BBD 02.08.18 Scientifically Explained Miracles (Classic)
Posted by: wrathered <wrathered@...>
Classic from 2010
Burning Bush Devotional
08 February 2018
Scientifically Explained
Miracles
Then Moses
stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by
a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the
waters were divided. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea
on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and
on their left. And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of
the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. - Exodus 14:21
NKJV.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the
waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their
horsemen.” And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning
appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing
into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. Then the
waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of
Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. - Exodus 14:26-28.
In the release of a study scientists say that the parting of the Red Sea
described in Exodus 14 could have been caused by strong winds. The
scientists believe that the strong winds may have opened up a land bridge. They
also found that whenever the wind died down the water would have covered up the
land again. Carl Drews of the United States National
Center for Atmospheric Research stated that “The
parting of the waters can be understood through fluid dynamics. The wind moves
the water in a way that's in accordance with physical laws, creating a safe
passage with water on two sides and then abruptly allowing the water to rush
back in.”
The scientists could have saved the taxpayers some money just by reading the
Exodus account of the miracle and believing it. Of course, this is an attempt
to somehow downplay the miraculous and make it appear to be simply a natural
occurrence. However, in this specific instance even if it was a natural
occurrence, it was still miraculous in that the Children of Israel fled Egypt
at just the right time to be there for the natural occurrence. Also, Pharaoh
changed his mind and decided to pursue them at just the right time for them to
follow the Hebrews into the sea bed and be drowned when the waters returned. I
do believe that still qualifies as an incredibly wondrous miracle! This is
another instance of science simply confirming the truth of the Bible.
There is no contradiction between science and Scripture. Many continually try
to prove that there is; however, invariably, after someone claims that the
Bible is wrong at some point then the truth about the truth of the Scriptures
is uncovered some time later. Scientists are not perfect and their observation
of the known universe is fallible. This is continually seen as old discoveries
give way to new discoveries proving the old ones wrong. It is not the nature
that scientists observe that is in conflict with the Scriptures. It is the
fallible opinions of scientists that are sometimes in conflict with God's Word.
We need to remember Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today, and forever.” As we are told in the Gospel of
John chapter one, Jesus is the Word become flesh. He never changes, His Word never
changes. In a constantly changing world, Jesus is the only One that will always
be there, will never change, and His truth will always stand. The truth of the
Word of God has stood the test of time, and it will stand the test of a few
doubting scientists.
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