Checkable Biblical Accuracy

In each of the following cases, the Biblical writer had an opportunity to either
state the widely held erroneous belief of his day, or to state a factually true
description. In each case what was stated was true, demonstrating knowledge
beyond the writer’s ability and thus necessarily from God.

FACT AS STATED IN BIBLE

??????????????? BIBLICAL REFERENCE
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??????????????????????????????? COMMON BELIEF OF DAY IN WHICH AUTHOR LIVED
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Blood is essential to life

??????????????? Lev. 17:11-14
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??????????????????????????????? Disease and spirits reside in blood.  To cure disease, bleed patient.
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Both male and female possess "seed of life"

??????????????? Gen3:15; 22:18
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??????????????????????????????? Male has baby in him. Woman = incubator
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Eating blood of animals forbidden

??????????????? Lev. 17:12,14
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??????????????????????????????? Raw blood used as beverage.
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Don’t eat animal that died naturally

??????????????? Lev. 17:15
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??????????????????????????????? No restrictions on manner of death.
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 Quarantine of certain diseases

??????????????? Lev. 13-15
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??????????????????????????????? No isolation of diseased.
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Don’t eat pork, scavengers (In Moses’ day).

??????????????? Lev. 11
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??????????????????????????????? No food restrictions
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Principles of avoiding bacterial contamination – one person to another.

??????????????? Lev. 15:19-33
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??????????????????????????????? No rules of hygiene or isolation.
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Human waste products to be buried.

??????????????? Deut. 23:12-14
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??????????????????????????????? Human waste left on ground.
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Human body can be opened for surgery.

??????????????? Gen 2:21
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??????????????????????????????? First operations done secretly because populace threatened doctors.
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Burning clothes, washing self after contact with deceased man or animal.

??????????????? Num. 19:5-22
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??????????????????????????????? No recognition of contagion problems.
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Earth is round, day and night taking place simultaneously.

??????????????? Isa. 40:22
??????????????? Prov. 8:27
??????????????? Luke 17:34
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??????????????????????????????? Earth is flat.
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Earth is not physically supported.

??????????????? None mentioned and Job 26:7
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??????????????????????????????? Earth held up by four elephants or Atlas (a man), etc.
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The North is empty (Our North Pole points out of our galaxy).

??????????????? Job 26:7
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??????????????????????????????? Seeing a few stars to the North refuted this idea until 1932.
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Space and stars are too large to be measured or counted.

??????????????? Gen. 15:5
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??????????????????????????????? Attempts to number the astronomical bodies went on until 1932.
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The creation sequence – plants, water creatures, birds, mammals, man, in that
order.

??????????????? Gen 1:11-28
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??????????????????????????????? Most had man first.  All varied from correct concept.
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The age of everything in the creation is the same.

??????????????? Gen. 1:1
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??????????????????????????????? Different times for different objects.
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the continents have floated away from a singular original land mass.

??????????????? Gen. 1:9
??????????????? Gen. 10:25
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??????????????????????????????? Each continent was autonimous (until 1970)
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Hubert Spencer’s scientific principles.

??????????????? Gen. 1
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??????????????????????????????? No scientific system of statements.
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Lighting is produced naturally.

??????????????? Jere. 10:13 ; 51:16
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??????????????????????????????? Gods throw lighting bolts.
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All men are blood relatives.

??????????????? Acts 17:26
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??????????????????????????????? Men have different origins.
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The water cycle.

??????????????? Eccl. 1:7
??????????????? Job. 36:27, 28
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??????????????????????????????? Gods pour new water on land continously.
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Use of genetics in livestock.

??????????????? Gen. 30:30-43
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??????????????????????????????? No recognition of inherited physical properties.
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Snow and ice seen as valuable.

??????????????? Job 38:22
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??????????????????????????????? Snow and ice seen as a scourge and waste.
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Seaworthy ratio for ship construction 30 – 5 -3.

??????????????? Gen. 6:15
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??????????????????????????????? Ships ratio not considered; only the beauty.
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Concepts of id and ego.

??????????????? Rom. 7
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??????????????????????????????? God induced behavior explainations.
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Animals can be changed (mutated).

??????????????? Gen. 3:14
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??????????????????????????????? No change possible.
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Directional correctness.

??????????????? Luke 10:30
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??????????????????????????????? Directional error.
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Distance accuracy.

??????????????? Luke 24:13
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??????????????????????????????? Errors in distanaces.
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Hittite nation’s existence.

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??????????????????????????????? Denied until 1906.
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