Notes on Evidence
Psalms 19:1
Romans 1:20
Hebrews 3:4
Anatomy
Blood Necessary for Life
Leviticus 17:11
Discovered in 1620 by William Harvey.
Blood is the Same in All Humans
Acts 17:25-26
All races have similar proportions fo the four basic blood types. Discovered in 1900 by Karl Landsteiner.
Flesh Differs Among Species
1 Corinthians 15:39
Discovered in 1939
Reproductive Cells Possessed by Females
Genesis 3:15
Discovered in 1880
Skin Made of Dust
Genesis 3:19
90% of household dust consists of dead skin. Discovered in the early 20th century.
Astronomy
Earth is Spherical
Isaiah 40:22
Proverbs 8:27
From 1500 to 1700 various inventions confirm the earth's roundness. After 1950 views from space verified the fact.
Earth is Suspended Without Support
Job 26:7
Discovered in 1697 by Sir Isaac Newton
Expanding Universe
Job 9:8
Psalm 104:2
Radio Astronomy
Job 38:7
Discovered in 1920
Single Face of the Moon Visible
Job 26:9
Space is Infinite
Job 11:7-8
Job 22:12
Stars are Innumerable
Genesis 15:5
Jeremiah 33:22
Hebrews 11:12
Measurable Only by God
Psalm 147:4
Isaiah 40:26
Discovered in 1940
Geology
Earth has been Totally Submerged in Water
Genesis 1:2
Genesis 1:6
Genesis 1:9
Genesis 7:19-24
Psalm 104:6-9
Discovered in 1885 by Seuss
Meteorology
Hydrologic Cycle (Rain -> Stream ->Ocean)
Job 28:24-26
Job 36:27-28
Ecclesiastes 1:7
Discovered in 1841
Property of Clouds
Job 26:8
Job 37:16
Nature
Aerodynamics
Job 28:25
Seaworthy Ship Design Ratio 30:5:3
Genesis 6
Discovered in 1860
Spontaneous Generation Disproved
Genesis 1:21
Discovered in 1698 by Redi. Discovered in 1862 by Pasteur.
Three Divisions: Plant, Animal, and Mineral
Genesis 1:1-31
Classified in 1740 by Linnaeus
Nutrition
Animal Blood is Not Suitable for Consumption
Leviticus 17:10-16
Discovered in the 17th century
Blood and Fat are Not Suitable for Consumption
Leviticus 3:17
Discovered in the 1930s
Certain Animals are Not Suitable for Consumption
Leviticus 11:1-19
Leviticus 11:29-30
Discovered in the 16th century
Oceanography
Oceanic Canyons
II Samuel 22:16
Job 38:16
Between 1840 and 1971 man completed the mapping of the ocean floor, showing many canyons of the deep penetrating to depths of over 42,000 feet.
Oceanic Currents
Psalm 8:8
Discovered 1854
Oceanic Springs
Genesis 7:11
Genesis 8:2
Job 38:16
Discovered between 1930 and 1945.
Waters Swarm with Living Creatures
Genesis 1:20 (see the Hebrew text)
Discovery of "little animals" in a microscope in 1676 by Leeuwenhoek
Sanitation
Exodus 15:26
Circumcision on the eighth day
Genesis 17:10-12
The procedure is safe by the eighth day due to the proper concentration of vitamin K and prothrombin.
Early Diagnosis of Leprosy
Leviticus 13
Discovered in the 17th century.
Transmission of Disease
Leviticus 15:2-4
Numbers 19:17-22
Isolation of body substances and universal precautions discovered in the 1980s.
Disposal of Human Waste
Deuteronomy 23:13
Microbial breakdown of buried waste products understood by the late 19th century.
Handwashing
Leviticus 15:5
Semmelweiss reduced the death rate in Vienna hospitals from 1 in 6 to 1 in 84 in the 1850s.
Quarantine for Disease Control
Leviticus 13
Numbers 19:20
A plague was controlled in Europe using biblical principles in 1350.
