For instance, in Isaiah 40:22, we read that God “sits above the circle of the earth.” In Proverbs 8:27, we read that God “inscribed a circle on the face of the deep” (c.f.

In other passages, the biblical authors refer to the Earth as a circle-not a square. We see the same expression in Ezekiel 7:2, which refers to the “four corners of the land.” Of course, ancient Israel wasn’t a square in any sense instead, the author was merely trying to communicate that the end would come upon the entire nation.

It is similar to referring to the four points of a compass. RESPONSE: This expression (“the four corners”) is an ancient idiom to refer to the entirety of the Earth. They argue that this demonstrates that the authors of Scripture believed in a flat earth.

7:1) Did the biblical authors believe in a flat earth?ĬLAIM: Critics of the Bible note that John writes of “the four corners of the earth” (Rev. Some scripture references/categories courtesy of Open Bible. If a verse or topic does not belong, please contact us. Topics and verses are auto-generated from user searches. Proverbs 8:27 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: John 1:3 - All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made. Revelation 7:1 - And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Psalms 19:1 - (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handywork. (Read More.) Psalms 104:5 - Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Isaiah 40:22 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: Genesis 1:1-31 - In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Job 26:7 - He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

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