Scientific Facts In The Bible: 100 Reasons To Believe The Bible Is Supernatural In Origin (Hidden Wealth Series)

Concise, solid, interesting, relevant facts that strengthened my belief that the Bible is inspired and therefore credible. Given that the universe is unfathomably more complex than anything mankind has "invented" or even conceived, God is unfathomably beyond our ability to guess at his nature, traits, desires, etc. and be correct. We MUST rely on God telling us who he is in ways we can understand (enough, anyway); we CANNOT guess and get it right. This book solidifies the position that the Bible is that message from God about himself, and therefore is the foundation of truth that we are adrift and lost without. Whether you are a believer or skeptic, READ THIS BOOK (or listen -- the audio version is excellent!) to at least learn more. Without knowledge, your ability to decide and get it right is greatly hindered!

This little book is packed full of great information. I am using it for a couple of sermons on reliability of the Bible (and a couple other recourses) and have been impressed with the usefulness of this book. 100% satisfied.

This Great book! should be on every believer’s shelf indeed, this will be useful to use in defending your faith

Great book, easy read.

I wish I had read this book in high school. I rejected Christianity in my early years because I thought, by accepting it, I would be throwing my brain away. Ray's book hits some very thought provoking chords and gets the reader to realize that the bible is not some outdated book full of myths and nonsense. I liked his approach to showing the validity of the bible by pointing out how man's scientific discoveries have always been one step (or several steps) behind what the bible has contained for nearly two thousand years (or more in some cases). One reviewer (who gave the book a one-star rating) pointed out what he thought were inconsistancies in the bible. These are commonly raised objections, and they demand an answer. Here are the points made and my answer to them. They might make a good appendix to Ray's next writing. (However, I'm sure he can improve upon them.)*Bats are birds! (Leviticus 11:13-19 & Deuteronomy 14:11-18)The original Hebrew word doesn't just refer to birds. It doesn't say that bats are birds.*Whales are fish! (Jonah 1:17 & Matthew 12:40)The original Greek is "a huge fish". It doesn't say a whale is a fish.*Snakes eat dust! (Genesis 3:14)The original Hebrew word for eat can be literal or figurative. Snakes have little choice but to inhale dust due to their proximity to the ground.*Birds have four legs! (Leviticus 11:20-21)The two translations I checked didn't translate the word as "birds" but used winged creeping things or something similar. It seems to be a stretch to try to invalidate the Bible on an issue that would have been readily observable to the recipient of the message. If God was clearly wrong Moses would have said, "wait a minute, there is no such thing as that thing you just told me not to eat."*Insects have four legs! (Leviticus 11:22-23)Ditto above*Camels don't divide the hoof! (Leviticus 11:4)A camel's hoof is joined at the rear. This is another example of something that is readily observable.*Rabbits chew the cud! (Leviticus 11:5-6)"Chewing the cud" is better translated "refection" which is something that hares do.*Snakes talk! (Genesis 3:1-6)With God, all things are possible. The Bible is pretty clear that miracles can be performed.*Donkeys talk! (Numbers 22:30)Ditto above*Unicorns are real! (Numbers 23:22; 24:8 & Deuteronomy 33:17)The King James (a human translation) says Unicorn. Most others say it's a "wild bull" or an "ox".*Dragons are real! (Job 30:29, Isiah 13:22 & Malachi 1:3)Scientists are discovering new species every day. It wasn't that long ago that the first dinosaur fossil was discovered.*Satyrs are real! (Leviticus 17:1-7)The verse refers to worship of goat demons. I don't know if this is a real or spirit being. If it's a spirit, there won't be fossil evidence. If not, then ditto the previous answer.*Cockatrices are real! (Isaiah 14:29)Ditto above.*Giants are real! (Genesis 6:4)Ditto above. It's debatable and there's little point in debating unresolved issues.*Having goats mate whilst looking at streaked rods produces streaked offspring! (Genesis 30:37)Again, all things are possible with God. Using this as cause to discount the Bible is weak at best.*You can dig brass, an artificial alloy, out of the ground! (Deuteronomy 8:9)Actually the Hebrew says Copper not Brass.*Pi = 3! (1 Kings 7:23 & 2 Chronicles 4:2)If you round the answer, that is correct. Again, placing your entire belief system on the issue of whether something was rounded to the nearest whole number is rather risky.*The Earth does not move! (1 Chronicles 16:30 & Psalms 93:1)It is a message to people that they should fear or respect God. The earth (original Hebrew could mean earth, ground, or land) is "stable" or won't be out of course. You're not going to move it. (I can't move my property either.)Here is another way to view it. Moved is an English word used in some translations, because it fits as well. To say a person won't be moved doesn't mean you can't change their location. The Hebrew word actually means, by implication, its inhabitants; specifically a particular land.*The sun moves around the earth! (Joshua 10:12-13, Habakkuk 3:11 & 2 Kings 20:11)This is given from the perspective of the viewer on earth.*The sky is firm and stretches out over the earth like a tent! (Isaiah 40:22 & Isaiah 44:24)I don't see where that word picture is a problem.*The earth is a flat disk! (Isaiah 40:22, Job 26:10, Matthew 4:8 & Daniel 4:10-11)The first verse referred to says "the circle of the earth", so I'm not sure what the argument is here.*The earth rests on pillars! (Job 9:6 & 1 Samuel 2:8)This is a figure of speech. There are plenty of other verses in the Bible that show that it declared the earth round far before scientists figured it out.*The stars are affixed to the sky roof and can fall down to earth! (Daniel 8:10, Matthew 24:29 & Mark 13:25)Daniel is a prophetic book so many of the contents haven't happened yet.*The moon produces its own light! (Isaiah 30:26)It doesn't say that. The Hebrew also means "illumination" of the moon. The ancients would have to be pretty intellectually challenged to believe the moon made its own light. Waxing and waning moons would be difficult to explain. Why would any part of the moon be dark at any time? Does this mean I can't enjoy the song "Dance by the Light of the Moon"? No more "It's a Wonderful Life".Yes, in addition to the outstanding moral standards set within its pages, such as that it is OK to sell your daughters into slavery (Exodus 21:7), OK to stone your disobedient children to death (Deuteronomy 21:18-21), that men are worth more than women (Leviticus 27:1-7), or that it is OK to kill blasphemers (Leviticus 24:16), homosexuals (Leviticus 20:13) and adulterers (Leviticus 20:10), we can teach our children these wonderful, "scientific" truths.Step 1) Read the old testament in context. Step 2) Read Romans 9 and realize that the "pot" referred to is us.

Great to use alongside Apologetics and in Bible study .

I was aware of some verses that were scientifically verifiable. The Bible is not a science book. It focuses on our salvation, However!! When God's word mentions science, such as, the earth is round, spins making days and goes around the sun marking the years!This was written 6 thousand years ago in Job when mankind didn't know enough about this to even question astronomical facts!This book mentions this and so many other verses I didn't know were there! A great read for educating us as to how to answer when someone tells you the bible is wrong about science.

It’s an interesting and easy read. It’s only a little over a hundred pages but if you’re interested in the subject it will make you think about it.