What do we mean by
scientific proof of the Bible? For this
issue
we are going to look at the
creation only. The creation is covered in 31 verses
in the
first chapter of Genesis. It is obvious we aren't looking at
detailed
step by step instructions on how to create a universe, but rather the
broad
overview of how the universe was created.
Moses
wrote Genesis 3500 years ago.
He saw the creation of the universe and wrote what he saw.
Since
then scientists have found his description and their findings
to
be in complete agreement. Moses wrote about events 3500 years
ago
that scientists have not fully understood until just recently.
One
example is the first event, the
separation of light from darkness. This is an excellent description of
an event astronomers refer to as the photon decoupling event.
Prior
to that event, say modern astronomers, the universe was
opaque.
Light
could not stream, helium atoms
could not form. There was no material for building worlds,
there
was no light and darkness. After this event, light formed and
streamed
creating light and dark places in the universe.
Helium
atoms could form and thus
worlds were able to be formed. The photon decoupling event as
described
by astronomers matches Moses description of the separation of light
from
darkness.
From
there, the following takes place:
The
creation of the earth itself
The
separation of the dry land from
the seas
The
creation of plants in a particular
order - grasses, shrubs and trees
The
placing of the heavenly bodies
in relationship to the earth
The
creation of animal life in a
particular order - fish, birds, land animals
The
creation of man
As
scientists study the creation
of the universe and life on earth, they
have
found that it happened in exactly
that order.
David
Attenborough's book "Life on
Earth" gives a good description of the order of the creation of life on
earth. His listing of the order of appearance of various
types of
life and the sequence given in Genesis agree.
The
placing of heavenly bodies is
also in agreement. The moon is of particular
interest. Genesis
1:17 says "God set them [the moon and the sun] in the firmament of the
heaven to give light upon the earth".
What
is interesting is the size of
the moon in relationship to the earth. It is much larger in comparison
to the earth than any other moon is compared to the planet it circles.
Due to its size and composition, the Moon is sometimes classified as a
terrestrial "planet" along with Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Scientists
still have not decided
exactly how the moon came to be in orbit around the earth or even how
it
was formed. What is interesting to us, is that the moon is so
large
that it could easily destroy the earth. A shorter distance
away and
the moon would not circle the earth. If it were any closer, it would
impact
the earth creating massive destruction. Our moon is unique in
the
Universe and is precisely placed to accomplish it's purpose.
Science
itself proves the Bible to
be correct in it's description of the creation.
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