The Bible is a collection of ancient texts that were written over a span of many centuries by different authors, each with its own style, purpose, and cultural background.
It contains various genres, including historical narratives, poetry, wisdom literature, and apocalyptic writings.
When examining passages that may seem to imply flat earth, it is crucial to interpret them in light of the genre, cultural context, and the overall message of the Bible.
Bible Verses About Flat Earth
It is worth noting that the prevailing scientific understanding of the shape of the earth has long been established as a sphere, based on evidence from various fields of study such as astronomy, geology, and physics. The consensus among scientists is that the Earth is a roughly spherical object.
However, some individuals have identified verses in the Bible that they interpret as supporting the idea of a flat earth.
These interpretations often stem from a literalistic approach to scripture or a lack of understanding of the historical and cultural context in which the Bible was written.
Exodus 20:11 (NIV) – God Is The Creator Of Heaven And The Earth
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Psalm 33:6-9 (NIV) – God Used The Word To Made The Heavens And The Earth
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalm 89:11-12 (NIV) – God Is The Founder Of The World
The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it. You created the north and the south; Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.
Psalm 95:4-5 (NIV) – God Formed Us
In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
Psalm 104:5 (NIV) – God Is Our Founder
He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
Psalm 136:6 (NIV) – God’s Love Endures Forever
He spread out the earth upon the waters, his love endures forever.
Psalm 148:4-6 (NIV) – Give God Praise At All Times
Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for at his command they were created, and he established them for ever and ever—he issued a decree that will never pass away.
Proverbs 8:27-29 (NIV) – God Knows Everything
I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
Isaiah 45:18 (NIV) – God Is Lord And There Is None Like Him
For this is what the LORD says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.”
Jeremiah 10:12 (NIV) – God Has The Power
Jeremiah 33:25 (NIV)
This is what the LORD says: ‘If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth,
Zechariah 12:1 (NIV)
A prophecy: The word of the LORD concerning Israel. The LORD, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares.
Matthew 5:18 (NIV)
For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matthew 6:26 (NIV)
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Matthew 24:31 (NIV)
And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
Mark 4:31-32 (NIV)
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.
Mark 13:27 (NIV)
And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
Luke 4:5 (NIV)
The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
Luke 12:24 (NIV)
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!
Acts 17:24 (NIV)
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
Romans 1:20 (NIV)
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Romans 8:19-22 (NIV)
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
1 Corinthians 10:26 (NIV)
For, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
Ephesians 1:10 (NIV)
to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
Ephesians 4:9-10 (NIV)
(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)
Colossians 1:15-17 (NIV)
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:20 (NIV)
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Hebrews 1:10 (NIV)
He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.”
Hebrews 11:3 (NIV)
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
2 Peter 3:5 (NIV)
But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
Revelation 4:11 (NIV)
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
Revelation 10:6 (NIV)
And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, “There will be no more delay!”
Revelation 14:7 (NIV)
He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
Revelation 17:8 (NIV)
The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.
Revelation 21:1 (NIV)
Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
Revelation 22:2 (NIV)
down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Job 26:10 (NIV)
He marks out the horizon on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness.
Psalm 102:25 (NIV)
In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Isaiah 40:26 (NIV)
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Isaiah 44:24 (NIV)
“This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself.”
Isaiah 45:12 (NIV)
It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts.
Isaiah 48:13 (NIV)
My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together.
Isaiah 51:6 (NIV)
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
Jeremiah 51:15 (NIV)
He made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
Zechariah 12:1 (NIV)
A prophecy: The word of the LORD concerning Israel. The LORD, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares.
Romans 11:36 (NIV)
For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
Colossians 1:16 (NIV)
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
1 Timothy 6:13 (NIV)
In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you.
Hebrews 1:3 (NIV)
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Hebrews 11:3 (NIV)
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
2 Peter 3:7 (NIV)
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
2 Peter 3:13 (NIV)
But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Revelation 1:7 (NIV)
“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
Revelation 4:2 (NIV)
At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
Revelation 14:15 (NIV)
Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
Revelation 16:3 (NIV)
The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.
Revelation 20:11 (NIV)
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them.
Revelation 21:23 (NIV)
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Conclusion
the topic of whether the Bible supports the concept of a flat earth is complex and subject to interpretation.
While some individuals interpret certain verses as implying flat earth, it is important to consider the broader context of the Bible, including its literary genres, cultural background, and intended message.
The prevailing scientific consensus is that the earth is a roughly spherical object, supported by evidence from various scientific disciplines.
The Bible, on the other hand, primarily focuses on conveying spiritual and moral truths rather than providing detailed scientific explanations about the physical nature of the earth.
It is crucial to approach the study of biblical passages with a balanced perspective, considering the ancient cultural worldview and the intended message of the text.
