Literature and the Witness of God

Sir:

I do not take the book of Genesis completely
literally. Yet, you will find me argue
passionately that if one does NOT agree
with me, in the course of western science,
that the world WAS created in seven days,
and then seven after, and then seven
after, we cannot continue the discourse.

"The Torah says God created the world in Seven Days"

And so it does. These seven days were a final stage,
the "last mile" if you will, in an intergalactic
system of forces that eventually stabilized in our
region of the celestial sphere. The last stable
force was the moon, the object because of which
a tilt, ostensibly, is necessary. We might then
ask, without the moon would the Bible be the same?
Would God have created the earth in seven days?
I propose not. I have not done the math, for
I have not the time these days--work, work, work
for a young one like me--but I'll hazard something
of an educated guess and suggest that given the
ratio 22/7, God would have created the earth in...
12 days. Just a guess. But you get the picture.
I am being perfect about the lineage of the universe.

You see...

As you rightly study, the lowest common denominator
in all of western science is the time phase of
seven days, conspicuously jotted all over your
Torah in the English language (much to the surprise
and amusement of my wise men, who then decided to
count 'how many 7s Jehovah had inserted into the Torah).
We account for this seven day interval by citing the
tilt of the earth caused, we conjecture, by the moon
in the final orbital sequence. If you know western
science, you will be told that in the "day" the
earth was created, it had become stable enough to
orbit the sun. No tilt. But then comes along
the moon. Tilt. Seven day phase is born. Ironically,
shall we say, the lunar orbit consists of FOUR
seven day phases. In general.

What I mean to say, Rabbi, is that I shall not
dispute between you and I for one moment longer
that if the debate is between the people of my
Father and their 360 Day year, with five "heretical"
days to blame their precisional inadequacy as
compared to the people of my Mother and the
seven day phase, the seven day phase wins out!
And so, we go with the book of Genesis to
demonstrate that we have the oldest known
appreciation of the seven day cycle, older,
we witness, than the step pyramid at Saqqara.
Older, I say. Older.

"Depart"
"Musa Departs"
Musa Departed.

We believe, Rabbi, that the book of Genesis
is precise in a specific context, but care
must be taken to not read it quite as literally
as seems to be the prevailing sentiment in
the Western Christian Church.

"I study Jewish Mysticism, I have to. I'm the boss"
"Then it is good that you listen. Sir, what do seven
candlesticks mean to you?"

...the Mystery of the Seven Candlesticks....
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