World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1908-05-14
THE Holy BIBLE
BY THE STUDENT
NO. 2: THE WRITER'S.

N"' WYNN ~ MY oii
o writer, but q great many. Fac
= wrote his own thoughts, with Ii
, knowledge Of what Was containe
IN other writings. This is tru
( among tho earlier writers. Late
on, sacred works were colIecte
and placed IN the temple. Mos
, OF the writer's were very far apar
many many years-iu som
, cases even centuries. Differen
, countries and nations claim et
them. Consider, with thes
thoughts in mind, the marvelou
unity OF the book; shown,
through it all the great Author
who alone could make a coheren
cham OF thouhht of that which il
lahy other circumstances would
have no lnuGctlun whatever.
This, | think, is ono Of the hes,
arguements for the devlnl,y of the
Eibie Not one OF lh55s men OF
Old drealaed that be was making a
par II that great look which was
to endure white the world stood
Each mad a n.'s-age for Ills own
people and time uua pr.bab.y
i'mctHh' tia was the end Of it.
bul Gad had given n message tina.
va. u all men II all times,
The Bible was written hy. Ia
one sense Of the word, ordinary
men. That is, they lived among
their fellow Creatures, md expor.
ienoed the life they did. They
were MT writers or authors US We
understand them today, But
white they were ordinary men they
were ty no means common, They
were all Extraordinary men in
learnt & aud wisdom. while the
writers OF tho Psalms, job,
etc wore literary geniuses NJ
The frat water. God always usss
s"e yery best instruments ut haod
Nothing is too good tor him.
His holy word mas, mt be .ahil ;.
81 TO rid.culo by the wise and
'"arn j men OF other and later
Jays. Ii must tot only DO the
equs'. but the iail,,e s.pe,ior Of
'ny cher literary work We can
seq t" lay bow well he succeeded
No man wi! doubt Or GIinsay .ha,
IT," H'h'e - a nast9r piece Of Iii,
riahi''. even wailc b. r,jcct4 IT,
'ea'hihHs 30 wo lind lsa, wher
God called 5,ap 20 write. il WINS
alter He had spent years 10 pre-
pairing hin. Moses vas learned !
IN oil the wisdom OF the Egyptions
ana Was mighty in words and in
deeds' (Ao,s ! 22) II was no |
mere chance that Moses we,
brought NJ as the son If pharoah I,
~ toe greatest universitics of tho
ancient world. DAVID was only n |
shepherd lad, Int be was cndon
ed with a wonderful mind, which
maze him ambitious to improve It
We do not know who Doyid's
earthly teacher was, but he cor
la!r'y lad an education as his
language ID tau';less. 1t doubt.
'S- was an acquired education,
.hr ugh his own Efforts, with
i"ds help, Ezra was a lcorpsa
'cribe. The apostle Paul, beside.
MS Roman education had 81. Mt !
nc Ice. Ct EamaIiel, tho mos, {
'1rded Rabbi u tho time, |, Is I
'omo'Imca said that tho d.sciuIes
were ignorant mcn. Nos, of them
certainly wore, as Chris, found {.
hem. tn years constant com
'an'onsh'p with the grca. tcscnsr {
n whom was ali earthly AID heav. {
MY wisdom, transformed them t
No d" not know the details of tho
duca''on VI many .! tho writer's
nj certain il is, from their works
b" they were very intelligent, "
lsn. /
Who were they? There ia NO II
TO who can tell who wrote al, r.
it. The Psalms were no, alt j.,
'ri'ten by David, many o, the :, =
''eors ara lost in otscuri.y. No. j
single trace Of some OF thoir CT
r'ters can be found. The Pro OIL
'ros arc supposed by many to BE- Ia
10 work entirely Of Solo mon. bu, y,
one OF the most composite books 81
the R'blo: Even in the middle 81,
a chapter tbOro is a break, and b,
'olher writer 'hakes up tho ad. 90
&C. Bible schoolais do not agree Of
to tho exact number Of wri,ors lo