Post History

_Note: I have already posted this on Biblical Hermeneutics SE_

Some time ago I read a book where the author was doubting the [divine inspiration nature][1] of the Bible by using the following reasoning:

- Since the Bible is inspired by God who is able [to know the future][2], it should contain some concepts from times long after those parts were written 
- There is no such concept in the Bible and the authors use only words (concepts) that are understood by the persons back then

I am wondering about the second statement (since it is hard to prove a negative) and it could be simply refuted by finding such a concept. To make it clearer what I am looking for is something like the following:

- a word or expression that is very similar to a concept developed (found) by humans a long time after the Bible was written (e.g. imagine "laser" is written more than 1000 years ago)
- that word or expression would have had no meaning for the writer 

**Question:** Is there a word or expression in the Bible that confirms that God can know the future?

P.S. Not 100%, but I think the book containing this idea was [21 Lessons for the 21st Century](https://christianity.codidact.com/questions/279423). I will try to locate the exact part containing what I have described.[]()

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_inspiration#:~:text=All%20scripture%20is%20given%20by,furnished%20unto%20all%20good%20works.&text=The%20word%20%22inspiration%22%20comes%20from,and%20from%20the%20verb%20inspirare.
  [2]: https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/10-reasons/reason6-the-bibles-ability-to-predict-the-future.cfm
  [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Hebrew#:~:text=Biblical%20Hebrew%20has%20been%20written,used%20the%20Paleo%2DHebrew%20alphabet

_Note: I have already posted this on Biblical Hermeneutics SE_

Some time ago I read a book where the author was doubting the [divine inspiration nature][1] of the Bible by using the following reasoning:

- Since the Bible is inspired by God who is able [to predict the future][2], it should contain some concepts from times long after those parts were written 
- There is no such concept in the Bible and the authors use only words (concepts) that are understood by the persons back then

I am wondering about the second statement (since it is hard to prove a negative) and it could be simply refuted by finding such a concept. To make it clearer what I am looking for is something like the following:

- a word or expression that is very similar to a concept developed (found) by humans a long time after the Bible was written (e.g. imagine "laser" is written more than 1000 years ago)
- that word or expression would have had no meaning for the writer 
- this requires an alphabet, a condition already satisfied considering the languages [the Bible was written with][3]

**Question:** Is there a word or expression in the Bible that objectively confirms that God can predict the future?

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_inspiration#:~:text=All%20scripture%20is%20given%20by,furnished%20unto%20all%20good%20works.&text=The%20word%20%22inspiration%22%20comes%20from,and%20from%20the%20verb%20inspirare.
  [2]: https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/10-reasons/reason6-the-bibles-ability-to-predict-the-future.cfm
  [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Hebrew#:~:text=Biblical%20Hebrew%20has%20been%20written,used%20the%20Paleo%2DHebrew%20alphabet

Is there a word or expression in the Bible that objectively confirms that God can predict the future?

_Note: I have already posted this on Biblical Hermeneutics SE_

Some time ago I read a book where the author was doubting the [divine inspiration nature][1] of the Bible by using the following reasoning:

- Since the Bible is inspired by God who is able [to predict the future][2], it should contain some concepts from times long after those parts were written 
- There is no such concept in the Bible and the authors use only words (concepts) that are understood by the persons back then

I am wondering about the second statement (since it is hard to prove a negative) and it could be simply refuted by finding such a concept. To make it clearer what I am looking for is something like the following:

- a word or expression that is very similar to a concept developed (found) by humans a long time after the Bible was written (e.g. imagine "laser" is written more than 1000 years ago)
- that word or expression would have had no meaning for the writer 
- this requires an alphabet, a condition already satisfied considering the languages [the Bible was written with][3]

**Question:** Is there a word or expression in the Bible that objectively confirms that God can predict the future?

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_inspiration#:~:text=All%20scripture%20is%20given%20by,furnished%20unto%20all%20good%20works.&text=The%20word%20%22inspiration%22%20comes%20from,and%20from%20the%20verb%20inspirare.
  [2]: https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/10-reasons/reason6-the-bibles-ability-to-predict-the-future.cfm
  [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Hebrew#:~:text=Biblical%20Hebrew%20has%20been%20written,used%20the%20Paleo%2DHebrew%20alphabet