Did God play peek-a-boo?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

LinuxGal phrased it to imply a conflict (‘Which one is true?’), which is what I was responding to.

I’m not at all sure the concept of ‘wasted time’ applies to a non-temporal Being. If, as we are told, God exists outside of time, there is no possible way for him to waste it. It would be like having an infinite supply of food, but pacing yourself so you don’t run out.

Boru

There would always be a flow of time otherwise, the jewish god would be in a frozen universe.
Also, there is that line about 1000 days is like a day or something like that.

It would be like having an infinite supply of food, but pacing yourself so you don’t run out.

Even if you have an infinite amount of food, it is possible to waste food, not use it efficiently. Efficiency is something that is measurable.

If you had an infinite supply of food (or anything else), you can be as inefficient as you like. Since the Jewish god has an infinite amount of time at his disposal, ‘wasting’ it would not be a concern. Yahweh can use time, he can’t possibly be concerned about a waste of time.

Boru