The Bible: A Book like no other

A few months ago I preached on the uniqueness of scripture and I during that week of studying I ran across this. "The Bible was written over a 1,500 year time span by 40 different generations coming from radically different backgrounds and cultures. It was written from different places, at different times, in different languages bywriters on different continents, yet it contains an unmistakable thread of continuity throughout its pages."  And what is that "unmistakable thread"? It's Jesus.
Check out these stats:

1. Written over a 1,500-year span.
2. Written over 40 generations.
3. Written by over 40 authors from every walk of life including kings, peasants, philosophers, fishermen, poets, statesmen, scholars, etc.:

   1. Moses, a political leader, trained in the universities of Egypt
   2. Peter, a fisherman
   3. Amos, a herdsman
   4. Joshua, a military general
   5. Nehemiah, a cupbearer
   6. Daniel, a prime minister
   7. Luke, a doctor
   8. Solomon, a king
   9. Matthew, a tax collector
   10. Paul, a rabbi
4. Written in different places:

   • Moses in the wilderness
   • Jeremiah in a dungeon
   • Daniel on a hillside and in a palace
   • Paul inside prison walls
   • Luke while traveling
   • John on the isle of Patmos
   • Others in the rigors of a military campaign
5. Written at different times:

   • David in times of war
   • Solomon in times of peace
6. Written during different moods:
• Some writing from the heights of joy and others writing from the depths of sorrow and despair
7. Written on three continents:
• Asia, Africa and Europe
8. Written in three languages:
   1. Hebrew: Was the language of the Old Testament. In 2 Kings 18: 26-28 called the language of Judah.
      In Isaiah 19:18 called “the language of Canaan.”
   2. Aramaic: Was the “common language” of the Near East until the time of Alexander the Great (6th century B.C. - 4th century B.C.) 32/218
   3. Greek: New Testament language - was the international language at the time of Christ.

And yet, not one single contradiction. Men have for years tried to find contradictions in Holy Scriptures but have yet to find one. Hebrews 10: 12 says, "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
This is a book like no other. It is a living, breathing document. It has supernatural powers that can only be explained that it is not of this world.
I believe every single word of it and I believe it so much that I not only stake my eternal soul based on its truthfulness but those of my two precious daughters as taught them that only God's Word has the ability to make this life meaningful and that is through following Christ.  The Bible is God's love letter to us.
This week join me as we study why the Bible is a Book like no other. Memorize Hebrews 10:12.