THE BIBLE: God’s Word or Man’s?

[Alter2Ego]

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. How could Isaiah have known that the earth is circular, considering that the writing of the book of Isaiah was completed in 732 B.C.E. and Christopher Columbus did not make his first journey across the Atlantic until 1492 AD/CE or 2,224 years AFTER Isaiah wrote that the earth is a circle?
http://www.history.com/topics/christopher-columbus

1. The earth is not circular as Isiah says, it is spherical. He could of said it was round and that would of been accurate, he did not. Did he get that flawed analysis from God?
I'd also like to point out that if you look at the horizon you might notice it has a curve to it, you could also look at the sun and the moon while you're at it and go:
"Well maybe the worlds circular... Derp".

ALTER2EGO -to- RAPHIEL DRAKE:
As stated in my opening post, Circles are 2D as well as 3D. But that's not even what Isaiah was referring to. He was giving a description of how earth looks from God's viewpoint. Notice again what he wrote. This time, I will bold the words I want to bring to your attention.

"{22} There is One who is dwelling above the circle of the earth, the dwellers in which are as grasshoppers, the One who is stretching out the heavens just as a fine gaze, who spread them out like a tent in which to dwell, {28} Have you not come to know or have you not heard? Jehovah, the Creator of the extremities of the earth, is a God to time indefinite. He does not tire out or grow weary. There is no searching out of his understanding." (Isaiah 40:22 and 28)

To someone above the earth, depending on the position of the camera, it looks like a plain circle. It's a viewpoint description that Isaiah was giving. It was not until the 20th century, when humans mastered space flight, that they were able to get the viewpoint of the "One who is dwelling above" earth. Astronauts saw a circle, depending on which position they were located.

Below is a photograph of how earth looks from outer space, based upon the angle of the camera. You will notice that it fits the description given by Isaiah. It looks like a circle. I will respond to the other part of your post at another time.