The people who wrote the words of the Holy Bible were simply transcribing those things God spoke to them, word for word, letter for letter.
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16) “…for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:20-21)
We call it the Holy Bible, because it is set apart from all other writings of men. At times the scribes did not un
derstand what they were writing. When they read the words of their prophecy they wondered, “what can those words mean?” (2 Peter 1:10-12) Many of the meanings have become clear as history and further revelation of Scripture unfolded. Some meanings are still a mystery to this day. Only God, who has perfect foreknowledge of the future could have inspired prophets to describe future events in minute detail long before they took place. This is one of the strong proofs that the Bible is of divine not human authorship (Deuteronomy 18:21-22). Even the shapes of the Hebrew letters of Scripture are rich with divine revelation.
“For the Scripture says ‘Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain’, and ‘the workers deserve their wages’. “ (1 Tim 5:18) “The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. The Lord will give you insight into all this.” (2 Tim 2:6) “For it is written in the Law of Moses: ‘Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain’. Is it about oxen that God is concerned?” (1 Cor. 9:9)
Based on the verses above, Paul himself teaches that Scripture can have at least two levels of meaning: the first level is the plain meaning ‘Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain’; and the second level is an interpretation that uses the objects in the plain meaning as figures implying something else, i.e. ‘the worker deserves his wages’. In this case, the worker referred to is a servant in the church and the wages are food and clothing (1 Tim. 6:8).
