The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destructive CriticismWishard, S. E. (Samuel Ellis)
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The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destructive Criticism
Wishard, S. E. (Samuel Ellis)
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Hosea adds his testimony to that of Amos and Ezekiel. Again and again he
refers to the law of sacrifices as taught in Leviticus. "They shall be
ashamed because of their sacrifices." "They sacrifice on the tops of the
mountains and burn incense upon the hills." (Hosea iv. 13, 19.)
Concerning Ephraim, God says by the prophet Hosea: "I wrote for him ten
thousand things of my law." (Hosea viii. 12, R.V.) He refers to the law
as given to Moses in all its length and breadth.
The critics demand large credulity from us. They ask us to accept their
position that the Bible itself was mistaken as to its authorship, that
Christ and his apostles were mistaken; or at least did not tell the
truth when they assigned the Pentateuch (Leviticus included) to Moses.
They then ask us to believe that the Bible is not only unimpaired by the
mistakes which the experts claim to have discovered, but is really much
improved by the discovery!
It passes rational comprehension that we are permitted to expunge from
the Word of God, on the ground of literary criticism, the positive and
repeated statements of inspired men, and of the Son of God, and yet
assume that we have an unimpaired revelation!
We rather turn to the glorious array of witnesses to the integrity of
the Bible that God has furnished--the book itself, Moses and the
prophets, all the New Testament writers and the "Teacher sent from God."
From these witnesses we rest in the unshaken belief that "God spake all
these words" (Ex. xx. 1) and that "Moses wrote all the words of the
Lord" (Ex. xxiv. 4), including Leviticus.
VI. ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING THE BOOK OF ISAIAH.
_"Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too
hard for me?" Jer. xxxii. 27._
_"God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth
unto God." Psa. lxii. 11._
_"Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite."
Psa. cxlvii. 5._
_"He revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the
darkness, and that the light dwelleth with him." Dan. ii. 2._
_"Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world" Acts
xv. 18._
_"The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men." Psa.
xxxiii. 13._
_"Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
thou shalt say." Ex. iv. 12._
_"And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand
not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not." Isaiah vi. 9._
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