How do Bible literalists understand Psalm 104:5? Do they believe the earth does not move? Or do they accept the passage as metaphorical i.e. not literal?
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To me .. that verse is not saying that the earth does not move.. but that it is set steady and not tottering.. meaning unsteady. Not to sound silly .. but it is not going to roll away.. or spin us crazy.. etc. I do believe it is methaphorically and literally. I will not go into the deeper meaning but I believe it was done with a perfection only He has.
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Like Galileo, who was convicted of heresy, I believe it is a metaphor. It becomes obvious what the scripture says when you look at other scriptures such as Psalms 93:1 and Ecc 1:4. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalms104:5;psalms93:1;ecc1:4;&version=72;78;31;47;72; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
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