- The
earth free-floats in space (Job 26:7), affected only by gravity.
While other sources declared the earth sat on the back of an elephant or
turtle, or was held up by Atlas, the Bible alone states what we now know
to be true – “He hangs the earth on nothing.”
- When
dealing with disease, clothes and body should be washed under running
water (Leviticus 15:13). For centuries people
naively washed in standing water. Today we recognize the need to wash away
germs with fresh water rather than standing water.
- The earth
is a sphere (Isaiah 40:22). At a time when many
thought the earth was flat, the Bible told us that the earth is spherical
in shape.
- Origin of
the major language groups explained (Genesis 11). After the rebellion at
Babel, God scattered the people by confounding the one language into many
languages. Evolution teaches that we all evolved from a common ancestor,
yet offers no mechanism to explain the origin of the thousands of diverse
languages in existence today.
- The
universe is expanding (Job 9:8; Isaiah 42:5; Jeremiah 51:15; Zechariah 12:1). Repeatedly God declares
that He stretches out the heavens. During the early 20th century, most
scientists (including Einstein) believed the universe was static. Others
believed it should have collapsed due to gravity. Then in 1929, astronomer
Edwin Hubble showed that distant galaxies were receding from the earth,
and the further away they were, the faster they were moving. This
discovery revolutionized the field of astronomy. Einstein admitted his
mistake, and today most astronomers agree with what the Creator told us
millennia ago – the universe is expanding!
- The
universe had a beginning (Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 1:10-12). Starting with the
studies of Albert Einstein in the early 1900s and continuing today,
science has confirmed the biblical view that the universe had a beginning.
When the Bible was written most people believed the universe was eternal.
Science has proven them wrong, but the Bible correct.
- Reproduction
explained (Genesis 1:27-28; 2:24; Mark 10:6-8). While evolution has no
mechanism to explain how male and female reproductive organs evolved at
the same time, the Bible says that from the beginning God made them male
and female in order to propagate the human race and animal kinds.
- Light can
be divided (Job 38:24). Sir Isaac Newton studied
light and discovered that white light is made of seven colors, which can
be “parted” and then recombined. Science confirmed this four centuries ago
– God declared this four millennia ago!
- Scripture
assumes a revolving (spherical) earth (Luke 17:34-36). Jesus said that at His
return some would be asleep at night while others would be working at day
time activities in the field. This is a clear indication of a revolving
earth, with day and night occurring simultaneously.
- Our bodies
are made from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7; 3:19). Scientists have discovered that the
human body is comprised of some 28 base and trace elements – all of which
are found in the earth.
- The
Bible states that God created life according to kinds (Genesis 1:24). The fact that God
distinguishes kinds, agrees with what scientists observe – namely that
there are horizontal genetic boundaries beyond which life cannot vary.
Life produces after its own kind. Dogs produce dogs, cats produce cats,
roses produce roses. Never have we witnessed one kind changing into
another kind as evolution supposes. There are truly natural limits to biological change.
- Blood is
the source of life and health (Leviticus 17:11; 14). Up until 120 years ago, sick people
were “bled” and many died as a result (e.g. George Washington). Today we
know that healthy blood is necessary to bring life-giving nutrients to
every cell in the body. God declared that “the life of the flesh is in the
blood” long before science understood its function.
- Life
begins at fertilization (Jeremiah 1:5). God declares that He knew
us before we were born. The biblical penalty for murdering an unborn child
was death (Exodus 21:22-23). Today, it is an
irrefutable biological fact that the fertilized egg is truly an entire
human being. Nothing will be added to the first cell except nutrition and
oxygen.
- Each star
is unique (1 Corinthians 15:41). Centuries before
the advent of the telescope, the Bible declared what only God and the
angels knew – each star varies in size and intensity!
- Ocean
currents anticipated (Psalm 8:8). Three thousand years ago the
Bible described the “paths of the seas.” In the 19th century Matthew Maury
– the father of oceanography – after reading Psalm 8, researched and
discovered ocean currents that follow specific paths through the seas!
Utilizing Maury’s data, marine navigators have since reduced by many days
the time required to traverse the seas.
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