Tim Maas Supporter Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

In my view, the verse is intended to encompass creatures who live exclusively or primarily in the sea but are not fish, such as fish-like mammals (such as whales or dolphins); octopi; pinnipeds; and mollusks.

August 08 2024 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

Jack Gutknecht Supporter ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

"The paths of the seas," according to Matthew Maury, mean that "the oceans have subsurface currents with regular circulation patterns—the “paths of the seas” in Psalm 8:8.

"He saw the great practical significance of that verse, recognizing that there must be currents of water in the oceans, just like vast rivers, as well as in the atmosphere (Ecclesiastes 1:6)." icr.org

Ecclesiastes 1:6 says, "The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns."

But I like this translation better, this one verse being one of many listed for adults to memorize in Scottsdale Bible Church (Scottsdale, AZ) and their Bible Memory Association (BMA) program. Now it's called Scripture Memory Fellowship:

“The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.” Ecc 1:6

King James Version (KJV)

Just like the atmosphere has wind currents, the ocean has currents, too. And what is amazing is that "he [Maury] did discover and plot many of the wind circuits and currents, such as the great Gulf Current, 40 miles wide and 2,000 feet deep that comes out of the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic; the Japanese Current, the California Current, and others. Utilizing this information, the sailing ships of his day plied these currents and wind circuits, reducing by as much as three weeks the time required to cross the oceans. icr.org

Matthew Maury has been called the Pathfinder of the Seas. He trusted the Bible to tell him the truth about this world and science. Think of how much faster you can cross the ocean now and the time you can save! Was Matthew Maury a genius? No, just a simple-minded Bible-believing Christian who never doubted for a minute that there were NO errors in the Bible, ever!

August 09 2024 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report