Into the Deep

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:9-10

It seems we’ve come to the time of the waters seen in the text. The threshing tool has been used to very good effect. It’s effect on the waters then is to weed them all out of the garden so to speak into what is collectively known as water, water, and water. Sure, it’s all in different places, but much the same thing. Here though, God has used the powers of ruling to set boundaries over the waters. I thought we’d done that already but it’s sort of different in a way. It’s like taking the powers of Joseph’s house to rule with if you will. If you won’t that’s fine too, but I rather wish you’d keep up. We’ve got our observation station almost set up. Of course, I’m not sure what I’m doing here with such a large class. Then again, when God tells you to do something you had better obey. Far be it from me to question his reasons when a ‘yes Lord’ we say. From there, he’s got the boundaries put on the seas. The earth too keeps its’ well defined place. It’s kind of good that he’s established the relative shape of everything. If he hadn’t, the waters would just come up to cover all over again. The dry land then is seen in place of the water. It’s almost appears risen up in some areas, quite literally pulled from the sea. You know, this phenomenon is not all that strange. There’s a few islands in the seas somewhere that rise and fall some few inches every few years. Some of these are gradually sinking while others can appear suddenly as though formed through volcanic eruption. Still other lands just appear without a volcano in sight. I think it’s kind of cool though how God placed the land up over the water. It’s still got it’s domain and all that. I know a few of you wonder how would I know. I mean, it’s not like we’ve dug down deep in the earth to see what lies hidden far underneath. If we could though, here’s what you’d find. I think, some lands are attached to the base of the earth having arisen from under the sea. Still others have floated off due to powers of the deep. These, theoretically could be captured or towed back to their final position. There’s evidence too to support such a view. Traditionally, many have dug down deep in the earth in hopes of finding water flowing well underneath. Your location depends on how deep you must dig. Some places have what they call an elevated water table. Still others have sunk down deep in the earth. Basically the water table are those currents or rivers flowing deep underneath. These exist at a certain depth or level and remain filled almost year-round. In fact, the water table is some places doesn’t run out. In particularly dry regions though, without a whole lot of rain, these areas are depleted quickly almost as though they’ve been cut off from the source. These water channels can best be seen reflected in underground lakes and some streams. At times, man has found places where the earth has grown softened with age and erosion. Erosion occurs when the rain, waters, time, and man have all made scars on the earth. These places will go soft with time causing the ground to drop underneath. Once this happens, the surface also is going to follow. Beneath these, in some parts of the world, are huge swirling currents waiting to swallow the rest of the land. Fortunately though, not all of these places get mushy at once. It’s just in a few areas, involving a number of years. In other parts of the world though, the ground has given way at some depth to find a spectacular display. Within there’s caves and caverns to find. Then way down deep at their base, you’ll find the underground currents and rivers that even run to some lakes. These tunnel, often uncharted, down deep in the earth. Then once you go towards what you call the heart or the center, scientists are finding what they call the river of fire. So what if these channels all point to the powers unchecked by the land. It’s kind of awesome to think what we’re living with, now is it? Then again, just think of what happens when the water comes from the air, or the barrier, onto the land. We’ll see more of it in just a moment. The water runs off the land in parts to join the rivers and seas. The larger part of it though goes into the earth where it becomes part of the clay. Not all the water though gets taken up by the earth. Some of it runs down deep through cracks in between to join with the rest of the underground rivers, and fountains, and seas.