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It is a widely-held myth among pseudo-Christians that history and archaeology confirm the accuracy of the Bible. But historians would have us believe Egyptian chronology disproves the Flood account – as if written records of Middle-Eastern kings written thousands of years ago could possibly be reliable. And archaeologists would have us believe Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses are mythical figures and the Exodus from Egypt and conquest of Canaan never happened. History and archaeology are as incompatible with the Bible and as great a threat as evolution is. Yet Christians shouldn’t be worried. These fields of study can be easily debunked in the light of God’s Word.
1 Kings 3:12 tells us Solomon’s wisdom will never be surpassed. Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived – except, of course, Jesus (Mat 12:42). It’s good to know we Christians have the world’s smartest man on our side. No secular scientist or historian or archaeologist will ever match Solomon’s wisdom. We have examples of Solomon’s astounding wisdom in the Bible. He once threatened to chop a baby in half to settle a maternity dispute (1 Ki 3:16-28). What’s the need for DNA testing? He came to the conclusion that 0.1% of all men are virtuous but 0% of all women are virtuous (Eccl 7:28).
Let’s pit Solomon’s wisdom against the fields of history and archaeology. Archaeologists would have us believe man’s origins were very primitive. Man was nomadic and used stone tools for perhaps hundreds of thousands of years. Farming developed in only relatively recent times, perhaps 10,000 years ago. Eventually people began living in cities, and crafts such as stonemasonry began to emerge. Man learned to make bronze tools and later iron tools. Ridiculous timescale aside, all this malarkey conflicts with the Bible, which tells us the first generation of humans were farmers (Gen 4:2) and built cities (Gen 4:17) and by the seventh generation humans had mastered nomadic herding (Gen 4:20), invented music (Gen 4:21) and discovered brass and iron – at the same time (Gen 4:22)! In short, history and archaeology teach that man progressed from nomadic to civilized, from using primitive stone technology to bronze to iron. The Bible, however, teaches that man has always farmed and been civilized and that nomadism was a much later development (Gen 4:20). Solomon in his wisdom confirms man’s technological stasis.
Eccl 1:9-11
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
Effectively, Solomon was saying, “While I don’t know what happened in the past (v11), I do know that it was basically the same as the present (v10) and that history repeats itself (v9).” He knew man had never made any significant discoveries or advancements and never would. Human life always has been and always will be pretty much the same. Yet we today live in an age of rapid technological advancement. We have probably all witnessed great changes in our lifetime. Does this in any way discount Solomon’s words of wisdom? Of course not! We live in the last times, a time when knowledge shall be increased (Dan 12:4). If you disregard the modern age, Solomon’s words are 100% accurate and destroy the very foundations of secular history and archaeology. Why should historians bother reading old manuscripts? There’s no remembrance of the past. Why should archaeologists bother digging up ancient artefacts? They won’t find that things were significantly different in the past. The world’s wisest man said so.
Next time someone tries to tell you primitive humans lived in caves and used stone tools, just ask them, “Were you there?” Direct them to the words of Solomon, and be sure to inform them he was the wisest man ever. Then explain to them the past cannot be remembered, yet we know it was always like it was till just before the modern age.
1 Kings 3:12 tells us Solomon’s wisdom will never be surpassed. Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived – except, of course, Jesus (Mat 12:42). It’s good to know we Christians have the world’s smartest man on our side. No secular scientist or historian or archaeologist will ever match Solomon’s wisdom. We have examples of Solomon’s astounding wisdom in the Bible. He once threatened to chop a baby in half to settle a maternity dispute (1 Ki 3:16-28). What’s the need for DNA testing? He came to the conclusion that 0.1% of all men are virtuous but 0% of all women are virtuous (Eccl 7:28).
Let’s pit Solomon’s wisdom against the fields of history and archaeology. Archaeologists would have us believe man’s origins were very primitive. Man was nomadic and used stone tools for perhaps hundreds of thousands of years. Farming developed in only relatively recent times, perhaps 10,000 years ago. Eventually people began living in cities, and crafts such as stonemasonry began to emerge. Man learned to make bronze tools and later iron tools. Ridiculous timescale aside, all this malarkey conflicts with the Bible, which tells us the first generation of humans were farmers (Gen 4:2) and built cities (Gen 4:17) and by the seventh generation humans had mastered nomadic herding (Gen 4:20), invented music (Gen 4:21) and discovered brass and iron – at the same time (Gen 4:22)! In short, history and archaeology teach that man progressed from nomadic to civilized, from using primitive stone technology to bronze to iron. The Bible, however, teaches that man has always farmed and been civilized and that nomadism was a much later development (Gen 4:20). Solomon in his wisdom confirms man’s technological stasis.
Eccl 1:9-11
9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
Effectively, Solomon was saying, “While I don’t know what happened in the past (v11), I do know that it was basically the same as the present (v10) and that history repeats itself (v9).” He knew man had never made any significant discoveries or advancements and never would. Human life always has been and always will be pretty much the same. Yet we today live in an age of rapid technological advancement. We have probably all witnessed great changes in our lifetime. Does this in any way discount Solomon’s words of wisdom? Of course not! We live in the last times, a time when knowledge shall be increased (Dan 12:4). If you disregard the modern age, Solomon’s words are 100% accurate and destroy the very foundations of secular history and archaeology. Why should historians bother reading old manuscripts? There’s no remembrance of the past. Why should archaeologists bother digging up ancient artefacts? They won’t find that things were significantly different in the past. The world’s wisest man said so.
Next time someone tries to tell you primitive humans lived in caves and used stone tools, just ask them, “Were you there?” Direct them to the words of Solomon, and be sure to inform them he was the wisest man ever. Then explain to them the past cannot be remembered, yet we know it was always like it was till just before the modern age.
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