The Bible talks about a “firmament” 15 times. When the old testament was written all educated people believed there was a literal invisible dome above the earth that separated the heavenly ocean from the earth. Stars were embedded into it and the sun and moon moved across it.
Did the Bible lie about this model? Or do you believe that you must believe in the firmament because it’s described in the Bible?
I accept that model as operative and descriptive of reality. No problem at all. Oh, and the sun rises in the east in my neighborhood, too.
Has SCIENCE proved that yet? :)