Inspiration, Not Illumination
Inspiration, Not Illumination.—The men through whom God gave his word may have been as enlightened as was the apostle Paul, or as ignorant of what God revealed as was Daniel; their knowledge or lack of knowledge did not affect the word. Each writing is equally the word of God. One person, like Peter, may have naturally held his “Jewish prejudices;” nevertheless, the Spirit declared through him that “God is no respecter of persons.” It may have been the learned priest, the son of Buzi, with his visions of glory, or the herdsman of Tekoa who spoke, but the word was equally the word of God.