Friday, February 29, 2008

You don't know what God does

Eccles. 11:5
5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb [1] of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
Footnotes

[1] 11:5 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Targum; most Hebrew manuscripts As you do not know the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb

  • In Solomon's day, how accurately could a person know the path of the wind?
  • Even with all of our science, how well can we know the path that wind is following?
  • How are predictions different from knowing?
  • In Solomon's day, who knew the processes involved with a baby's development in the womb?
  • Even with all of our science, how well do we know how life is formed in the womb?
  • How does scientific knowledge replace the power of God for some people?
  • How might scientific knowledge diminish the marvel of God's activity, even for Christians?
  • What are the dangers of relying heavily on science for answers to life's problems?
  • What illustrations can you give that would parallel this one from Solomon?

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