Can the Bible Explain Nature?

Apostle Paul wrote, " . creation will be liberated from its bondage of decay .. " Scripture is God's plan for liberation from bondage. So it addresses creation's struggle for liberation as well as man's struggle.

Recently biotype B whiteflies invaded the agricultures of Australia and China. Analyzing these invasions in light of Psalm 12 (New International Version) supports God's plan that liberation extends beyond man to all creation.

Briefly, the native whitefly in China is not a danger to local agriculture. But the biotype B whitefly, one of its cousins, has become one of the worst insects to world agriculture. They eat the leaves of the tomato plant. They spread infectious viruses in the environment. And in their wake, they leave complete losses of seasonal crops.

Psalm 12 describes how the evil invades the righteous. The obvious subject of this psalm is man. But with proper interpretation it applies to other elements of creation.

How does the biotype B whitefly invade? Female biotype B whiteflies copulate with male biotype B whiteflies at an increased rate in the presence of native whiteflies. Thus producing more offspring to damage local crop.

Male biotype B whiteflies court native female whiteflies. But they do not copulate them. This competitive action interferes with the mating pattern of the native whitefly, thereby rendering the native population "no match", to the invaders in the area. A natural corrective fot this invasion is the onset of natural predators.

In Psalm 12, interpret the phrases: "the godly", "the faithful"," the weak", and "the needy" to be the native whitefly.

Interpret the phrases: "the wicked" and "those who malign", to be the bio type B whitefly, the invader whitefly.

Interpret the phrase: "the words of the Lord" to be the onset of ladybugs, green lacewings or various songbird (vs. 6).

Verses 2 - 4 reveals the invader whitefly courtship behavior. In the second half of verse 5, God promises to come to the aid of the attacked. With the onset of ladybugs, green lacewings and various songbirds, God's promise to help proves flawless like refined silver in a furnace.

Psalm 12 suggests the invasion of evil in the life of the righteous is a workable model for viewing the secrets of the whitefly invasion. This close fit encourages Scriptures as a likely source to interpret other secret behaviors in nature.