In each of the following cases, the Bible writer has an opportunity to either state the widely held erroneous belief of his day or state a factually true description. In each case what was stated was true, demonstrating knowledge beyond the writer’s ability and thus necessarily from God.
Both male and female possess the seed of life Genesis 3:15; 22:18 | Male has baby in him Woman is incubator 1694 AD |
Blood is essential to life1400 BC Leviticus 17:11-14 | Disease resides in the blood Cure is bleed out patient 1850 AD |
Eating blood forbidden Leviticus 17:12-14 | Raw blood used as a beverage |
Quarantine of certain diseases Leviticus 13-15 | No isolation of diseased |
Don’t eat pork or scavengers 1400 BC Leviticus 11 | No food restrictions |
Principals of avoiding bacterial contamination Leviticus 15:19-33 | No hygiene or isolation |
Human waste to be buried Deuteronomy 23:12-14 | Human waste left on the ground |
Burn clothes, wash body after touching dead body Numbers 19:5-22 | No recognition of contagious problems until 14th century |
Earth is round 725 BC – Isaiah 40:22 1,000 BC – Proverbs 8:27 | 350 BC Aristotle 1492 AD Columbus |
Earth not physically supported 2,000 BC Job 26:7 | 1543 believed is was supported 1697 AD theory of gravity |
Heaven’s can’t be measure 600 BC Jeremiah 31:37 | 1917 Einstein universe is finite |
Stars can’t be counted 600 BC Jeremiah 33:22 | 150 BC 3,000 stars 1924 AD 1,000 billion stars |
Ocean paths 1015 BC Psalm 8:8 | M.F. Murray charted sea lanes 1855 AD |
All men are blood relatives 60 AD Acts 17:26 | Men have different origins |
Water cycle 1,000 BC Ecclesiastes 1:7; Job 36:27 | 1770 AD Evaporation cycle |
Entire each underwater 1400 BC Genesis 1, 2, 6, 9 | 1885 All land underwater |
Lightening causes rain 2,000 BC Job 38:25-26 | 1930 Leaders photographed 1964 demonstrated |
How did Bible writers, who lived and wrote in an age of ignorance and superstition consistently and accurately record information that men of science have been able to discover only with advanced scientific instruments in just that last few hundred years?
These men could not have been writing from their own knowledge and wisdom. They must have received their information from a source far greater than their ability. The Bible (properly used) and real science (not just theories) will always agree because their ultimate source is God!