The Amazing Bible

The more I learn about the Bible, the more I come to understand what an amazing book it really is. The Bible was written thousands of years before we had all the scientific knowledge that we have today, and yet there is not one single statement in the Bible that contradicts known scientific facts. Contrast that with other 'holy' books like the Hindu Bible. In the sacred writings of the Hindus you find such nonsense as this:

"The moon is 50,000 leagues higher than the sun, and shines by its own light.”

“Night is caused by the sun setting behind a huge mountain several thousand feet high located in the center of the earth.”

Keep in mind that if the skeptics could find even one single statement like that in the Scriptures then the Bible would be discredited completely - but they can't. In fact, we find just the opposite. The Scriptures reveal a source of knowledge far ahead of its time - a source that could only be divine.

“He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.” - Job 26:7

For thousands of years people thought the earth had to be somehow supported by something. Yet Job - without the benefit of a telescope of modern science - said that the earth was hung on nothing. How did he know that?

“It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers - Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.” - Isaiah 40:22

For thousands of years people thought the earth was flat, even into the middle ages. But Isaiah somehow knew that the earth was a circle. How did he know that?

“In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away … I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.” Luke 17:31-34

I don't know if you've ever noticed this scripture before - but note that in the first part Jesus says "in that day" but later he says "in that night". Now he's only talking about a single event - one that would have to occur in the day and the night. He could only say that if he knew it was day on one side of the earth and night on the other side.

“Have you entered the treasury of snow,or have you seen the treasury of hail?” Job 38:22

When Job made this statement no one had yet looked at a snowflake under a microscope and discovered the wonders of it. How did he know that?

“You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, All sheep and oxen - Even the beasts of the field, the birds of the air and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas.” - Psalms 8:6-8

It would be thousands of years before scientist discovered that there are actually 'rivers' or 'channels' that run throughout the seas and oceans. How did the psalmist know that already?

“A clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, the slain, the dead, or a grave.” - Number 19:18

Did you know? In the Old Testament hyssop was used as a purifying agent. Science has shown that hyssop oil has been shown to contain 50% anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agents. How would they have known that then?

“He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant.” - Genesis 17:12

Did you know? Medical researchers recently discovered that the two main blood clotting factors, Vitamin K and Prothrombim, reach their highest level in life, about 110% of normal, on the 8th day after birth. These blood clotting agents facilitate rapid healing and greatly reduce the chance of infection. Any circumcision done earlier requires an injection of Vitamin K supplement. How would they know that?

I've recently been studying the 'history' of the Bible, including how it was accumulated and how it was transmitted down to us. Throughout history it has been attacked again and again by unbelievers, attempting to discredit and destroy it. But it has withstood them all and continues to be the only source of truth. The evidence for its divine authorship is simply amazing.