Let me begin by stating that I am not a Hebrew Scholar, nor am I a student of Greek, in fact, both of these ancient languages are Greek to me. I do however, believe in a Supreme, Divine Personage, a Holy God, and I do believe that this book we call the Bible is His Holy Word. I believe He caused the very words to be penned and preserved for you and me, to reveal Himself and His will for us and to us. Since I know nothing about Hebrew, the original Language of the Old Testament, and do not understand Greek, the Language of the New Testament, how can I be sure that this book, the Bible, is God’s Word?
Let’s begin with the Lord Jesus. He is the center of the whole book, from Genesis 3:15, the first promise of His coming, to Revelation 22:20-21, the promise of His coming again and Grace to all of us. If we remove the Lord Jesus from the Bible, we have no Bible. Who then is Jesus? According to John 3:16, He’s the only begotten Son of GOD.
According to John 5:18, The Jews understood Him to claim equality with GOD.
According to Isaiah 44:6, 45:5-7, 46:9, 48:12; John 1:1,14, Revelation 1:11,17-18 He was (is) God in Flesh.
JESUS WAS GOD INCARNATE WALKING ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
Now at the time the Lord Jesus walked on the face of this earth, in the land of Israel, the Old Testament, ALL the books from Genesis to Malachi had been written. Not only written unto scrolls and preserved by the Jews, but assembled into one book and translated into Greek about 2808 BC and it was called the SEPTUAGINT LXX. (The Old Testament in your Bible is the English Translation.) Given that Jesus was God in Flesh, He was the God of the Old Testament who inspired each of these 39 books to be written (and preserved and compiled into one book). Now, let me ask you, if a book was missing, or if a book was untrue, or if a book contained error, or if a book were not the VERY WORD of GOD, that He inspired, wouldn’t He have corrected it then and there? Remember, the Temple was His and He scourged it (Matthew 21:12-13). The Scribes and Pharisees were the Jewish Religious Leaders and He called them Hypocrites (Matthew 23:13. But the written WORD, He confirmed (Matthew 24:35, John 14:24) He sealed (Matthew 5:18, John 17:8), He quoted, (Matthew 4:4,7,10; Luke 4:4,8,12,17-21).
- Adam and Eve a myth – NAY (Matthew 19:4-6).
- Noah’s flood a Fable – NAY (Matthew 24:37-39).
- Jonah and the Great Fish a Fairy Tale – NAY (Matthew 12:39-41).
- Daniel’s Vision a trip on drugs – NAY (Matthew 24:15).
As you can plainly see, if there were anything amiss with the Old Testament, the Lord Jesus (God in Flesh) could have, would have, corrected it then and there. Therefore, I have no doubt about the books of Genesis to Malachi, all 39 of them, just as they are, as I hold them in my hand, the Bible, the Word of God. They are the VERY WORD of GOD, from GOD, given for our ensample, written for our admonition, given by inspiration of GOD, profitable for Doctrine, for Reproof, for Correction, for Instruction in Righteousness. To be trusted, obeyed, and lived. AMEN
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