Did you know the Bible makes several scientific claims
which went against the grain of contemporary understanding?
Even more impressive is the fact that, over the years, the scientific community has validated that those claims were accurate. How could this be? The Bible was
written by some 40 different authors over a span of around 1,600 years (for
more on why we can trust the accuracy of the Biblical accounts, see our post on Why only 66 books?). It seems clear that there must have been some sort of
divine revelation given to the authors. To make it even more
obvious, there are no scientific claims made in the Bible which have proven to be false. Even under the heavy scrutiny of scoffers over the centuries, the text
of the canonical books of the Bible continues to show evidence that God not only exists, but has
given us a peek into His omniscient realities.
Let’s first look at just 10 examples of science in the Bible
that would have been impossible for the authors to have correctly understood
during their lives. Then we will look at how God’s creation perfectly coincides
with certain laws of science.
1)
Job 26:7 describes Earth as free floating. How
could this have been known without revelation? The majority of those concerned
with this issue during “Biblical” times believed Earth was carried on the back
of an animal of some sort.
2)
Isaiah 40:22 and Proverbs 8:27 describe the
Earth as round. The accepted thought during the time these were written was
that the earth was flat. It was these verses that convinced Christopher
Columbus that he could sail around the world.
3)
Job 38:16 and Jonah 2:6 explain that the oceans
have mountains and valleys as well as springs. These facts were not discovered
until the 20th century. Psalm 8:8 also explains that there are paths
in the ocean. This convinced Matthew Maury, an officer in the Navy, to study if
there were paths in the ocean. He discovered many of them and wrote the first
book on oceanography which is still referenced today.
4)
In Genesis 17:12 God commands Abraham to
circumcise male babies on the 8th day. In Genesis 21:4 we see that
Abraham circumcised Isaac on the 8th day and that God commanded him
to do so there as well. Why? The Bible does not give reason and no one knew
until recently. Vitamin K, when in the liver produces an element called prothrombin. Prothrombin and vitamin K, are the 2 most
needed elements for blood to properly coagulate. On the 8th day they
are at their highest levels. In fact day 8 is the only day that prothrombin
reaches over 100% the normal level under normal conditions.
5)
Job 40:15-24 perfectly describes a sauropod
dinosaur. God called it “Behemoth” and said it was the largest of all creatures
(which referred to land animals) He made. He said it ate plants, had strength
in its hips, had a tail like a cedar tree, strong bones, and explained that even
when a river gushes into its mouth it is not bothered. The “fossil record” has
shown sauropods as being the largest land animal that has ever lived.
6)
Hebrews 11:3 explains that the things we can see
are made out of things not visible. We now know that everything is made from
cells, molecules, and or atoms. Also, Genesis 2:7 and 3:19 state that we are
made from the ground or “dust of the earth.” Scientist have discovered that our
body is comprised of some 28 base and trace elements, all of which are found in
the earth.
7)
Until the 1600s there was no understanding of
the hydrologic cycle of the Earth, however, the Bible spells it out with these
verses; Vapors rising in Psalm 135:7 and Job 36:27, water in the clouds in Job
26:8 and Job 37:11, falling rain in Job 36:28, Isaiah 55:10, and Ecclesiastes
1:7 even speaks of how the water returns to the seas thus completing the cycle.
8)
Leviticus 17:11; 14 explains that the source of
health and life in our body is blood. Up until 150 years ago medical protocol
was to bleed someone out when they were sick in order to try and rid the body
of their illness. This lead to premature deaths in countless incidents,
including George Washington. We now know to save the blood, even to the point
of giving donated blood to keep one alive.
9)
Isaac Newton discovered that light is made of
seven colors, which can be “parted” and then recombined. We know this as a
rainbow (ROYGBIV). Job 38:24 claims that light can be divided. Newton’s
discovery was obviously made centuries after the Bible was written.
10)
The Bible explains that all humans are
descendants of one woman, Eve, who lived somewhere in or near the Middle East . In 1987 a team at the University
of California at Berkeley published a study comparing
mitochondrial DNA of 147 people from 5 different world locations. They
concluded that all 147 had the same female ancestor. Further studies have shown
that everyone apparently has the same female ancestor and that she probably
originated in the area of where Europe, Asia, and Africa meet. The name given
to this one woman is “Mitochondrial Eve.”
Let's take a deeper look into how the account of God’s creation
coincides with key “Laws of Science.” Here, we will give a very brief
explanation of these “laws” and how they support the
accounts found in the Bible. It is important to understand these laws
are widely affirmed throughout the scientific community:
The Law of Biogenesis says that life can only come from life
and cannot come from non-life through spontaneous generation. It is interesting
to note that most evolutionist will not claim to know how the first living
organism came to be. Their theories mostly begin with life in existence. The Law
of Biogenesis creates a huge problem for them but coincides with life being
created from God, who has always been alive. While on the topic of life it
should also be recognized that the Bible explains each kind of animal can only
bring forth the same kind. Even though there are multiple theories concerning
macro-evolution the only observable conclusion science can give matches this
claim. The Bible also claims that humans were made to be different from other
animals, which of course, can be observed as we live with conscience and a
higher level of intelligence.
The Laws of Thermodynamics,
or life of heat energy and how said energy operates. The 1st Law of
Thermodynamics explains that the total amount of energy and matter is constant,
always has been constant, and always will be constant. In laymen’s terms,
energy cannot be created or destroyed, but has always and will always only
transfer from one kind to the other. In the creation account we read that after
God created humans His creation was complete and finished. (Genesis 2:2) All
space, time, and matter were made and would only be used and transferred from
that point on.
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics explains that in a
closed system (which the Universe is) once useful energy is used it transfers to a non-usable form, and
thus leads from order to disorder, or organization to disorganization. This is known as entropy. The universe, and the earth, are both captive to the laws of entropy. Nothing will get better
on its own but will instead, break down to less complexity. This law is
understood so universally that the scientific community has concluded the
universe will experience “heat death” once all usable energy has been used. The
2nd Law of Thermodynamics creates another, entirely different
challenge for evolutionist as their theory claims that things have gone from
disorder to order and from simple to complex. On the other hand, it coincides
with the Bible which claims that the heavens and the earth are withering away
and decaying. (Hebrews 1:10-11, Isaiah 51:6, and Psalm 102:25-26.)
What is your response to these realities?
“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God,
written by those who were inspired.
I study the Bible daily.” ~Sir Isaac Newton
written by those who were inspired.
I study the Bible daily.” ~Sir Isaac Newton
