genesis 1:144. Exodus 20:11, 31:175. Words used to indicate time6. Sentence structure7. Genealogies (Gen 5, 1 Chron 1, Luke 3)8. Plants and sunlight9. The sun10. The plain reading of the text

The Bible and the Time of CreationThe Bible and the Time of Creation

17 times the Bible declares that God stretched the heavens

17 times the Bible declares that God stretched the heavens

2 Sam 22:10 Job 37:18 Isaiah 51:13Psalm 18:9 Isaiah 40:22 Jeremiah 10:12Psalm 104:2 Isaiah 42:5 Jeremiah 51:15Psalm 144:5 Isaiah 44:24 Ezekiel 1:22Job 9:8 Isaiah 45:12 Zechariah 12:1Job 26:7 Isaiah 48:13

Nothing Too Difficult for GodNothing Too Difficult for God

God created trees mature with fruit God created mature animals God created Adam mature Jesus fed the 5,000 Jesus turned water into wine Jesus withered the fig tree (Matt 21:18-19) Instant learning of language (Tower of Babel) Instant healing of soldier’s ear (Luke 22:51) Creation was “very good” (Gen 1:31)

A God of MiraclesA God of Miracles

Danny Faulkner Ph.D. AstronomyJohn Byl Ph.D. AstronomyTom Greene Ph.D. AstronomyDave Harrison Ph.D. AstrophysicsJames Dire Ph.D. AstrophysicsJohn Rankin Ph.D. Mathematical PhysicsKeith Wanser Ph.D. Condensed Matter PhysicsRussell Humphreys Ph.D. PhysicsBarbara Helmkamp Ph.D. PhysicsDon DeYoung Ph.D. PhysicsRobert Gentry Ph.D. PhysicsEugene Chaffin Ph.D. Nuclear PhysicsRon Samec Ph.D. PhysicsJohn Cimbala Ph.D. AeronauticsAndrew McIntosh Ph.D. Combustion TheoryHee-Choon No Ph.D. Nuclear EngineeringJay Wile Ph.D. Nuclear Chemistry

Kauv Kor Nyei Mienh - ScientistsKauv Kor Nyei Mienh - Scientists

(1) Maiv maaih haaix nyungc zeix naaiv norm

lungh ndiev ninh ganh cuotv daaih hnangv.

Nothing created something (the universe)

(2) Yiem jiex gorn wuov zanc Tin-Hungh zeix

daaih. “In the beginning God created.”

Critical ThinkingCritical ThinkingHaaix nyungc gauh hungh heic sienx? Haaix nyungc gauh hungh heic sienx?

Which is easier to believe?Which is easier to believe?

Conclusion:1. In the beginning God created heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1; John 1:1).

2. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place (Psalm 8:3)

3. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them (Psalm 33:6).

4. For he commanded, and they were created (Psalm 148:5).

5. God made Sun, moon, and the stars (Genesis 1:16).

Conclusion:1. In the beginning God created heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1; John 1:1).

2. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place (Psalm 8:3)

3. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them (Psalm 33:6).

4. For he commanded, and they were created (Psalm 148:5).

5. God made Sun, moon, and the stars (Genesis 1:16).

1 The heavens declare the glory of

God; the skies proclaim the work of

his hands. 2 Day after day they pour

forth speech; night after night they

display knowledge. 3 There is no

speech or language where their voice

is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out

into all the earth, their words to the

ends of the world. (Psalm 19:1-9)

1 The fool says in his heart, “There is

no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds

are vile; there is no one who does

good. 2 The LORD looks down from

heaven on the sons of men to see if

there are any who understand, any

who seek God (Psalm 14:1-2)

1 The earth is the LORD’S,

and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;

2 for he founded it upon the

seas and established it upon

the waters. (Psalm 24:1-2)

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from

heaven against all the godlessness and

wickedness of men who suppress the truth

by their wickedness, 19 since what may be

known about God is plain to them, because

God has made it plain to them. 20 For since

the creation of the world God’s invisible

qualities—his eternal power and divine

nature—have been clearly seen, being

understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. (Romans 1:18-20