Inspiration of the Old Testament - Lesson 2

8/8/2019 Inspiration of the Old Testament - Lesson 2

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Inspiration of the OldTestament

Specific claims to the specific books


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1:1- 2

God, after He spoke long ago to the

fathers in the prophets in many

portions and in many ways, in these

last days has spoken to us by a Son


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THEY MEAN THE SAME THING

1. Prophet inspired to speak/write divine truths

2. Seer see what others cannot see; divine message given

to them

3. Man of God receives prophecy & revelation

4. Visionary is given the will of God by a vision


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1:1- 2






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many portions

Isaiah is a perfect example of this:

Isa.1:1 received his vision for years & years Isa. 6:1 Isaiah saw the throne room scene

Isa. 8:5 & 11 the Lord speaking to him at

different times Isa.13:1 saw the oracle against Babylon


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1:1- 2






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Numbers 22: 28 30

and the Lord opened the

mouth of the donkey and she

said to Balaam, what Have I

done to you, that you have

struck me these three times?Then Balaam said Because

you have made a mockery of

me! If there had been a sword

in my hand I would have killed

you by now. The donkey said

to Balaam, Am I not yourdonkey on which you have

ridden all your life to this day?

Have I ever been accustomed

to do so to you?


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Deuteronomy 5:22

These words the Lord spoke to

all your assembly at the mountain

from the midst of the fire, the

cloud and the thick gloom, with a

great voice, and He added no

more.


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All books have a claim of

inspiration or characteristic ofbeing inspired!

27 of the 39 Old Testament books

have an obvious claim of inspiration

Books filled with laws and specific instructions have an

obvious claim

Books which are more descriptive and historical have

characteristics of inspiration


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INSPIRATION OF THE LAW

Genesis in the first chapter alone, the phrase God said is found ten timesExodus 24: 3 -4; Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord

Leviticus 1:1; the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent ofmeeting

Numbers bookended with claims of inspiration


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Numbers

the first verse says

Then the Lord spoke to Mosesin the wilderness of Sinai

the last verse says

these are the commandments

and the ordinances which

the Lord commanded to the

sons of Israel through

Moses


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INSPIRATION OF THE LAW

Genesis in the first chapter alone, the phrase God said isfound ten times

Exodus 24: 3 -4; Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord

Leviticus 1:1; the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him fromthe tent of meeting

Numbers bookended with claims of inspiration

Deuteronomy the phrase the Lords commands is found 123times


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Inspiration of the Prophets - Joshua

1. Joshua 1:1 God spoke to him

2. Joshua 24:26 Joshua added words to the

words ofM

oses3. Moses wrote words and set them beside

the ark of the covenant. Deut. 31:24-26

4.

Deut.

34: 9 shows that Joshua had thespirit of wisdom.


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Inspiration of the prophets - Judges

Judges 1:2 & 6:25

Inspired because a prophet wrote it!

1.

Samuel was a prophet.

2. Everyone recognized him as a prophet.1 Sam. 3:19ff.

3. Samuel lived in the times of the judges and of kings.

Cf.1 Sam. 7:15; 9:15.

4. Y

et in Judges he we see in those days there was noking in Israel.

5. 1 Sam.10:25 placed some writings with the others


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Inspiration of the prophets Samuel

- Tradition says that Samuel wrote Samuel.

- Scripture says so in 1 Chronicles 29:29.


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Samuel & Kings

Filled with the actions of prophets

Who are some of these prophets

Did any of those prophets do any signs?


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Inspiration of the prophets - Jeremiah

Jeremiah set apart to be a prophet.

Jer.

1

: 5 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah on different

occasions. Jer.1:2, 3.

Ezekiel too Ezekiel 1:3


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The Twelve

11 of the 12 begin in the first verse with

either.Oracle (Nahum, Habakkuk, Malachi )

word of the Lord came (Hosea, Joel, Jonah, Micah,Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah)

Vision (Obadiah)

Amos is the exception. Cf. Amos1:3.


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The Writings.

The Psalms are different

Consider who the writers were David (73) 2 Sam. 23: 1-2

Asaph (12 or 13) 1 Chr. 25:2; 2 Chr. 29:30

Moses (Ps. 90)


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Solomon an inspired man

Wrote Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Proverbs, and

Psalm 72 & 127.

1 Kings 3:9 12

So give your servant an understanding heart tojudge Your peoplebehold, I have given you a

wise and discerning heart


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The others

Job - God spoke to Job and his three friends in

the ending chapters.

Ruth gives the exact genealogy as seen inMatthew 1:5 6.

Chronicles Matt. 23 and the death of

Zechariah.

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther are the tough ones.


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Possible explanations

1. Because they are lumped with other books.

2. Because of the nature of the book. Only the

historical books lack the explicit claims.

3. Because the writer was universally

recognized as being from God.

Inspiration of the Old Testament - Lesson 2

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