Why is it necessary to study evidence for the Bible?

Do you really believe the Bible?

A survey of 10,000 ministers in various denominations in the US in 1987 showed that most did not!

How can we prove the Bible is literally the word of God?

Internal evidence

Acts 18:28

Prophecies of the Messiah

At least 16 were fulfilled in a 24-hour period, many by Jesus’ enemies.

Zechariah 9:9; 11:12-13; 13:7; Isaiah 53:7; Psalms 22:16, …

External evidence

Psalm 8:8 – “paths of the seas” (written ca. 1000 B.C.)

Isaiah 40:22 – “circle of the earth” (written ca. 700 B.C.)

1492 A.D. – Christopher Columbus

1520 A.D. – Man discovers the world is round. Ferdinand Magellan’s crew circumnavigates the globe.

Leviticus 17:11 – “life of the flesh is in the blood” (“life” used in the sense of “breath”) (written ca. 1450 B.C.)

19th century – Still practicing blood letting.

George Washington killed by blood letting.

Job 38:1-6, 12-14 – “changed like clay under the seal”, i.e., the earth rotates like clay under a seal (written ca. 2000 B.C.)

Jeremiah 33:22 – “the host of heaven cannot be numbered”

Hebrews 11:12

150 B.C. – Hipparchus: < 3000 stars

150 A.D. – Ptolemy: 1020 stars listed

1608 A.D. – Galileo: Stars uncountable

Current estimates: More than 2 trillion galaxies, more than 7x1022 total stars

Genesis 17:11-12 – circumcision on the 8th day (written ca. 1450 B.C.)

There is a cascade of reactions involved in the clotting of blood, which results in production of fibrin.

Fibrin clot acts like a stringy fishnet to hold red blood cells together.

Vitamin K is required by the liver for the formation of prothrombin and Facts XII, IX, and X. Vitamin K is generated by bacteria in the body.

Prothrombin peaks at 110% of normal on day 8, making it the best day for surgery.