Reason 5: scientific accuracy of the bible
Wondering about the scientific accuracy of the Bible and whether science can actually prove that the Bible is true? Keep reading for just a few truly fantastic facts…
EARTH’S FREE FLOAT IN SPACE
Job 26:7 (written 3,500 years ago): “He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.”
The Bible proclaims that the earth freely floats in space. In ancient times, some people thought that the earth sat on a large animal. We now know that the earth has a free float in space.
Isaiah 40:22 (written 2,800 years ago): “It is He who sits above the circle of the earth.”
The Bible informs us that the earth is round. Though it once was commonly believed the earth was flat, it was the Scriptures that inspired Christopher Columbus to sail around the world.
He wrote: “It was the Lord who put it into my mind… There is no question the inspiration was from the Holy Spirit because He comforted me with rays of marvelous illumination from the Holy Scriptures…” (Excerpted from his diary, in reference to his discovery of “the New World”.)
THE SCIENCE OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Psalm 8:8: “…and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas.”
The sea is just a huge mass of water; how could it have “paths”? Man discovered the existence of ocean currents in the 1850s, but the Bible declared the science of oceanography 2,800 years ago. Matthew Maury (1806–1873), considered the father of oceanography, noticed the expression “paths of the sea” in Psalm 8. Maury took God at His word and went looking for these paths, and his vital book on oceanography is still in print today.
“If Christianity is false it cannot be saved by theology, if it is true it cannot be destroyed by science.”
– E.Y. Mullins
BLOOD - THE SOURCE OF LIFE
Leviticus 17:11 (written 3,500 years ago): “For the life of the flesh is in the blood.”
The Scriptures declare that blood is the source of life. Up until two hundred years ago, sick people were “bled,” and many died because of the practice.
We now know that blood is the source of life. It carries water and nourishment to every cell, removes the waste material from cells, and maintains the body’s temperature. This vital element also carries oxygen from the lungs throughout the body.
If you lose your blood, you will lose your life.
LAWS OF HYGIENE
Leviticus 15:13 (written 3,500 years ago): “And when he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water; then he shall be clean.”
The Bible states that when dealing with disease, hands should be washed under running water. Until the 1800s doctors washed their hands in a basin of still water, leaving invisible germs and resulting in countless deaths. We now know to wash hands under running water.
The Encyclopedia Britannica documents that in 1845, Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis in Vienna was horrified at the terrible death rate of women who gave birth in hospitals. As many as 30 percent died after giving birth. Semmelweis noted that doctors would examine patients who died, then go straight to the next ward and examine expectant mothers. This was their normal practice because the presence of microscopic diseases was unknown. Semmelweis insisted that doctors wash their hands before examinations, and the death rate immediately dropped to 2 percent.