Isaiah 40:22 http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults.php?passage1=isaiah+40%3A22&version1=9
says:
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in"
--2600 years ago this scriptures was written saying that the earth is circle. It has proven by men not a while ago.
Job 26:7
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults.php?passage1=Job+26%3A7&version1=9
says:
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
--3600 years ago Job wrote that the earth is hanged upon nothing or suspended on an empty space. not a while ago men arguing if where the earth is suspended.
how Isaiah and Job knew this powerful and acurate information?
more verses:
Job 28:25 (says that air has weight)
Job 38:31 (pleades and orion - group of chained star)
Eccleciastes 1:7 (talking about the water cycle
2007-11-25 11:12:49 · 26 answers · asked by lifeafter 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible is accurate right from page one but many will deny or ignore it.....
"If I had no other data than the early chapters of Genesis, some of the Psalms and other passages of Scripture, I would have arrived at essentially the same picture of the origin of the universe, as is indicated by the scientific data." Nobel Prize-winning physicist Arno Penzias (Big Bang Theorist)
God Bless
Todd
"Truth is absolute and knowable and must be searched for diligently, but many will try to hide it, deny it or muddy it." - Bia Leung.
Not enough faith to be an atheist
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2007-11-25 11:44:35 · answer #1 · answered by Pilgrim in the land of the lost 5 · 0⤊ 7⤋
As many have already told you,the earth is not a circle.In fact,there are several words for sphere that could have been used but were not.(3 to be precise)The word used actually meant flat like a flat disk.
look up in the sky,look at the horizon..Do you see the world hung on anything.That's one of the dumber ones yet.That couldn't possibly be stating the obvious any more.Yet the bible does talk about the pillars of the earth.Which way do you want it.Metaphor or literal.At least be consistent.>>>>>>>>>>.i bet you're going to be dishonest though and choose an answer from a christian even though you directed this towards atheists.Maybe you'll surprise me.
2007-11-25 11:24:09 · answer #2 · answered by vibratorrepairman 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Err...a circle isn't a sphere and that says you can see the whole Earth from a single spot. It also says later that Satan and Jesus were on a mountain top and could see all the kingdoms of Earth. That only works if the Earth is flat.
And get it straight, the Earth isn't "suspended" at all.
Finally the Greeks figured out that it was a sphere way before that. They even accurately calculated how far around it was in 500BC.
2007-11-25 11:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The earth is not a circle, it is a sphere. Man has long thought that the world hung in space or was supported by something, these statments do not prove that this knowledge was divinely inspired. However, if there was evidence for the flood, exodus, or any other miraculous event, then you might be able to beging to build a case.
2007-11-25 11:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Earth isn't a circle, it's a sphere.
The Earth isn't hung upon nothing, it orbits a star.
The Bible says many things that are factual, but that doesn't mean everything it says is factual. You're committing a logical error known as the Fallacy of Composition.
2007-11-25 11:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The earth is not a "circle" the last time I checked. It is a SPHERE. Is that in the bible? And "hangeth upon nothing" means whatever you choose to make it.
2007-11-25 11:21:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just because there wasnt a lot of technology back then doesnt mean that the people were dumb. There were some very intelegent people back then, and people nowadays arent ready to accept that people back then were also smart
2007-11-25 11:18:35 · answer #7 · answered by 2Legit2Stop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah contradicts itself. Circles don't have corners. Cherry picking and creative interpretation aren't truth, but based on your non-question, I wouldn't expect you to realize that.
The Pleiades are an star cluster, Orion isn't.
2007-11-25 12:48:12 · answer #8 · answered by novangelis 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The bible was revised about 20 times by now, many things updated and altered to make it more convincing.
(the earth isn't a circle, it's a sphere)
2007-11-25 11:16:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Earth isn't a circle it is a sphere.
Earth is suspended on gravity from the sun...not nothing.
2007-11-25 11:17:29 · answer #10 · answered by suigeneris-impetus 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋