. Astronomy and the Bible; . hs of God. Butthe two facts discoverable by science, the Bible in noway attempts to state or name. In other words, theWord invites confirmation of its statements, but leavesscience entirely free in the investigations which belongto its own peculiar domain. Thus there are two fields of knowledge,— one forrevelation, the other for science. There should be no 62 ASTRONOMY AND THE BIBLE conflict between them. Each is helpful to the other,and each sheds light upon the other. And this is an example of all other fields of knowl-edge. God has done His part, and done it so
. Astronomy and the Bible; . hs of God. Butthe two facts discoverable by science, the Bible in noway attempts to state or name. In other words, theWord invites confirmation of its statements, but leavesscience entirely free in the investigations which belongto its own peculiar domain. Thus there are two fields of knowledge,— one forrevelation, the other for science. There should be no 62 ASTRONOMY AND THE BIBLE conflict between them. Each is helpful to the other,and each sheds light upon the other. And this is an example of all other fields of knowl-edge. God has done His part, and done it so well thatno man can in truth condemn or amend it. He givesman also a part to act, and a field of knowledge towork, to which the Word will give him infinite aid,but in which he is left by it profoundly free. And asman labors, acting well his part, he may some daycome to know that he is even thus a laborer togetherwith God, and that in this wider knowledge lies abroader liberty. *. , *Akor * 4 810 *■•♦■^ DlPPEft ^*-*. CHAPTER VI The Transfer of Energy THE book of Job contains many references tothe things of the material world. The Creator,in the closing chapters of the book, lays beforethe puzzled Job some of the fundamental problems ofscience. The reason of this is easily discovered. Job had been sorely afflicted. Bereft of family andall earthly possessions, suffering of a loathsome dis-ease, he is at length visited by three of his three know but one philosophy: Suffering isalways on account of sin, and is ministered in exactproportion to the enormity of that sin. If a man iswell and prosperous, that is evidence of his righteous-ness; if he is afflicted, that is proof of his sin. The three do not see in Job any semblance to hisformer self. They lift up their voices and weep, rendtheir mantles, sprinkle dust upon their heads, sit downupon the ground seven days and seven nights, offeringnot a word. At last, the suftering of Job becomes so great thathe curses
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