THE BOOK THAT REVEALS THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

ACCURATE AND RELIABLE

Though the Bible is not a science textbook, it is scientifically accurate. For example, at a time when most people believed that the earth was flat, the prophet Isaiah referred to it as a "circle" (Hebrew, chug, which here carries the idea of  "sphere"). (Isaiah 40:22) The idea of a spherical earth was not widely accepted  until thousands of years after Isaiah's day. Furthermore, Job 26:7-written more than 3,000 years ago-states that God is "hanging the earth upon nothing."  Says one Bible scholar:  "How Job knew the truth, demonstrated by astronomy, that the earth hangs self-poised in empty space, is a question not easily solved by those who deny the inspiration of Holy Scripture." 

The style of reporting found in the Bible also strengthens our confidence in this age-old book. Unlike myths, the events covered in the Bible are linked to specific people and dates.   (1 Kings 14:25; Isaiah 36:1; Luke 3:1, 2) And whereas ancient historians nearly always exaggerated the victories of their rulers and hid their defeats and mistakes, the Bible writers were candid and honest-even about their own serious sins. -Numbers 20:7-13;  2 Samuel 12:7-14; 24:10. 

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