The Bible and Science — Bible Quiz

Category: Adults

Scientific observations ahead of their time

10 questions

1. What does Job 26:7 say about the Earth?
   Answer: He suspends the earth over nothing
   He suspends the earth over nothing (Job 26:7).
2. What does Isaiah 40:22 say about the shape of the earth?
   Answer: He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth
   He who sits above the circle of the earth (Isaiah 40:22).
3. What did the law of Moses prescribe for contagious diseases?
   Answer: Quarantine and isolation
   The sick person had to remain isolated outside the camp (Leviticus 13:46).
4. What does Leviticus 17:11 say about blood?
   Answer: The life of the flesh is in the blood
   The life of the flesh is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11).
5. Why was circumcision on the 8th day medically relevant?
   Answer: Vitamin K and prothrombin peak on the 8th day
   Blood clotting is optimal around the 8th day.
6. What does Hebrews 11:3 say about the universe?
   Answer: What is seen was not made from things that are visible
   What is seen was not made from things that are visible (Hebrews 11:3).
7. What does Ecclesiastes 1:7 say about the water cycle?
   Answer: All rivers flow to the sea, yet the sea is never full
   All rivers flow to the sea, yet the sea is never full (Ecclesiastes 1:7).
8. What does Genesis 1 say about reproduction?
   Answer: Each species reproduces according to its kind
   According to their kind (Genesis 1:21, 24, 25).
9. What does Psalm 8:3-4 say about the stars?
   Answer: The vastness of the heavens shows the smallness of man
   When I consider the heavens... what is mankind? (Psalm 8:3-4).
10. What does Job 38:16 say about the oceans?
    Answer: Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea?
    Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea? (Job 38:16) — hydrothermal vents.