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Day Three: God creates the Mayim for Earth's Oceans and Seas
This monument was dedicated by the state of Virginia in 1929 in memory of Matthew Fontaine Maury, Pathfinder of the Seas. Have you ever heard or read a Bible verse that so consumed your mind and heart that it drove your thoughts, actions, and pursuits for years upon end? One of the Psalms written by King David over three thousand years ago contained a phrase that seized an already-successful man’s attention and dramatically influenced the course of his scientific life. "Whatever passes through the paths of the seas." ~ Psalm 8:8 This is the Bible phrase that prompted the Matthew Fontaine Maury, the Father of Oceanography, to begin his search for the paths in the ocean.
This article was written by William T. Pelletier, Ph.D. - "The Bible-Science Guy ." Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) is recognized today as the Father of Oceanography . He was also a scientist who believed in the literal truth of the Bible. He believed in the harmony of Scripture and science and applied it to benefit all of mankind. Maury was a US naval officer whose attention was captured by the phrase “paths of the seas” upon hearing Psalm 8 read aloud. He vowed to find these “ paths of the seas. ” The story is told in the booklet A Brief Sketch of the Work of Matthew Fontaine Maury, authored by Maury’s son, Richard Launcelot Maury. At one time, when Commodore Maury was very sick, he asked one of his daughters to get the Bible and read to him. She chose Psalm 8, the eighth verse of which speaks of “whatsoever walketh through the paths of the sea.” He repeated, “The paths of the sea, the paths of the sea. If God says the paths of the sea, they are there, and if I ever get out of this bed I will find them.”
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