Lesson 4 - Who Wrote the Bible?
"men moved by the Holy Spirit" 2 Pe 1:21
The Old Testament
First and foremost, the whole Bible was written by the Holy Spirit (2 Pe 1:21). Even God’s own fi nger wrote ten important commandments on two tablets of stone and gave them to Moses to give to the people (Ex 31:18; De 9:10). Then God led Moses to write some of the first five books of the O.T., if not all five. These are called the Law, or the Law of Moses because he is the one who received it from God to write it down and pass it on to the Jewish people (Ex 24:4; 31:18; 32:19, 34:1, 27, 28). In many verses, the N.T. refers to the Law of Moses when it teaches that it is not in effect any more (Col 2:14; Ro 10:4).Several other inspired men wrote the rest of the O.T. Solomon wrote most of the book of Proverbs, the Song of Solomon, and Ecclesiastes (Pr 1:1; Ec 1:1; Sol 1:1). King David wrote most of the book of Psalms, which were songs about his joys, sorrows, and needs. He also spoke of the Christ in them (Ps 2:7; Ps 22). Several other prophets spoke words from God that were written down; men such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. King David was also called a prophet (Ac 2:29, 30; 2 Sa 23:1, 2). Others contributed to the writings.
The Jews were the keepers and collectors of these O.T. writings. All of them have been copied and translated over the years and delivered to us today.
