30 The Fundamentals these books concerning inspiration than that the writers spoke and wrote the very words that God gave them. Turning to the books called prophetical, we find Isaiah say- ing, “Hear the word of the Lord” (Isa. 1:10) ; and no fewer than twenty times does he explicitly declare that his writ- ings are the “words of the Lord.” Almost one hundred times does Jeremiah say, “The word of the Lord came unto me,” or declare he was uttering the “words of the Lord,” and the “word of the living God.” Ezekiel says that his writings are the “words of God” quite sixty times. Here is a sample: “Son of man, all My words that I shall speak unto thee re- ceive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. And go get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God” (Ezek. 3:10-11). Daniel said, “And when I heard the voice of His words” (Dan. 10:9). Hosea said, “The word of the Lord” (Hosea 1:1). “The word of the Lord that came to Joel” (Joel 1:1). Amos said, “Hear the word of the Lord” (Amos 3:1). Obadiah said, “Thus saith the Lord God” (Oba. 1 :1). “The word of the Lord came unto Jonah” (Jonah 1 :1). “The word of the Lord that came to Micah” (Micah 1:1). Nahum said, “Thus saith the Lord” (Nah. 1:12). Habakkuk wrote, “The Lord answered me and said” (Hab. 2:2). “The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah” (Zeph. 1:1). “Came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet” (Hag. 1:1). “Came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah” (Zech. 1:1). “The word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi” (Mai. 1:1). And in this last of the Old Testament books, is it twenty-four times said, “Thus saith the Lord.” The words Jesus Himself uttered were inspired. The words He spoke were not His own, but actually put into His mouth. In the most express manner it was foretold that Christ should thus speak, just as Moses spake. “A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up, like unto me. To Him ye shall hearken.” Twice it is said, “like unto me.” And how like to Moses, ex-
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