"The Fountains of the Deep" Discovered!

Proverbs 8:27 28
“When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: when he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep.”

The Bible mentions “the fountains of the deep” several times. During the Flood, we are told, God opened the fountains of the deep, suggesting seismic activity. When God ended the flooding, we are told that God closed the fountains of the deep, suggesting that they continue to exist, albeit with less water than at creation. In 1997, scientists said that they may have found an astonishing reservoir of water deep in the earth.

The water they believe they found does not exist in huge underground oceans. The water is tied up in minerals, held there by the tremendous pressures and temperatures deep in the earth. Researchers have shown, for example, that a mineral called wadsleyite – which exists only at temperatures above 1,800 degrees (F) and is found as deep as 400 miles below the earth’s surface – can still hold water. Scientists have figured that if 60 percent of this layer is wadsleyite, as seismic data indicate, it could contain enough water to fill 10 oceans. Researchers have also analyzed the amount of this water that is brought to the surface during volcanic eruptions and concluded from their findings that there could be enough water deep in the earth to fill 30 oceans! Because of the way the water is stored, scientists don’t expect it to all be released at once.

There are many more wonders in the creation than we know about. That’s why it is a mistake for anyone to dismiss any of the Bible’s mention of any of these wonders, all of which testify to our Creator.

Prayer:
Thank You, Lord, for Your promise not to send another great flood. Amen.

Notes:
New Scientist, 8/30/97, pp. 22 26, “Deep Waters.” Painting: The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge by Thomas Cole.

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