The young earth interpretation of general and special revelation seems to require that light be attributed to stars even though it never actually came from the stars. This would be miraculous, and it is certainly within the realm of things God can do. But it doesn't seem to do justice to the purpose of the stars.
And it also doesn't seem to be implied by the text itself. The text seems to say that lights shine, and then we see them. It doesn't seem to envision a world in which the light from the stars takes any time to get to us.
There are a number of ways to handle this. One is to say its a metaphor. Another is to say that science is wrong, that light really does get to us rather immediately. Another is to say that the text is simply phenomenological -- a pre-scientific description of observable reality. A phenomenological interpretation could be part of a young-earth interpretation or an old-earth interpretation, whereas the other explanations are more limited.
And it also doesn't seem to be implied by the text itself. The text seems to say that lights shine, and then we see them. It doesn't seem to envision a world in which the light from the stars takes any time to get to us.
There are a number of ways to handle this. One is to say its a metaphor. Another is to say that science is wrong, that light really does get to us rather immediately. Another is to say that the text is simply phenomenological -- a pre-scientific description of observable reality. A phenomenological interpretation could be part of a young-earth interpretation or an old-earth interpretation, whereas the other explanations are more limited.
