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NASB | Isaiah 11:12 And He will lift up a standard for the nations And assemble the banished ones of Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 11:12 And He will lift up a signal for the nations And assemble the outcasts of Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. |
Subject: Where ARE the four corners of the earth? |
Bible Note: Makarios, I have many (too many, actually) “study Bibles” on my shelves. While they are somewhat valuable, they are NOT inspired. What I honestly enjoy is discovering where “outside sources” discover what the inspired Word declares. I've discovered the vast majority of the time every scientific "theory" that acutally becomes a “proven discovery” can be BACKED up with Scripture. And I acknowledge, before every scientific discovery, Scripture was as true BEFORE it was ever written, as it is today. Never has there been any "authentic" discovery that DISPROVES any Scripture. Agreed? Job’s (which is the oldest writings in the Bible) “Balancing of the clouds” isn’t merely figurative speech. In my lifetime (which, by the way, is a very lonnnnng time) it was discovered Job 37:16’s talk about the “balance of the clouds” was precise. Thunderclouds shoot negative charges down to the earth AND they shoot the “same sized” positive charges up to the heavens. Gen. 1:20 "Let the waters teem with shoals of living creatures" ... everyone used to think this was all the fish. Since the microscope we KNOW waters do teem with shoals of living creatures - one drop at a peek. The "laws of gravity and inerta" are revealed in Job 38:33. This was before any apple fell on what's his name. :) It also isn’t figuratively written in Job 26:13 about the “heavens being garnished”. Unseen with the naked eye, but seen with powerful telescopes IS a “garnished-with-brilliant-colored-heaven”. Eccl. 1:6 telling about the circulation of the invisible atmosphere was already true long before officially proven scientifically. Gen. 3:15 talks about the “seed of WOMAN”; Heb. 7:9-10 talk about the “seed of MAN”. It wasn’t long ago that science “discovered” BOTH seeds are necessary for being fruitful and multiplying. But rather than discussing the multitudes of discoveries that science has made backing up Scripture let me stick to YOUR topic. The official discovery of physical “pillars” happen to enhance Scripture. Thanks for providing the Scripture verses were God tells us about what has been discovered. How do YOU picture “pillars”? Please don’t say tall, skinny posts. :) The “earth’s foundation” WAS discovered. Mantle rock under the oceans is only 2 miles thick in places BUT under the “earth” (remember God separated the earth from the oceans) it is estimated to be 300 miles. There are seven continents. Each one has its own “foundation socket” or pillar. This is not a play on words. For how many centuries did “believers” think these “unproven” verses were only to be taken figuratively? The study-Bible’s statement: “The phrase does not teach a particular theory of the structure of the universe” is almost right. Blessings upon you, too Taleb |