Moses wrote through Holy Spirit inspiration, not through firsthand observation.
Les Feldick teaches that no Scripture came from research, memory, or old campfire stories. The Bible says holy men of God spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, which is how Moses could record events he did not personally witness.
2 Peter 1:21 — This verse directly answers the question: Scripture was written by holy men who were moved by the Holy Spirit, not by human observation.
The Bible declares that prophecy never came by human will: "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Peter 1:20-21). This means the words of Scripture were not the product of human reasoning, research, or recollection. The writers were carried along by the Holy Spirit as they wrote.
Les Feldick rejects the skeptical view that the Old Testament came from stories around ancient campfires, passed down verbally until someone finally wrote them down. He points to Peter's statement that no prophecy came by man's dreaming it up or by researching what other tribes thought. Instead, Moses, David, Elijah, Jeremiah, and all the writers wrote as the Holy Spirit caused them to write. Les applies the same principle to the New Testament. The Apostle Paul wrote as he was moved by the Holy Spirit—not by his own intellect, not from things he sat down and learned, and not from research. He probably had no idea his letters would become part of the written Word, but God knew. Every word of the Bible from cover to cover is the Word of God.
Les Feldick says skeptics and scoffers attribute the Old Testament to nothing more than stories that came up around ancient campfires of Israel. They imagine the stories were compared and verbalized over generations until someone finally decided to write them down. Les calls that ridiculous, noting that Peter says no Old Testament prophecy came by men dreaming it up or by men going out to research what different tribes thought.
Yes. Les says Peter's statement about holy men being moved by the Holy Spirit applies to the New Testament as well as the Old. Paul wrote by revelation and inspiration from the ascended Christ, and John wrote the book of Revelation by Holy Spirit inspiration. When Les refers to Paul as the writer, he makes sure readers understand that Paul wrote as he was moved by the Holy Spirit, not from his own intellectual ability.
Les says that as Paul was writing his various letters to the churches, he probably had no idea they would one day become part of the written Word of God. But God knew better. This reinforces that these writers did not write based on research or details handed to them; they wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Why Did Israel Miss the Messiah? Romans 9:25-33 Explained
and people were no different then than they are today. You promise a free lunch, and the multitudes will come. You promise a healing meeting, and the multitudes will come. I'll guarantee you they will. But they weren't believers. The only reason He healed them all is because He was proving who He was, and He wouldn't have a miscarriage.
Rejecting Campfire Story Theories
Les dismisses the idea that the Old Testament grew from campfire stories and shows that Moses, David, Elijah, Jeremiah, and others wrote as the Holy Spirit caused them to write.
Holy Men Moved by the Spirit
Les says holy men of God wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, and this applies to Paul and John as well as the Old Testament writers.
Paul Wrote as the Spirit Moved
Les emphasizes that every word Paul wrote is Holy Spirit inspired; Paul wrote as the Spirit moved, not from his own intellect.
No Research Behind Scripture
Les says no writer of Scripture wrote based on what they had collected or researched; every writer was moved by the Holy Spirit.
Paul's Letters Were God's Plan
Les says Paul likely did not know his letters would become Scripture, but God knew; the writers were moved by the Holy Spirit, not by human planning.
Paul's Personality in the Spirit's Writing
Les clarifies that Paul's personality shows through his writings, yet Paul wrote as he was moved by the Holy Spirit, not from learned meditation.
2 Peter 1:21 Explained
Les explains that prophecy did not come by man's will or by what men remembered from campfires; holy men spoke and wrote as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:20-21: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
This is the key verse Les Feldick uses to show that Moses and all Scripture writers wrote under the direct moving of the Holy Spirit.
Moses did not have to witness the events of Genesis personally. Les Feldick explains that, as Peter wrote, holy men of God spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit gave Moses what to write.
No. Les says no word of Scripture came from research, and Peter says prophecy did not come by man's will. The Old Testament did not come from campfire stories passed down through generations.
No. Les says the principle applies to the New Testament as well. Paul and John also wrote by Holy Spirit inspiration, and every word of the Bible is the Word of God.
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