Scientific Verification: The Hydrological Cycle
Scientific Verification
The Bible was not designed to be a science textbook. However, since it was inspired by God the Creator, it must necessarily be accurate when dealing with the physical world.
Modern science, during medieval times and later, has developed theories explaining the world we live in. The Bible predated these scientific conclusions by hundreds of years. Unless the Bible were of supernatural origin, it could not possibly have been accurate in its observations made long before scientists discovered them.
The Bible made many scientific statements long before scientists did. Consider these examples.
The Hydrological Cycle
The earth’s water cycle remained undiscovered by science until the late Renaissance period in the early sixteenth …show more content…
Some two thousand years earlier, the prophet Isaiah declared, “It is He [God] who sits above the circle of the earth” (Isaiah 40:22).
Suspension of the Earth in Space
Men of science discovered that the earth was suspended in space in the early sixteenth century. Some three thousand years earlier, the patriarch Job declared, “He hangs the earth on nothing” (Job 26:7). Human wisdom took three millennia to catch up with this supernaturally revealed truth.
Decrease in Energy Powering the Universe
Two thousand five hundred years before scientists discovered that the energy sustaining the universe was winding down, the psalmist declared, “Of old, You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but you will endure; yes, they will all grow old like a garment; like a cloak You will change them, and they will be changed” (Psalm 102:25–26).
Blood as the Source of Life
The best medical minds of the eighteenth century developed the theory that many serious illnesses could be removed from the body by the draining of blood. Some historians believe that George Washington’s physician, having directed such bleeding, may have inadvertently caused his
The Bible was not designed to be a science textbook. However, since it was inspired by God the Creator, it must necessarily be accurate when dealing with the physical world.
Modern science, during medieval times and later, has developed theories explaining the world we live in. The Bible predated these scientific conclusions by hundreds of years. Unless the Bible were of supernatural origin, it could not possibly have been accurate in its observations made long before scientists discovered them.
The Bible made many scientific statements long before scientists did. Consider these examples.
The Hydrological Cycle
The earth’s water cycle remained undiscovered by science until the late Renaissance period in the early sixteenth …show more content…
Some two thousand years earlier, the prophet Isaiah declared, “It is He [God] who sits above the circle of the earth” (Isaiah 40:22).
Suspension of the Earth in Space
Men of science discovered that the earth was suspended in space in the early sixteenth century. Some three thousand years earlier, the patriarch Job declared, “He hangs the earth on nothing” (Job 26:7). Human wisdom took three millennia to catch up with this supernaturally revealed truth.
Decrease in Energy Powering the Universe
Two thousand five hundred years before scientists discovered that the energy sustaining the universe was winding down, the psalmist declared, “Of old, You laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but you will endure; yes, they will all grow old like a garment; like a cloak You will change them, and they will be changed” (Psalm 102:25–26).
Blood as the Source of Life
The best medical minds of the eighteenth century developed the theory that many serious illnesses could be removed from the body by the draining of blood. Some historians believe that George Washington’s physician, having directed such bleeding, may have inadvertently caused his