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Divine Proportion {Creation Revealing the Glory of God}

5/21/2012

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I'm so glad you are here! Currently I am doing a series talking about some pretty amazing stuff God created and pointing to what it shows us about Him. I hope you like it! I'm kinda thinkin you will. ;)

“In God's creation, there exists a "Divine Proportion" that is exhibited in a multitude of shapes, numbers, and patterns whose relationship can only be the result of the omnipotent, good, and all-wise God of Scripture. This Divine Proportion—existing in the smallest to the largest parts, in living and also in non-living things--reveals the awesome handiwork of God and His interest in beauty, function, and order.” Fred Willson 
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Like a shell whose spiral gets larger yet stays in identical form. Since the body of the organism grows in the path of a spiral that is equiangular and logarithmic, its form never changes. This is commonly called the "golden spiral."

This mathematical spiral is also seen in hurricanes, spiral seeds, the cochlea of the human ear, ram's horn, sea-horse tail, growing fern leaves, DNA molecule, waves breaking on the beach, tornados, galaxies, the tail of a comet as it winds around the sun, whirlpools, seed patterns of sunflowers, daisies, dandelions, and in the construction of the ears of most mammals.

This spiral follows a precise mathematical pattern, the Fibonacci numbering sequence. Each succeeding number is the sum of the two preceding numbers. The sequence of these numbers is 1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233... How incredible that this same number pattern exists throughout all of nature.

When the smaller number of this pattern is divided into the larger number next to it, the ratio will be approximately 1.618; if you divide the larger number into the smaller number, the ratio is very close to 0.618.  
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"Not only do we discover this pattern in leaf arrangements, but it is also commonly found in the arrangement of many flower petals. Examples: a lily has 3 petals, yellow violet 5, delphinium 8, mayweed 13, aster 21, pyrethrum 34, helenium 55, and michaelmas daisy 89. With such a great variety of spiral ratios in leaf and petal arrangement, no one has any reason to get bored with God's creation. 
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When we realize that the information to produce these spirals and numbers in living things is stored in the DNA, should we then be surprised to find that the DNA molecule is 21 angstroms in width and the length of one full turn in its spiral is 34 angstroms, both Fibonacci numbers? The DNA molecule is literally one long stack of golden rectangles.4
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In the area of very large phenomena when the time period of each planet's revolution around the sun is compared in round numbers to the one adjacent to it, their fractions are Fibonacci numbers! Beginning with Neptune7 and moving inward toward the sun, the ratios are 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, 3/8, 5/13, 8/21, 13/34. These are the same as the spiral arrangement of leaves on plants!

A most interesting divergence in the chart is that of the Earth. As the next planet in the series after Mars, its number should be 8:21, but it isn't. This number "skips" over Earth and connects to Venus. Even with this divergence we find that the Earth's period compared to Mars and Venus are Fibonacci numbers (8/13, 13/21). It is my opinion that this anomaly is evidence of God's showing the uniqueness of planet Earth in relationship to the whole cosmos.

(It also accomplishes another fact, for this "anomaly" shatters the big bang and nebular hypothesis, for if all the planets formed from a whirling cloud of dust and atoms, this feature would not be present. To think that the times of revolution of the planets around the sun correlates with the arrangement of leaves around stems on plants is also an amazing phenomena.)

It is one more example of God's marvelous mathematical arrangement of His creation. The fact that it is not perfect reveals that although Adam's sin affected the whole creation (Romans 8:22), yet God in His goodness has not allowed sin to overcome all the marks of His great handiwork (Psalm 19:1).

These shapes, numbers, spirals, and the divine proportion are found in living and nonliving. Their symmetry, beauty, and mathematical preciseness are evident in every aspect of nature. Through this God reveals Himself as the Creator of the universe, a personal, intelligent Being, who created these things as a visible fingerprint of His invisible, yet personal existence. This great, wise, powerful, creative, and sovereign God of creation is the One revealed in the Bible." Fred Willson

“What is this universe but the lavish demonstration of the incredible, incomparable, unimaginable exuberance and wisdom and power and greatness of God! What a god he must be!” John Piper
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Blueberries from Blossoms 
Star-Breathing God
Solar Eclipse
Telomerase & the Carrier Protein
Star-Nosed Mole  
Rejection  
Deep Sea Creatures 
Hard-Wired for God
Glow Worms
Okapi

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Dolly link
5/21/2012 03:04:21 pm

Fascinating, Laura, to see the details that God put into creation. Thank you!

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Laura link
5/22/2012 06:13:25 am

He sure is smart huh! ;)
Love your blog Dolly.

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Alicia@the Overflow link
5/21/2012 03:19:54 pm

Wow! God's attention to the small stuff is AMAZING. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to read your post to my kids. They will be awed!

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Laura link
5/22/2012 06:15:53 am

What a great idea! I would have loved to know this as a kid!

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tereasa link
5/22/2012 01:01:14 am

Laura, This is a fascinating series! I love creation science and the way you relate it to the revelation of who God is, is so intriguing. Personally, I enjoy Fibonacci numbers. I once used them in a scrapbook pattern. It was hard work and gave me a deeper appreciation for God's design.

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Laura link
5/22/2012 06:16:41 am

Wow! That is so awesome... how in the world did you think of that. Amazing!

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Dionne link
5/22/2012 01:16:39 am

I just learned something new today! Thank you for sharing such awesome truth.

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Laura link
5/22/2012 06:17:14 am

My pleasure Dionne. :)

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Shari Miller link
5/24/2012 04:48:40 am

Your series has been wonderful. I have learned so many new things. I am blown away when I think of the way God has created things down to the last detail. Just perfect! We serve an amazing God!

Blessings~

Shari

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Create With Joy link
5/27/2012 10:49:36 am

I really love all of the posts in this series and am really looking forward to your new one! :-)

Congratulations - you've been featured this week on Inspire Me Monday at:

Create With Joy
http://create-with-joy.com

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Faith Hope & Cherrytea link
5/27/2012 11:47:46 am

Faith Hope & Cherrytea is sharing Creation's conversation <a href="http://faithhopecherrytea.blogspot.ca/2012/05/betrothal.html">TODAY</a>
Welcome !

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Jacqueline @ Deeprootsathome@gmail.com link
5/27/2012 12:18:41 pm

I have been working on a post on Fibonacci's numbers for a while. This has always fascinated me! Great insight and just love how our Lord is so into the details :) Thank you!!!

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debra link
5/27/2012 01:33:52 pm

Divine Intelligence gets it perfect every time!
Beautiful stuff and, yes, I DO kinda like it ;- )
LOVE it in fact.

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Wendy @ ECTaS link
5/27/2012 05:43:43 pm

WoW!

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brianne link
5/28/2012 09:29:55 pm

this is so interesting, thank you for compiling all of this info into an wonderful post filled with photos to illustrate the truths shown.

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