He spent years manually counting letters in his search for words and messages. His concept was picked up by another rabbi at the turn of this Century - a brilliant man by the name of Michael Dov Weissmandel who lived in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He noted that words could be spelled out by skipping letters in equal distant spacing. The first person we know of who detected a possible code in the Bible was a rabbi by the name of Rabbeynu Bachayah who lived in the 14th Century. Does it? Let’s take an in-depth look at it. Now, many people are pointing to a new discovery called “The Bible Code,” claiming that it provides new scientific evidence that the Bible had to have a supernatural origin. Yet, every time they turn a spade of dirt, they find new evidence that verifies the Bible! They must be the most frustrated group of scientists on planet earth. The history of Biblical archaeology is ironic for it has been dominated by skeptics who have been determined to disprove the Bible. In the 19th Century a new science began to develop that would provide additional evidence of the Bible’s historical accuracy - the science of Archaeology. And long before science made the discoveries, the Bible contained the fundamental principles of hygiene (Leviticus 13-15) and revealed such things as the shape of the earth (Isaiah 40:22), the existence of ocean currents (psalm 8:8), the hydrological cycle of weather (Ecclesiastes 1:7, 11:3), and the second law of thermodynamics (Romans 8:20-21). Its precepts for daily living are wise beyond human wisdom. The Bible’s moral and ethical content could not have originated from fallen human nature. Two other factors that establish the Bible as the Word of God are its unsurpassed wisdom and its advanced medical and scientific knowledge. There are no prophecies in the Koran or in the Hindu Vedras or in the sayings of Confucius or Buddha. The Bible is the only book in the world that serves as the basis of a religion that contains prophecies regarding the future. Of course, one of the most convincing evidences of the Bible’s supernatural origin is the fact that it contains prophecies which have been fulfilled in history. Just flip through the Old Testament histories and look at the judgments that are rendered regarding each king, and you will see what I am talking about. The histories are written in a blunt, revealing and unbiased way that is not characteristic of human writing. The great men of God are revealed with unusual candor, warts and all. Yet, it harmonizes as if it were written by one person - which, of course, it was for the overriding author who worked through human instruments was the Holy Spirit: “All Scripture is inspired by God…” (2 Timothy 3:16).įurther evidence of the Bible’s supernatural origin is to be found in the unique character of its biographies. It is 66 different manuscripts written by 44 different people over a period of 1600 years. For example, there is the amazing fact of its internal harmony. There are many other reasons we know the Bible is God’s Word. We know first hand the truth of the statement that “the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). We know that it is God’s Word first and foremost because of the transforming effect it has had upon our lives. The evidence that the Bible is the Word of God is overwhelming to people of faith. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8)
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