Genesis 1:1-5

Genesis 1:1-5

Scientific
1. The Shape of the Earth
• "He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in” (Isaiah 40:22, NIV).

2. The Earth is suspended in nothing
• "He spreads out the northern [skies] over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing" (Job. 26:7, NIV).
• "He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved." (Psalm 105:5, ESV).
• "For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, And he hath set the world upon them.” (1 Samuel 2:8, KJV)

3. The Stars are Innumerable
• "He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars -- if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be" (Gen. 15:5, NIV).
• Hebrews 11:12  “ . . As the stars of the heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.”

4. The Hydrologic Cycle
• "He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight" (Job. 26:8, NIV).

Others:
• The existence of Valleys in the Seas: 2 Sam 22:16
• The Existence of Springs and Fountains in the Seas: Genesis 7:11, Gen. 8:2; Prov. 8:28
• The Existence of Water Paths (Ocean Currents) in the Seas: Ps 8:8
• Enamel or the “skin of my teeth”: Job 19:20
• Wind has weight: Job 28:25

Spiritual Confirmation
• Hebrews 11:3
• Hebrews 11:6

Biblical Confirmation
• Colossians 1:16
• Deuteronomy 4:32
• Psalm 104:1-5, 19-20, 24-27
• Psalm 148:1-6
• Isaiah 40:28
• Isaiah 42:5
• Isaiah 45:5-8
• Isaiah 45:12, 18
• Malachi 2:10
• Mark 10:6
• Mark 13:19
• Ephesians 3:9
• 1 Peter 4:19
• Revelation 4:11

• Romans 1:18-25
• Psalm 51:10-11
• Psalm 133:1-3
• Acts 1:12-14
• Acts 2:1-4