Evidences

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Scientific

Foreknowledge In

The Bible

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Introduction

• In this lesson we will look at

some facts of science that are

found in the Bible which were

not discovered by mankind until

fairly recently

• Ps. 147:5

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1. Paths Of The Sea

• Ps. 8:8

• Matthew Fontaine Maury

"Pathfinder of the Seas“

• How could David have known

that there were "paths in the

sea" without inspiration?

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2. The Water Cycle

• Ecl. 1:7

• This is a reference to what we

call “the water cycle”

• The Mississippi dumps

6,052,000 gallons of water per

second into the Gulf of Mexico

& yet the sea is not full

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2. The Water Cycle

• How could the Bible writers

have known this?

• Men did not discover this until

the 16th and 17th century

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3. Noah’s Ark

• The size of the ark

• 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide

and 30 cubits high

• a ratio of 30 to 5 to 3

• The largest sea going vessel

ever recorded prior to 1858

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3. Noah’s Ark

• Modern ship building:

• The Great Britain built in 1844 had

the same size ratio 30 to 5 to 3

• Shipbuilders in WWII used these

same dimensions

• These dimensions are the perfect

ratio for a seaworthy vessel

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3. Noah’s Ark

• How did Noah know the perfect

dimensions to build ships?

• He had no previous experience

to draw from

• God have him the dimensions

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4. Springs Of The Sea &

Recesses Of The Deep

• Job 38:16

• There are springs in the ocean

• How could Job have known?

• There are very deep trenches in

the ocean

• Again, how could Job have

known this?

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Conclusion

• The Bible shows by this

scientific foreknowledge that it

must have come from God

• These things were clearly

revealed in the Bible but not

discovered by man until much

later

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5. Life Is In The Blood

• Lev. 17:11-14

• This is true-life of the flesh is in

the blood

• Blood carries oxygen, removes

waste, carries nutrients

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5. Life Is In The Blood

• The practice of “bleeding” killed

many people in this country

• How did Moses know that

without blood you die?

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6. The Seed Of Woman

• Gen. 3:15

• In past years many thought that the woman did not have a part in childbearing except bearing mans seed

• Now we know that it takes both male and female to produce an offspring

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7. Eating Flesh Of Swine

• Deut. 14:8

• The Israelites were forbidden to

eat the flesh of swine

• Pigs are scavengers and pick

up different organisms harmful

or deadly to humans

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7. Eating Flesh Of Swine

• Uncooked swine flesh can be

very harmful to humans

• How did Moses know to add

swine to the list of foods they

should not eat?

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8. The Burial Of Human

Waste

• Deut. 12:12-14

• The common practice was to throw the waste into the street or wherever one could find a place

• Bubonic plague results from such unsanitary conditions

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8. The Burial Of Human

Waste

• There are other diseases that result from improper waste disposal

• Today we bury our waste-but Moses knew that many years ago!

• How?

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9. Circumcision

• Gen. 17:12

• God commanded circumcision

on the 8th day-WHY the 8th day?

• It is the 8th day the body

produces the most vitamin K

• This helps the blood to clot

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9. Circumcision

• Without this vitamin the baby

would bleed to death

• How could Abraham have

known this?

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Conclusion

• The Bible shows by this

scientific foreknowledge that it

must have come from God

• These things were clearly

revealed in the Bible but not

discovered by man until much

later