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Science and History
SAB Index
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Science and History Index
- Abortion
- A woman's life is of more value than that of a fetus Ex.21:22-23
- Adam
- All of the millions of species of animals were named by Adam Gen.2:19-20
- Angels
- sex with Gen.6:4, 19:1,4
- Animals
- All were herbivores as originally created by God Gen.1:30
- All of the millions of species were named by Adam Gen.2:19-20
- All animals fear humans. Gen.9:2
- God gave the animals to humans to do with as they please. Gen.9:2
- Speaking of the birds, Jesus asks: "Are ye not much better than they?" Mt.6:26
- God causes the death of every sparrow. Mt.10:29,31
- James says that, even in his day, all beasts, birds, serpents, and sea creatures had been tamed. Jas.3:7
- Ark, Noah's
- Instructions for making the ark Gen.6:14-15
- Gathering the animals Gen.7:8
- All of the animals boarded the ark "in the selfsame day." Gen.7:13-14
- Astrology
- Sun, moon, and stars given by God "for signs" Gen.1:14
- "The stars in their courses fought against Sisera." Jg.5:20
- The wise men (astrologers) see Jesus' star Mt.2:1-2
- "And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars. Lk.21:25
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- Babel, Tower of
- God worries that people could build a tower high enough to reach heaven. Gen.11:4
- Languages were created by God to prevent construction of the Tower of Babel. Gen.11:9
- Bats
- are birds Lev.11:13, 19, Dt.14:11,18
- Behemoth
- Job 40:15
- Belshazzar
- Daniel wrongly thought was the son of Nebuchadnezzar Dan.5:2,11,18,22
- Birds
- Created on day 5 before the reptiles on day 6 Gen.1:20-21, 1:24-25,
Dt.14:11,18
- "Behold the fowls of the air...." Mt.6:26
- God causes the death of every sparrow. Mt.10:29,31
- Birth Control
- "Be fruitful, and multiply...." Gen.1:28, 9:1, 9:7
- God kills Onan for wasting sperm Gen.38:9-10
- Blind people
- made blind by God Ex.4:11
- possessed by the devil Mt.12:22
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- Carnivores
- None were originally created by God Gen.1:30
- Cockatrices
- Is.11:8, 14:29, Is.59:5
- Coneys
- chew the cud Lev.11:5-6, Dt.14:7
- Continental Drift
- " Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided." Some creationists say this refers to continental drift. Gen.10:25
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- Daniel
- has Nebuchadnezzar invade Jerusalem years before he was made king of Babylon Dan.1:1
- thought the earth was flat Dan.2:35, Dan.4:10-11, 20
- thought Belshazzar was the son of Nebuchadnezzar Dan.5:2,11,18,22
- thought stars are small objects that can fall from the sky and be "stamped upon" Dan.8:10
- confused Darius the Median with Darius I of Persia Dan.5:31
- Darics
- David collects Darics (or drams) hundreds of years before the coins were named for King Darius 1 Chr.29:7
- Darius the Median
- fictitious character whom the author of Daniel confused with Darius I of Persia Dan.5:31
- Deaf people
- Made deaf by God Ex.4:11
- are possessed by the devil Mk.9:17,25
- Death
- There was no death for (plants, animals, or humans) before Adam's sin. Rom.5:12
- Disabilities
- Why are some people born with disabilities? Because God deliberately makes them that way. Ex.4:11
- People who cannot speak are possessed by the devel Mt.9:32-33, Mt.12:22,
Mk.9:17,25, Lk.11:14
- Divination
- uses a divining cup Gen.44:5, 15
- Dragons
- Dt.32:33, Is.34:13, 43:20
- Droughts
- caused by God's anger 1 Kg.8:35
- By praying, Elias was able to keep it from raining for three and a half years. Jas.5:17
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- Earth
- Created on the first day, the stars on the fourth day Gen.1:2-5, 1:16,19
- is set upon pillars 1 Sam.2:8, Job 9:6, Ps.75:3
- shakes whenever God gets mad 2 Sam.22:8, Ps.18:7,
Jer.10:10
- foundations of 2 Sam.22:16, Job 38:4-6,
Ps.18:15, 82:5, 104:5,
Jer.31:37, Mic.6:2, Heb.1:10
- doesn't move Jos.10:12, 1 Chr.16:30, Job 38:4-6,
Ps.18:15, 93:1, 96:10,
104:5, Jer.31:37, Mic.6:2,
Heb.1:10
- is flat Is.11:12, Is.40:22, Ezek.7:2,
Mt.4:8, Lk.4:5, Rev.1:17, 7:1
- has four corners Is.11:12, Ezek.7:2, Dan.2:35,
4:10-11, 20, Rev.7:1
- is a round disc Is.40:22, Dan.2:35, 4:10-11, 20
- Earthquakes
- happen when God gets angry 2 Sam.22:8, Is.13:14,
Jer.10:10
- Eclipses
- "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood." Jl.2:31
- Environment
- Noah kills the "clean beasts" and burns their dead bodies for God. Gen.8:20-21
- "Be fruitful and multiply." Gen.1:28, 9:1, 9:7
- God gave the animals to humans to do with as they please. Gen.1:26-28, Gen.9:2
- Speaking of the birds, Jesus asks: "Are ye not much better than they?" Mt.6:26
- Epilepsy
- caused by the demonic possession Mt.17:15-18, Lk.9:39-42
- Evolution
- God lets "the earth bring forth" the plants, rather than creating them directly. Gen.1:11
- "Let the earth bring forth the living creature...." Gen.1:24
- Exaggerated numbers
- Size of armies 2 Sam.24:9, 1 Chr.21:5
- Numbers killed 2 Sam.18:7, 2 Chr.13:16-17
- Exodus
- Israelite population went from 70 (or 75) to several million in a few hundred years. Ex.1:5,
7, 12:37, 38:26
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- Firmament
- Made to separate the waters above from the waters below. God called it heaven. Gen.1:6-8
- God places the sun, moon, and stars in the firmament "to give light upon the earth" Gen.1:17
- Fish
- Jonah survives three days and nights in a fish's (or whale's) belly. Jon.1:17
- Flood, Noah's
- Instructions for making the arkGen.6:14-15
- Gathering the animals Gen.7:8
- All of the animals boarded the ark "in the selfsame day." Gen.7:13-14
- The flood covered the highest mountain tops with fifteen cubits to spare. Gen.7:20
- Fortune Telling
- Josepch uses a divining cup Gen.44:5, 15
- Foundations of the earth
- 2 Sam.22:16, Job 38:4-6,
Ps.18:15, 82:5, 104:5,
Jer.31:37, Mic.6:2, Heb.1:10
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- Genetics
- Jacob creates striped goats by having them look at striped rods while copulating Gen.30:37-39
- Giants
- Gen.6:4, Num.13:33, Jos.12:4,
Jos.18:16
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- Hares
- chew the cud Lev.11:5-6, Dt.14:7
- Heaven
- Made to separate the waters above from the waters below. God called it heaven. Gen.1:6-8
- God worries that people could build a tower high enough to reach heaven. Gen.11:4
- sets upon pillars Job 26:11
- Herbivores
- All animals were originally herbivores. Gen.1:30
- Human Lifespan
- of the patriarchs Gen.11:10-32
- Humans
- Created after the other animals Gen.1:25-26
- Created before the other animals Gen.2:7, 2:19
- Given dominion over every other living thing on earth. Gen.1:26-28
- "Be fruitful, and multiply." Gen.1:28, 9:1, 9:7
- God gave the animals to humans to do with as they please. Gen.9:2
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- Insects
- have four legs Lev.11:23
- Isaaih
- Made the sun move backwards 10 degrees 2 Kg.20:11, Is.38:8
- Israelites
- population went from 70 (Ex.1:5) [or 75 (Acts 7:14)] to several
million (Ex.12:37, 38:26, Num.1:45-46) in a few
hundred years.
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- Jacob
- Creates striped goats by having them look at striped rods while copulating Gen.30:37-39
- Jesus
- believed that Noah's flood actually happened Mt.24:37
- Jonah
- survives three days and nights in a fish's (or whale's) belly. Jon.1:17
- Joseph
- uses a divining cup Gen.44:5, 15
- Joshua
- makes the sun and the moon stand still Joshua 10:12-13, Hab.3:11
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- Language
- "The whole earth was of one language." Gen.11:1, 11:6
- Languages were created by God to prevent construction of the Tower of Babel. Gen.11:9
- Lifespan
- of the patriarchs Gen.11:10-32
- Light
- Created on the first day before the sun and stars on the fourth day Gen.1:3, 1:16
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- Medical Science
- If you're sick, don't go to a medical doctor -- rely on the power of prayer. Jas.5:114-15
- Moon
- A "great light" set in the firmament by God to give light to the earth Gen.1:16-17
- Joshua makes the moon stand still Joshua 10:12-13
- produces its own light Is.13:10, Is.30:26, 60:19,
Mt.24:29, Mk.13:24-25
- does not move Is.13:10, Ezek.32:7
- will shine as bright as the sun Is.30:26
- Mustard
- "least of all seeds: but ... is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree" Mt.13:31-32,
Mk.4:31
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- Nature
- Dark side created as punishment for Eve's sin Gen.3:17-18
- "The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works." Ps.145:9
- The wolf shall lie down with the lamb. Is.11:6, 65:25
- "Behold the fowls of the air...." Mt.6:26
- God causes the death of every sparrow. Mt.10:29,31
- There was no death for (plants, animals, or humans) before Adam's sin. Rom.5:12
- James says that, even in his day, all beasts, birds, serpents, and sea creatures had been tamed. Jas.3:7
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Daniel has Nebuchadnezzar invade Jerusalem years before he was made king of Babylon Dan.1:1
- eats grass, lets his hair grow like eagle feathers and his nails like bird claws Dan.4:32-33
- Noah's Flood
- Instructions for making the arkGen.6:14-15
- Gathering the animals Gen.7:8
- All of the animals boarded the ark "in the selfsame day." Gen.7:13-14
- The flood covered the highest mountain tops with fifteen cubits to spare. Gen.7:20
- Numbers, exaggerated
- Size of armies 2 Sam.24:9, 1 Chr.21:5
- Numbers killed 2 Sam.18:7, 2 Chr.13:16-17
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- Ostrich
- designed by God to be cruel and inattentive parents Job 39:13-17,
Lam.4:3
- Peleg
- " Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided." Some creationists say this refers to continental drift.
Gen.10:25
- Philistines
- at the time of Abraham Gen.21:32, 26:1, 8,
15, 18
- Pi
- equals 3 1 Kg.7:23, 2 Chr.4:2
- Planets (Not mentioned in the bible)
- Plants
- Plants created on the third day, the sun on the fourth day Gen.1:11, 1:16
- Flowering plants were created on the third day before the first animals were created on day 6 Gen.1:11,
1:24-25
- Jesus claims the mustard seed is the "least of all seeds: but ... is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree"
Mt.13:31-32, Mk.4:31
- Only dead seeds germinate 1 Cor.15:36
- Thorns, spines, poisons, etc. created as punishment for Eve's sin Gen.3:17-18
- Predators
- None were originally created by God Gen.1:30
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- Rain
- caused by God opening and closing the windows of heaven Gen.8:2, 1 Kg.8:35,
Rev.11:6
- By praying, Elias was able to keep it from raining for three and a half years. Jas.5:17
- Rainbow
- Put in the sky to remind God of his promise to the animals not to do drown them all again. Gen.9:13
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- Satyrs
- Is.34:13
- Science, falsely so called
- 1 Tim.6:20
- Seeds
- Only dead seeds germinate 1 Cor.15:36
- Mustard seeds are the smallest Mt.13:31-32,
Mk.4:31
- Serpents
- talking Gen.3:1-5
- fiery, flying Is.14:29, 30:6
- Sex
- with angels Gen.6:4, 19:1,4
- Snakes
- Made to crawl on their bellies and eat dust Gen.3:14
- Stars
- Created after the earth Gen.1:1-2, 1:16
- Created on day 4 after light was created on day 1 Gen.1:3, 1:16
- Set in the firmament "to give light on the earth" Gen.1:17
- Are small objects that can fall from the sky Dan.8:10, Mt.24:29,
Mk.13:24-25, Rev.1:16, Rev.6:13,
8:10, 12:4
- Sun
- Created after the earth Gen.1:1-2, 1:16
- Created on the fourth day, day and night were separated on the first day Gen.1:4, 1:16
- Set in the firmament "to give light on the earth" Gen.1:17
- Joshua makes the sun stand still Jos.10:12-13, Hab.3:11
- Isaiah made the sun move backwards 10 degrees 2 Kg.20:11, Is.38:8
- moves around the earth Ps.19:5-6
- will shine seven times as bright Is.30:26
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- Thorns and thistles
- Created as punishment for Eve's sin Gen.3:17-18
- Time
- stopped by making the sun stand still Jos.10:12-13
- moved backwards 2 Kg.20:11
- Tower of Babel
- God worries that people could build a tower high enough to reach heaven. Gen.11:4
- Languages were created by God to prevent construction of the Tower of Babel. Gen.11:9
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- Unicorns
- Ps.22:21, 29:6, Is.34:7
- Weather
- rain caused by God opening and closing the windows of heaven Gen.8:2, 1 Kg.8:35,
Rev.11:6
- Snow and hail are stored up by God to use later "in time of trouble." Job 38:22
- Whale
- Jonah survives three days and nights in a whale's (or fish's) belly. Jon.1:17
- Wolf
- shall lie down with the lamb Is.11:6, 65:25
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