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00:00:04 Hi, Mia. It’s nice to see you again. 00:00:07 As I mentioned last week, I’m Kiara, and this is Anna. 00:00:11 The last time we spoke, I left you with the question, 00:00:14 Why can we trust the Bible? 00:00:16 Right, I remember. 00:00:19 If the Bible is trustworthy, 00:00:21 then it should be in harmony with established scientific facts, right? 00:00:26 Yeah, I can agree with that. 00:00:28 If you have just a minute, I’d like to show you a brief video 00:00:31 that illustrates the Bible’s scientific accuracy. 00:00:34 It’s called The Earth Hangs Upon Nothing. 00:00:37 OK. 00:00:39 During the time when the Bible was written, 00:00:43 many people had mistaken ideas about the shape of the earth. 00:00:49 A theory written after the Bible was completed 00:00:52 was that the universe emerged from a cosmic egg 00:00:56 and that the earth was supported by various creatures. 00:01:01 In contrast, about the year 1473 B.C.E., 00:01:05 Moses wrote that the earth is suspended “upon nothing.” 00:01:09 And around the year 732 B.C.E., 00:01:12 the prophet Isaiah wrote that the earth is a circle, or sphere. 00:01:17 These Bible writers contradicted ideas that were popular at the time. 00:01:22 It was some 200 years after Isaiah’s day 00:01:26 that the Greek philosopher Pythagoras 00:01:28 may have proposed that the earth is a sphere. 00:01:31 And more than 3,000 years passed 00:01:33 from Moses’ writings 00:01:35 until scientists such as Isaac Newton 00:01:37 realized that the earth 00:01:39 seemed to hang upon nothing. 00:01:42 Now, keeping those points in mind, 00:01:45 let’s read what the Bible said some 3,500 years ago. 00:01:50 Anna, would you please read for us Job 26:7? 00:02:00 It says: “He stretches out the northern sky 00:02:03 “over empty space, 00:02:05 suspending the earth upon nothing.” 00:02:08 Thank you so much. 00:02:11 Based off of what we learned in the video, 00:02:13 why do you think it’s surprising that the Bible says 00:02:16 that the earth is suspended “upon nothing”? 00:02:19 Well, people didn’t believe that at the time. 00:02:22 Exactly. 00:02:23 That point always amazes me! 00:02:25 So if we can trust the Bible in scientific matters, 00:02:30 in what other areas is the Bible trustworthy? 00:02:39 The video we showed you is part of a free Bible study course 00:02:43 with the use of this brochure. 00:02:45 If you’ll read it, I’d be happy to leave it with you. 00:02:48 And next time, we’ll discuss some of the questions that the Bible answers. 00:02:53 They can be found in lesson 1. 00:02:54 OK, sure. It sounds interesting.
00:00:04 Hi, Mia. It’s nice to see you again. 00:00:07 As I mentioned last week, I’m Kiara, and this is Anna. 00:00:11 The last time we spoke, I left you with the question, 00:00:14 Why can we trust the Bible? 00:00:16 Right, I remember. 00:00:19 If the Bible is trustworthy, 00:00:21 then it should be in harmony with established scientific facts, right? 00:00:26 Yeah, I can agree with that. 00:00:28 If you have just a minute, I’d like to show you a brief video 00:00:31 that illustrates the Bible’s scientific accuracy. 00:00:34 It’s called The Earth Hangs Upon Nothing. 00:00:37 OK. 00:00:39 During the time when the Bible was written, 00:00:43 many people had mistaken ideas about the shape of the earth. 00:00:49 A theory written after the Bible was completed 00:00:52 was that the universe emerged from a cosmic egg 00:00:56 and that the earth was supported by various creatures. 00:01:01 In contrast, about the year 1473 B.C.E., 00:01:05 Moses wrote that the earth is suspended “upon nothing.” 00:01:09 And around the year 732 B.C.E., 00:01:12 the prophet Isaiah wrote that the earth is a circle, or sphere. 00:01:17 These Bible writers contradicted ideas that were popular at the time. 00:01:22 It was some 200 years after Isaiah’s day 00:01:26 that the Greek philosopher Pythagoras 00:01:28 may have proposed that the earth is a sphere. 00:01:31 And more than 3,000 years passed 00:01:33 from Moses’ writings 00:01:35 until scientists such as Isaac Newton 00:01:37 realized that the earth 00:01:39 seemed to hang upon nothing. 00:01:42 Now, keeping those points in mind, 00:01:45 let’s read what the Bible said some 3,500 years ago. 00:01:50 Anna, would you please read for us Job 26:7? 00:02:00 It says: “He stretches out the northern sky 00:02:03 “over empty space, 00:02:05 suspending the earth upon nothing.” 00:02:08 Thank you so much. 00:02:11 Based off of what we learned in the video, 00:02:13 why do you think it’s surprising that the Bible says 00:02:16 that the earth is suspended “upon nothing”? 00:02:19 Well, people didn’t believe that at the time. 00:02:22 Exactly. 00:02:23 That point always amazes me! 00:02:25 So if we can trust the Bible in scientific matters, 00:02:30 in what other areas is the Bible trustworthy? 00:02:39 The video we showed you is part of a free Bible study course 00:02:43 with the use of this brochure. 00:02:45 If you’ll read it, I’d be happy to leave it with you. 00:02:48 And next time, we’ll discuss some of the questions that the Bible answers. 00:02:53 They can be found in lesson 1. 00:02:54 OK, sure. It sounds interesting.
