Wednesday, May 1, 2024

BIBLE AND SCIENCE: 7 Accurate Scientific Facts in the Bible


Intro:

Today most atheist rejects the Bible because they feel that Christianity and the Bible opposes science. Some individuals have questioned the authenticity of the Bible, and some believe that the Bible is a superstitious book which is only filled with religious superstitions and ideologies. They reject the Divine nature of the Bible and its infallibility. But before such conclusion can be drawn about the Bible, it is important to ask, how well do you know the Bible? Does the Bible truly oppose modern science? And does modern science totally contradict the Bible in its entirety?

 

The Bible and Science

The Bible:

The Bible is a sacred text that contains various stories, parables, and teachings which are primarily focused on spiritual and moral guidance rather than scientific accuracy. The writers of the Bible came from diverse backgrounds and professions. None of the Bible authors were professional writers by trade. They didn’t earn a living through writing. Instead, they held various other occupations, which makes their concise and impactful writing even more remarkable especially as it relates with modern science. It has been observed that there are some instances where certain passages in the Bible align with scientific understanding or describe natural phenomena in ways that are not contradicted by modern science. Before, modern science began to lay claims of certain discoveries; the Bible had already recorded such accurately thereby making these scientific discoveries to serve as a witness to the authenticity and divine inspiration of the Bible as its writers were not scientist. Here are a few examples:

 

1.  Big Bang Theory & The Bible: The Cosmological Accuracy of the Bible:

The Bible describes the universe as having a beginning, which aligns with the concept of the Big Bang theory, suggesting a finite past for the universe (Genesis 1:1). If there is one area in which the Big Bang theorist and the Creationist agrees, it is in the fact that the universe had a beginning.

The Bible Big Bang declares that the state of things at creation was invisible. Similarly, the Big Bang theory suggests that the early universe was in an extreme high-energy gamma ray state, making it invisible to humans. This alignment between the Bible and scientific observations is fascinating. While Genesis provides the proclamation of creation, the scientific Big Bang theory offers insights into the universe’s origin. Rather than being mutually exclusive, these perspectives can complement each other, inviting us to explore the wonders of both faith and science.

The Big Bang

             

               2. Biblical Accuracy on Hydrological Cycle:

The hydrological cycle, also known as the water cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth’s surface. This study was first officially carried out by Pierre Perrault’s in 1674 in the scientific world but before this time, a shepherd in the Bible by name Job who had no scientific apparatus and equipment had already presented us with this truth. Here are the first 3 key stages of the hydrological cycle and all of these 3 stages are captured in the book of Job:

               a.  Evaporation:

o    Solar energy from the Sun heats up water bodies (such as oceans, lakes, and rivers), causing water molecules to gain energy and transform into vapor.

o    This vapor rises into the atmosphere.

b.     Condensation:

o    as the water vapor ascends, it cools down at higher altitudes.

o    Cooling causes the vapor to condense into tiny water droplets or ice crystals, forming clouds.

c.      Precipitation:

o    When the concentration of water droplets in the clouds becomes too high, precipitation occurs.

o    Precipitation includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

o    Water falls back to the Earth’s surface.

Now consider Job 36:27-28 states that; He draws up the drops of water (Evaporation), which distill as rain to the streams (Precipitation); the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind.

Job 26:8; He wraps up the waters in his clouds (Condensation), yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.

 3.     The Astronomical Accuracy of the Bible:

The Bible mentions the stars as being innumerable (Genesis 15:5), which corresponds with modern astronomical understanding that the universe contains countless stars. The Genesis account of creation also mentioned that the greater light rules the day while the lesser night rules the night (Genesis 1:16-18), this was referring to the Sun and the Moon as evident today. Science had proven that it is the sun which brightens up the moon which signifies the greatness of the sun over the moon.

4. The Biblical Accuracy on Oceanography:

Psalm 8:8 refers to "the paths of the seas," the Psalmist was not an oceanographer but yet he knows that the ocean has paths. This is suggesting a divine inspiration in the understanding of ocean currents, which was later confirmed by oceanographers in the 19th century.

Also, Ecclesiastes 1:7 mentions the water cycle: "All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again." Modern science now shows that the ocean acts as the ultimate reservoir for the water cycle which uphold the truth as mentioned in Ecclesiastes 1:7. The Bible does not contain facts, it holds the truth.

 

5. Biblical Law on Medical & Hygienic Practices:

The practice of quarantine in modern medicine takes it's root from the Bible. Leviticus 13 contains guidelines for isolating those with infectious diseases, which, while not necessarily scientific at the time, reflects a rudimentary understanding of quarantine practices to prevent the spread of illness and this has helped saved the lives of millions of people especially during the last spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Also, Deuteronomy 23:13 is one of the Old Testament sanitary laws of God that provides an excellent model for dealing with open defecation. This text has a hygienic undertone as it promotes proper disposal of human waste to prevent the rise and spread of epidemic.

 


6. Geological Accuracy of the Bible:

The Bible mentions that the Earth has foundations (Job 38:4), which could be seen metaphorically but could also be interpreted as an acknowledgment of the Earth's solid structure. According to geological findings, the earth’s structure comprises of the crust, te mantle, the outer core, and the inner core—each layer contributing to our planet’s dynamic processes and unique characteristics and serving as the foundation of the earth. And the earth foundation is observed not to have been suspended on nothing as described in Job 26:7; He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing.

The Earth Structure

But throughout history, various claims and theories have been proposed regarding what the Earth is suspended upon which ranges from the theories of Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), John Symmes, Ptolemaic System, Copernican System, Tychonic System, Galileo Galilei and etcetera all of whose views where wrong but that of the Bible was validated by modern scientific discovery.  

 

7. The Accuracy of the Bible on the Shape of the Earth:

Human history has records of those known as the ‘Flat Earthers’. These individuals argue that the earth is flat in nature, but this claim was subsequently refuted due to scientific discoveries and man’s ability to view the earth out of space. But even before this discovery was made scientifically, in Isaiah 40:22, the Bible mentions the "circle of the earth," which some interpret as a reference to the Earth's spherical shape.

 

 

CONCLUSION:

While some individuals are arguing if the Bible can be trusted or not, it is important to note that they are some levels of alignment between the Bible with some scientific understanding, and as a matter of fact as presented here, many of the Biblical truths predates modern scientific discoveries even though the Bible is not a scientific textbook. This foreknowledge of the Bible about scientific knowledge upholds the superiority of the Bible over mere human knowledge and understanding and over other religious sacred books and writings.

The Bible itself contains information that proves that it can be trusted as it had been observed to be both historically, archeologically, and scientifically accurate.


22 comments:

  1. God bless you Brother for your analysis, findings and submission.

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  2. This really wonderful 👍, thank you very much. More grace, more wisdom. GOD bless 🙏 you.

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  3. God bless you 🙏🙏 I pray for more grace and wisdom upon you. great job 👍

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  4. Thanks you sir for this sciencetific Analysis

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  5. Great Grace papa am so blessed, thank you sir for this sir. More grace and wisdom sir

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  6. Woow, what an analysis, God will continue to fill u with wisdom.

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  7. Wow this is mind blowing God bless you sir

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  8. Thank you sir. This is very enlightening as ever

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  9. So it means the bible and science are not in a competition, but the issue is with the scientist trying to bring in a non existent war! thank you sir

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  10. Wonderful! I totally agree with you sir. Thank you very much. As a matter of fact, the knowledge of the scientist was given by the creator of the universe. The bible is accurate. Science also started from the bible.

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  11. God bless and increase your dept of knowledge. This is deep

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  12. The Bible does not contain facts but TRUTH! Science only confirms, authenticates, amplifies the word of God! The Bible, a great guide for scientist.

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  13. Insightful......more of these sir. God bless you

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  14. Great insight, God increase you in knowledge sir.

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