The Greek word
for inspiration means "divinely breathed."
God
used various methods to communicate His word to
the prophets and apostles. Each writer reveals
additional information about one central theme...Christ,
His mission, character and saving power. The following
texts reveal many of the thrilling methods that
God uses to communicate His will.
"For
the prophecy came not in old time by the will of
man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved
by Holy Ghost."
2
Peter 1:21
"Then
the Lord put forth his hand, and touched
my mouth. And the Lord said unto me,
Behold, I have put my words in
thy mouth."
Jeremiah
1:9
"God,
who at sundry times and in divers
manners spake in time past unto the fathers
by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken
unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed
heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;"
Hebrews
1:1-2
"And
the Lord spake unto Moses face
to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend."
Exodus
33:11
Exodus
31:18, 32:16 "And he gave unto Moses, when he
had made an end of communing with him upon mount
Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone,
written with the finger of God...And
the tables were the work of
God, and the writing was the
writing of God, graven upon the tables."
Exodus
31:18, 32:16
"But
I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was
preached of me is not after man. For I neither received
it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation
of Jesus Christ."
Galations
1:11-12
"And
he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet
among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto
him in a vision, and
will speak unto him in a dream."
Numbers
12:6
"Now
the Lord had told Samuel in his
ear a day before Saul came..."
I
Samuel 9:15
"And
the angel that talked with me
came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened
out of his sleep, and said unto me, What seest thou?
And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick
all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and
his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the
seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof."
