Science & Scripture

Deuteronomy

passages

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Old Testament · passages in Deuteronomy compared with current science.

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• Weather events like thunder, rain, and droughts are direct punishments or rewards for human behavior.

  Deuteronomy 11:13-17 · Amos 4:7

  What it means: Weather follows natural patterns explained by meteorology.

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• A person survived 40 days without food or water.

  Deuteronomy 9:9

  What it means: Humans can survive about 3 weeks without food (though it's dangerous), but only 3-5 days without water.

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• Eagles carry their babies on their wings.

  Deuteronomy 32:11

  What it means: Eagles don't carry their babies on their wings - no bird does.

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• One group of humans grew to a number that was 1000 times the number of stars.

  Deuteronomy 1:10-11

  What it means: Scientifically, human numbers grow by births minus deaths, limited by food, space, disease, and other resources—what ecology calls “carrying capacity.” Ancient…

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• The sky is made of brass and the earth is made of iron.

  Deuteronomy 28:23

  What it means: The sky is made of atmospheric gases (78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen), not brass.

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• Rocks naturally contain honey that can be sucked directly out of them.

  Deuteronomy 32:13

  What it means: Rocks don't produce or contain honey — honey is made by bees from flower nectar.

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