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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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