Why did God need regular people to write the Bible?

Question

It seems like it would be better to directly write it rather than inspire mere people to do it. It would make things clearer and even more inerrant.

Answer 1

Being incorporeal, he had a hard time holding onto the pen.

Answer 2

The Men Used by God to Write

We have but few autobiographical details about the Bible writers. Far from considering themselves of great importance, they always strove to honor God by keeping themselves in the background. We do know, however, that they included state officials, judges, prophets, kings, shepherds, farmers, and fishermen—some 40 men in all. Thus, the Bible, although a message from God, has the warmth, variety, and appeal of the human touch.

Many of the Bible writers did not know one another. They even lived centuries apart and were extremely different in temperament and experience, as well as in social and educational backgrounds. Yet, whether they were young or old, their writing shows a complete unity. Over a period of some 1,600 years, they wrote until the book was finally finished. After a careful examination, you will find that the Bible’s statements reflect a remarkable harmony. The Bible thus echoes the mind of one Author, though many writers were used.

Should this not prompt us “to pay more than the usual attention” to this extraordinary book, the Bible? Should we not be able to reach the same conclusion as did Peter, who wrote: “All this only confirms for us the message of the prophets, to which you will do well to attend, because it is like a lamp shining in a murky place”?—Hebrews 2:1; 2 Peter 1:19, The New English Bible.

Answer 3

Actually God didn't "write the bible" as such. Various early Church leaders wrote various documents including personal correspondence, historical narratives, etc., which was a perfectly natural thing for them to do. It was only later - about 300 years later - that the Church carefully studied these documents with the specific intent of determining which of them could be described as divinely inspired with certainty. The Church then bound these 27 documents into a book for the first time, along with the 46 books of the Hebrew Scriptures, and these 73 texts, nothing more, nothing less, became the Christian Bible. God inspired the writers because He wanted the recipients of the writing to know the truth. But not necessarily because the Church would later make a book out of them.

Answer 4

Well there are two thoughts...one that if many people wrote it...because it's said that many people did, more would be likely to believe it...

Another thought is that if regular people wrote it...than other regular people could believe the god cared about the common man and would tell and lead him to do things...in other words if he trusted mortals to write his word than he loved them and would love other mortals.

Also it's not clear because it was written during another time. And we're used to information being given to use fast and we don't like long worded things...

Answer 5

The Five Books of Moses were enscribed by Moses by the word of God directly. God told him letter by letter and space by space what to write. He told him how big to make each letter. Ever look in a hebrew bible scroll? Some letters are big while other letters are small. Some letter spacings are big while others are small.

None of the Books following the Five Books of Moses was written directly by God.

Why did God give Moses the Bible? Because God wanted to show us it was attainable for man to fulfill the responsibilities it calls for.

Answer 6

If God were to come down and talk to you, you wouldn't be able to make the choice to decide for your self to choose good or evil. God woul d be right there. We were once in heaven and we were with God. But we wanted to come to earth to have a body and make choices. Those choices would show God we were willing to be obedient to his laws even though we could choose to do evil... God allows us to do his will or not do his will. It is up to us to help each other.
But in order to have his word to obey we need a prophet. A prophet is a person who does the will of God in order that others may know Gods will.

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Answer 7

BIBLE

I do not get your drift?

Enoch, Noah, Shem, Abraham [ unlike leaving the pyramids, that the world is left to guess about ], the regular people in the genealogy of Jesus had a story to tell as they lived it down through the time from Adam.
Abraham [ in Hebrew ], is son #20 and lives from 352 to 527 years after the flood, or 2058 to 1883 BCE. Gen.25:7,9; Ishmael age 137 Gen.25:17; Isaac age 180 Gen.35:28,29; Jacob age 147 Gen.47:9,11,28; 642 to 659 after flood

Aaron the priest and Moses the Prophet Judge age 80 Exo. 7:7; 12:40,41; exit Egypt 430 years after the Promised Land covenant was given to Abraham 427 years after flood. Paul said they got the law Gal.3:16-18 [ 430 years after ]; Joshua 5:6,10,12; Ends 40 years 14th day New year, 898th year after flood. Judges 11:26; 300 years is 1198 years after flood, 2854 after Adam.
1212 BCE. Them Samuel is age 80, Acts13:20; 450 years after Exodus at 1307 years after flood, 1103 BCE and he dies 1083 BCE 1Sam.25:1; David is age 24. Ruth 4:18-22; Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Pharez and Hezron
are family of David, all tribes at generation four to exit Egypt.
Matt.1:1-17;
David is son #34, he is 1333 to 1373 after flood or 1077 to 1037 BCE.
1Chr.3:1-17 [ Family of David ];
Jehoiachin son #48, Eze.1:2; is captive in Babylon world Empire #3, at time 1804 after flood when Promised Land is desolate and end of Judah kings is 606 BCE. Joseph the husband of Mary is from Jehoiachin, Mary is from Nathan the son of David, [ Aaron the priestline married daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nashon of the kingline family of David ], Mary is mother of Jesus son #62 born in Rome world Empire #6.
Jesus was in Rome world Empire #6, 2007 years ago.

O.T. 1110 years, 39 books, many write, done 443 BCE
N.T. 50 to 100 CE, 27 books, many write.

All is in order with world history, the Hebrew, Armaic and Greek languages were translated into other languages and the bible was made available to the world and has been in circulation 396 years from 1611 CE.

Answer 8

God did not NEED anything - by definition he is self-sufficient. It is for our sakes and for our encouragement that we might have hope. Consider the Apostle Paul, former murderer and persecutor of Christians: he wrote 2/3 of the New Testament and was a profoundly changed man. If such a man could find forgiveness and be used so mightily, then so might we!

Answer 9

God used common people to bring Jesus into the world. God used common people to spread His Word. God used common people to transcribe His Word. That's how God chooses to work. He is the author and He used man to write it down. There is nothing inerrant about the Word of God.

Answer 10

The answer to your question is that god used men like a boss does with his secretary. He tells what needs to be transmited and the secretary sends the letter.

Answer 11

First of all, the word of God is perfect, and not with error. Second of all, if He wrote it, then we would have no need for faith, and thus what He speaks of in His word would be moot. By Him inspiring faithful and godly men to write it, He has demonstrated that He can use us people to help him, and that we don't have to be priests or seminary students. Christ can set you free, if only you seek Him with an open mind and willingness to listen.