Bible Science

Scientific Principle

Biblical Reference

Cosmology/Astronomy

Time had a beginning

2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:2, 1 Corinthians 2:72

The universe had a beginning

Genesis 1:1, 2:4, Isaiah 42:5, etc.3

The universe was created from the invisible

Hebrews 11:34

The dimensions of the universe were created

Romans 8:38-395

The universe is expanding

Job 9:8, Psalm 104:2, Isaiah 40:22, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 45:12, Isaiah 48:13, Isaiah 51:13, Jeremiah 10:12, Jeremiah 51:15, Zechariah 12:16

Creation of matter and energy has ended in the universe (refutes steady-state theory)

Genesis 2:3-47

The universe is winding down and will "wear out" (second law of thermodynamics ensures that the universe will run down due to "heat death"-maximum entropy)

Psalm 102:25-278

Describes the correct order of creation

Genesis 1 (see Day-Age Genesis One Interpretation)

Number of stars exceeds a billion

Genesis 22:17, Jeremiah 33:229

Every star is different

1 Corinthians 15:4110

Pleiades and Orion as gravitationally bound star groups

Job 38:3111

Light is in motion

Job 38:19-2012

The earth is controlled by the heavens

Job 38:331

Earth is a sphere

Isaiah 40:2213 Job 26:1014

At any time, there is day and night on the Earth

Luke 17:34-3515

Earth is suspended in space

Job 26:716

Earth Sciences

Earth began as a waterworld. Formation of continents by tectonic activity described

Genesis 1:2-9, Psalm 104:6-9, Proverbs 3:19, Proverbs 8:27-29, Job 38:4-8, 2 Peter 3:517

Water cycle described

Ecclesiastes 1:7; Isaiah 55:10, Job 36:27-2818

Valleys exist on the bottom of the sea

2 Samuel 22:1619

Vents exist on the bottom of the sea

Job 38:1620

Ocean currents in the sea

Psalm 8:821

Air has weight

Job 28:2522

Winds blow in circular paths

Ecclesiastes 1:623

Biology

The chemical nature of human life

Genesis 2:7, 3:1924

Life of creatures are in the blood

Leviticus 17:1125

The nature of infectious diseases

Leviticus 13:4626

Importance of sanitation to health

Numbers 19, Deuteronomy 23:12-13, Leviticus 7-927